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Mistletoe — PhoradeiKlron jiiniperinani Engelm. 



Mitaraoreol (Lower Rio Grande) — Ephedra sp. 



Mormon tea — Ephedra trifurca Torr. and other species. The 



ISIormons consider this a blood purifier, and discovered it while 



crossing the desert to Utah. 

 Ocotillo — Fouquiera splendens Engelm. 



Oreja de raton — Rat's ear (Lower Rio CJrande) — Myosotis sp. 

 Palmillo — ^Yucca angustifolia. 

 Palo bianco — Forestiera neo-mexicana. Where this shrub grows, 



w^ater is known to be near the surface. 

 Palo verde — Parkinsonia aculeata L; Parkinsonia microphylla 



Torr. 

 Peleo (Lower Rio Grande) — Monarda sp. 

 Peloto (Low^er Rio Grande) — Mamillaria sp. 

 Pigweed — Portulaca retusa Engelm. 

 Pinon — Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frem. 

 Pitahaya — Cereus giganteus Engelm. 

 Prickly pear — Opuntia. 

 Rabbit Brush — Gutierrezia Sarothrae. 

 Rocky Mt. bee plant — Cleome integrifolia. 

 Romeria — Diotis lanata. 

 Rosin wood — Covillea mexicana. 

 Rosita (New Mexico) — Cryptanthe sp. 

 Sacacil (Lower Rio Grand) — Cereus sp. 

 Sacate, Sacaton — Epicampes macroura. 

 Sage-brush — Antemisia and A triplex canescens. 

 Saltweed — Atriplex argentea Nuttallii. 

 Salt and pepper plant — Plantago. 

 Sand-burr — Franseria Hookeriana. 

 Sandia — Citrullus vulgaris. 

 Sapo (New Mexico) — Eriocarpum spinulosum. 

 Sehuara— Cereus g-ig-anteus. 

 Skunk-weed — Croton texensis. 

 Soapberry — Sapindus marginatus, 

 Soapweed — Yucca augustifolia, 

 Sotol — Dasylirion texanum Scheele. A "yucca" of Western 



Texas. Herdsmen in the dry seasons slice the sotol and water 



their sheep on it. 

 Spanish bayonet — Yucca augustifolia macrocarpa. 

 Tuna — Opuntia. 



Una de gato (Cat's claw) — Acacia. 

 Una del diable^ — ^Martynia proboscidea. 

 Vara dos San Jose (wand of St. ,Josei)h) (New Mexico) — I'entstc- 



mon sp. 

 Yerba de la vivera — Opuntia. 

 Yucca palm — Yucca. 



