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Creosote bush - 1984 film
Creosote bush - 2021 film
A Creosote bush was a form of shrub native to Arrakis. It required very little water, and was capable of digging deep into sand dunes to find it. It had shallow roots to catch rain, it also had bad odour to repel animals and poison at the bottom of the trunk.
The bush also had shiny leaves to catch and hold water.
When the Fremen of Arrakis needed to perform delicate work with their hands, they would often remove the gloves from their stillsuits and rub their hands with leaves from the creosote bush. This would help prevent perspiration through the hands.
The planting of creosote bushes formed part of the terraforming of Arrakis that was begun by Imperial Planetologist Pardot Kynes.
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- Larrea tridentata, known as the Creosote Bush, is native to the Mojave Desert of north America. It is agressively drought tolerant to the point of inhibiting water use by other plants.