Peucephyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing the single species Peucephyllum schottii. Its common names include pygmy cedar,Peucephyllum schottii. The Jepson Manual. Schott's pygmy cedar,Peucephyllum schottii. NatureServe. 2012.Peucephyllum schottii. USDA PLANTS. desert fir,Peucephyllum schottii. Calflora. and desert pine. It is not a cedar, fir, or pine, but a member of the aster family, Asteraceae. It is a leafy evergreen shrub with glandular, resinous foliage. It flowers in yellow flower heads which have only disc florets. The fruits are woody, bristly seeds with a pappus. This plant is native to the deserts of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah in the United States and Baja California and Sonora in northern Mexico.Peucephyllum schottii. Flora of North America.
The species form is similar to that of the common creosote bush (Larrea tridentata): small, greenish, and hemispherical with similar yellow flowers in the spring.
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Calflora Database: Peucephyllum schottii (Desert fir, Pigmycedar, Schott's pygmycedar, desert pine) Peucephyllum schottii — U.C. Photo gallery