''Peucephyllum'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s 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 Cedar may refer to: Trees and plants *''Cedrus'', common English name cedar, an Old-World genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae *Cedar (plant), a list of trees and plants known as cedar Places United States * Cedar, Arizona * ...

, fir, or

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts ...

, but a member of the aster family,

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. It is a leafy evergreen shrub with glandular,

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ous 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

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, and

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in the United States and

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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'', called creosote bush and greasewood as a plant, chaparral as a medicinal herb, and ''gobernadora'' (Spanish for "governess") in Mexico, due to its ability to secure more water by inhibiting the growth of nearby plants. In S ...

(''Larrea tridentata''): small, greenish, and hemispherical with similar yellow flowers in the spring.

References

External links

Calflora Database: ''Peucephyllum schottii'' (Desert fir, Pigmycedar, Schott's pygmycedar, desert pine)''Peucephyllum schottii'' — U.C. Photo gallery
Monotypic Asteraceae genera Bahieae Flora of the California desert regions Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Flora of Arizona Flora of Baja California Flora of Nevada Flora of Sonora Flora of Utah Natural history of the Colorado Desert Natural history of the Mojave Desert {{Asteroideae-stub