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A small to large, spiny shrub, generally rather stout. 



Stomach records: Scaled quail. Observations: Sonora deer. Considered a 

 valuable honey plant in western Texas. 



Aoacia subtortuosa, see Acacia tortuosa. 



Acaeia tortuosa (L.) Willd. Oatclaw. 



A. subtortuosa Shafer, Popanax tortuosa (L.) Raf., P. schaffneri (Wats.) 

 Britt. and Rose. 

 Range: 11, 17, 20. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Legume. 

 A small shrub to small tree ; spiny ; blooms in March. 



Acacia vernicosa Standl. 



Acaciopsis vernieosa. (Standl.) Britt. and Rose. 

 Range: 11. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Legume. 

 A small to rarely large shrub. 

 Stomach records: Scaled quail. 



Acacia wrightii Benth. Texas catclaw. 



Senegalia wrightii (Benth.) Britt. and Rose. 

 Range: 10, 11, 16, 17, 20. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Legume, ripe June-September. 



A large shrub to small or large tree ; short-spined and with dense foliage ; 

 blooms March-May; wood used locally for fuel. A good honey plant. 



Acaciella filicoides, see Acacia angustissima. 

 Acaciella hirta, see Acacia angustissima. 

 Acaciella lemmonii, see Acacia lemmonii. 

 Acaciopsis amentacea, see Acacia amentacea. 

 Acaciopsis constricta, see Acacia constricta. 

 Acaeiopsis vernicosa, see Acacia vernicosa. 



Acalypha californica Benth. California copperleaf. 



Range: 5. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Capsule. 

 A small monoecious shrub. 



Acalypha pringlei Wats. 

 Range: 10. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Capsule. 

 A small shrub. 



Acamptopappus microcephalus, see Aplopappus eooperi. 



Acamptepappus sphaerocephalus (Harv. and Gray) Gray. 

 Range: 10. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene. 

 A small, many-stemmed shrub. 



Acamptopappus schockleyi Gray. 

 Range: 10. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Achene. 

 A small shrub. 



Acer spp. Maples. 



About 110 species of trees or shrubs, of which 12 occur in the United States ; 

 many in cultivation; most with fine autumn coloration; the majority grow 

 in neutral soil ; propagation by seeds sown as soon as ripe, or stratified at 41 

 F. and sown in spring ; vitality of seeds transient. 



Stomach records (in addition to specific records) : White-tailed deer, opossum. 

 Observations (in addition to specific records): Thirteen species of birds; an 



