worthless as forage for all classes of livestock. Several of the woody 

 western species (e. g., A. palmeri, syn. Ericomeria palmcri, and A. 

 venetus, syns. Bicfetovia veneta, Isocoma veneta), have 'medicinal 

 uses among Indians and Mexicans. 5 



Goldenfleece (A. arbores'ccns, syns. Bigelo'via arbores'cens, Chry- 

 so'ma arbores'ccns, Ericwtne' rla arbores' cens) is a common Cali- 

 fornia species growing from 3 to 15 feet high. Bloomer rabbit- 

 brush (A. blvo'meri, syn. Chrysothamf'nm ~bloo' nieri) , whitestem 

 golden weed (A. macrone'ma, syn. Macrone'ma discoi'dcwrn Nutt. 

 (1840) not A. discoi'deus DC. (1836)), and singleliead goldenweed 

 (A. suffrutico'sus, syn. Macrone'ma suff rutted' sum) are common, and 

 occasionally abundant, western shrubs. Although their forage value 

 is very low, they are doubtless of some value in erosion control. 

 These species are discussed more fully in "Important western browse 

 plants." 5 



5 Dayton, W. A. IMPORTANT WESTERN BROWSE PLANTS. U. S. Dent Aer Misc Pub 

 101, 214 pp., illus. 1931. 



