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A small to large, dioecious, almost evergreen tree; flowers March-April; 

 13,000-40,000 seeds per pound. An extremely variable species, the following 

 apparently reasonably well separated; Var. toumeyi (Britt.) Rehd. (F. attenu- 

 ata Jones in part., F. toumeyi Britt.) occurs with the species but is most common 

 in Arizona ; said to be the most alkali- and drought-resistant form ; 10,000 seeds 

 per pound. 



Var. coriacea (Wats.) Rehd. (F. coriacea Wats., F. pistaciaefolia coriacea 

 Gray, F. americana pistaciaefolia Wenz), the desert ash, occurring in regions 9 

 and 10, is of some value as early-spring and late-fall browse for stock ; 29,000 

 seeds per pound. Var. alabra (Thornb.) Rehder (F. glabra Thornb.), the smooth 

 ash, occurs within the range of the species. 



Fraxinus viridis, see Fraxinus pennsylvanica. 



Fremontia californica Torr. California fremontia. 



F. mexicanum McBr., Fremontodendron californicum Cov., F. mexicanum 

 Davids. 



Range : 3, 4, 5, 10, 11. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Capsule. 



A large shrub to small tree ; evergreen ; flowers May-July ; foliage thin ; grows 

 on very poor soils ; not tolerant of excess moisture or poor drainage ; an 

 abundant seeder. 



Observations: Of slight forage value for mule deer. Fair to good browse for 

 cattle and goats. 



Fremontia mexicana, see Fremontia californica. 

 Fremontodendron californicum, see Fremontia californica. 

 Fremontodendron mexicanum, see Fremontia californica. 

 Gaertneria dumosa, see Franseria. dumosa. 

 Gaertneria eriocentra, see Franseria eriocentra. 

 Gaertneria ilicif olia, see Franseria, ilicifolia. 



Garrya spp. 



Propagation of all species is by seeds, layers, or half-ripe cuttings under 

 glass. 



Garrya buxifolia, see Garrya flavescens. 



Garrya elliptica Dougl. Tasseltree. 



Range: 1, 4. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 



Fruit: Berry, available June-August. 



Commonly a small to large shrub, rarely a small tree; flowers January- 

 March. 



Garrya flavescens Wats. Silktassel. 



G-. pallida Eastw. 



Range : 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 



Fruit : Berry, available July-August. 

 A large, dioecious, spreading shrub ; flowers April-May. 



Browsed to some extent by livestock and suffers no injurious effects from 

 grazing up to 25 percent. 



Var. buxifolia (Gray) Jeps., (G. buaifoUa Gray) occurs in regions 1 and 4 

 and is lower than the species. 



Garrya fremontii Torr. Fremont silktassel. 



Range: 4, 5. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 



Fruit : Berry, available August-September. 



A large evergreen shrub ; flowers February-March. Considered a good browse 

 for cattle. 

 Observations: California mule deer. 



Garrya goldmanii, see Garrya ovata. 

 Garrya lindheimeri, see Garrya ovata. 



