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Eriogonum polifolium, see Eriogonum fasciculatum. 



Eriogonum salinum Nels. 

 Range: 9. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Achene. 

 A small shrub ; flowers June-July ; occurs on saline soil. 



Eriogonum simpsonii Benth. 



E. microthecum leptophyllum Torr. and Gray. 

 Range: 9, 11. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene. 

 A small shrub ; flowers July-August. 



Eriogonum sulcatum Wats. 

 Range: 9, 10. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene. 

 A small, diffusely-branched shrub ; flowers April-May. 



Eriogonum wrightii Torr. Wright's buckwheatbrush 



Range : 3, 9, 10, 11, 14. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene. 



A small, much-branched shrub ; leafy in the lower half ; flowers June-Novem- 

 ber ; germination of seed not less than 22 percent. 



Var. subscaposum Wats, makes a dense, leafy mat, has leafy branches shorter 

 than the species, and occurs in regions 9 and 10. 



Observations: An excellent forage for deer; highly palatable to captive deer; 

 characterized as the most important single forage for large game animals in 

 Arizona. Fair browse for livestock. 



Erythrina arborea (Chapm.) Small. Bed-cardinal. 



E. herbacea arborea Chapm. 

 Range: 17, 30, 31, 32. 

 Site: Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Legume. 



A large shrub to small or large tree, or vine; stems solitary or thickly tufted ; 

 thorny ; occurs in sandy soils. 



Erythrina flabelliformis Kearney. Coralbean. 



E. purpusii Brandeg. 

 Range : 11. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Legume. 



A large shrub to small tree ; spiny ; seed germination 20--10 percent ; of some 

 value as forage for livestock ; seed, bark, and stems are more or less poisonous, 

 but probably do not cause much trouble to livestock except on overgrazed 

 range. 



Erythrina purpusii, see Erythrma, flabelliformis. 



Esenbeckia runyonii Mort. 

 Range: 17. 



Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Woody capsule, available in April. 

 A small or rarely a large tree ; flowers in July. 



Eubotrys elongata, see Leucothoe elongata. 

 Eubotrys racemosa, see Leucothoe racemosa. 

 Eubotrys recurva, see Leucothoe recurva. 



Eucnide urens Parry. Rock-nettle. 



Range : 9, 10. 



Site: Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Capsule. 



A small shrub ; flowers in May ; armed with stinging hairs ; stems often 

 decumbent. 



