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Eurphorbia misera Benth. 



Range: 5, 10. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 



Fruit: Capsule. 



A small shrub or rarely a large shrub to small tree ; much branched ; 

 straggling. 



Eurotia lanata (Pursh) Moq. (pi. 14, B). Winterfat. 



E. subspinosa Rydb. 



Range : 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Achene, available September-October. 



A small dioecious or monoecious shrub ; occurs on subalkaline soils ; branches 

 slender, many from the base ; very rapid growing ; root system spreading but 

 deep ; seed produced in great abundance ; 91,000 seeds per pound, vitality transi- 

 ent ; in direct seeding sown 3 to 4 pounds per acre ; germination of seed 30-70 

 percent. 



Observations: Important winter browse for elk; California mule deer. Very 

 valuable forage for sheep and cattle, particularly in the winter and fall ; con- 

 sidered very fattening for livestock. 



Eurotia subspinosa, see Eurotia lanata. 



Evonymus sp. 

 Observations (in addition to specific records) : Fox sparrow, mockingbird. 



Evonymus americanus L. Strawberrybush. 



Range : 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 



Fruit : Capsule ; available September-October ; seeds with a fleshy aril. 

 A small to large shrub ; flowers May-June ; stems often creeping or trailing, 

 rooting at the nodes, or semierect ; propagation is by seed stratified and sown 

 in spring; 30,000 seeds per pound. 



Stomach records: Five species of birds. 



Evonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Burningbush. 



Range : 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 



Fruit: Capsule; available August-November; seeds with a fleshy aril. 



A small to large shrub or rarely a small tree to large tree ; flowers May-June ; 



subject to scale and fungus attack ; bark medicinal ; propagation is by seed 



stratified and sown in spring ; 40,000 seeds per pound, germination about 70 



percent, about 8,000 usable plants per pound of seed. 



Stomach records: Three species of birds including Hungarian partridge. 

 Observations: Palatable to rodents, possibly to deer. A drastic purgative to 

 livestock but seldom browsed. 



Evonymus obovatus Nutt. Running strawberrybush. 



Range: 24, 25, 27. 



Site: Well-drained, sun, shade. 



Fruit: Capsule, available August-October; seed with a fleshy aril. 

 A small, spreading shrub or trailing vine ; thicket or mat forming ; branches 

 rooting at the nodes; flowers April-May; propagation is by seed stratified and 

 sown in spring. 



Evonymus occidentals Nutt. Western burningbush. 



Range: 1, 2, 4, 12. 

 Site: Well-drained, moist, shade. 



Fruit: Capsule, available July-October; seed with a fleshy aril. 

 A large shrub or rarely small tree ; branches slender, straggling ; flowers 

 May-June ; propagation is by seed stratified and sown in spring. 



Var. parishii Jeps., (E. parishii Trel.) is found in the southern California 

 mountains. 

 Stomach records: Robin. Not browsed by stock. 



Evonymus parishii, see Evonymus occidentalis. 

 Eysenhardtia amorphoides, see Eysenhardtia polystachya. 

 Eysenhardtia cobriformis, see Eysenhardtia polystachya. 



