NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 1Q7 



A large shrub to small or large tree ; flowers May-June ; spiny ; often leafless 

 in the dry season; forms dense impenetrable thickets; wood valued as fuel. 



Stomach records: Six species of birds. Observations: Much sought after by 

 birds. Somewhat browsed by livestock. 



Condalia obtusifolia (Hook.) Weberb. Lotebush. 



Rhammis obtusifolia Hook., Zizyphus obtusifolia (Hook.) Gray. 

 Range: 11, 16, 17, 20, 29, 30. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Drupe, available in June. 



A small to large, spiny shrub ; very persistent when established. 

 Stomach records: Phainopepla. Observations: Extensively eaten by gray fox. 



Condalia parryi (Torr.) Weberb. Parry jujube. 



Zisyphus parryi Torr. 

 Range: 10. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Drupe. 

 A large, spiny shrub ; flowers in April. 



Condalia spathulata Gray. Squawbush. 



Range: 10, 11, 16, 17. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Drupe. 



A large, more or less evergreen shrub ; densely branched, rigid ; occurs in 

 sandy and other soils. 



Stomach records: Gambel quail. 



Conradina canescens (Torr. and Gray) Gray. 



Range: 30. 



Site : Well-drained, sun, shade. 



Fruit: Nutlet. 



A small, much-branched, stiff shrub ; flowers May-July ; occurs in sandy and 

 other soils. 



Cordia boissieri DC. Anacahuita. 



Range: 11, 17. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Drupe, available August-September. 



A large shrub to small or rarely large tree ; evergreen ; flowers April-June ; 

 may occur on limestone soils ; fruit edible but said to cause dizziness ; very 

 ornamental in cultivation. 



Livestock are apparently fond of the fruit; seed eaten by hogs. 



Corema conradii Torr. Plymouth crowberry. 



Empctrum conradii Torr. 

 Range: 26, 27, 28. 

 Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Dry drupe, available July-August. 



A small, evergreen shrub ; flowers April-May ; diffusely branched ; usually 

 dioecious ; staminate plants very handsome in flower ; occurs in sandy and 

 other soils; forms large patches. ..- 



Coreopsis gigantea (Kellogg) Hall. Giant coreopsis. 



Range : 5. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene. 

 A small robust, evergreen, single-stemmed shrub. 



Corethrogyne cana, see Aplopappus canus. 

 Corethrogyne detonsa, see Aplopappus canus. 



Cornus spp. Cornels, dogwoods. 



The species are often difficult to separate, the characters used to distinguish 

 them often being very minor ; probably some species will eventually be reduced 

 to synonyms; most species grow in neutral soil; propagation 'is by seed stratified 

 at 32-50 F. for 120 to 140 days and sown in spring. Seeds of many germinate 

 the first year if planted promptly on ripening; many species more easily 

 propagated by cuttings. 



Stomach records (in addition to specific records) : Sixty species of birds, in- 

 cluding bobwhite and Richardson's grouse; gray fox, Virginia deer; composed 



