NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 



Koeberlinia spinosa Zucc. Allthorn. 



Range : 11, 16, 17. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit : Berry, available in September. 



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

 leafless; flowers May-June; extremely spiny; difficult to transplant; thicket 

 forming. 

 Observations: Scaled quail, jack rabbit. 



Krameria spp. 



Observations (in addition to specific records) : Mountain sheep. 



Krameria canescens, see Krameria grayi. 



Kraraeria glandulosa (MacBr.) Rose and Paint. Range ratany. 



K. parvifolia glandulosa MacBr. 

 Range: 10, 11, 16. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Pod. 



A small, much-branched, somewhat trailing shrub ; flowers July-August and 

 October-November ; occurs in the hottest and driest parts of gravelly mesas ; 

 seed abundantly produced. A valuable forage for stock ; grazing assists in 

 spreading the burlike fruits. 



Krameria grayi Rose and Paint. Chacate. 



K . canescens Gray, not Willd. 

 Range : 10, 11, 17. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Pod. 



A small, thorny, spreading shrub ; densely and intricately branched ; occurs on 

 sandy and rocky soils; parasitic on roots of various associated woody plants. 



Krameria parvifolia Benth. Pima ratany. 



Range: 10, 11, 17. 



Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Pod. 



A small, rigid, often spinose shrub ; parasitic on the roots of Parkinsonia 

 microphylla. 



Krameria ramosissima (Gray) Wats. 

 K. parvifolia ramosissima Gray. 

 Range : 11, 17. 

 Site: Sun. 

 Fruit: Pod. 

 A small, spiny, rigid, much-branched shrub ; flowers April-May. 



Kraunhia frutescens, see Wisteria frutescens. 

 Kraunhia macrostachya, see Wisteria macrostachya. 

 Kunzia glandulosa, see Purshia glandulosa. 

 Kunzia tridentata, see Purshia tridentata. 

 Lantana aculeata, see Lantana camara. 



Lantana camara L. Lantana. 



L. aculeata L. 



Range: 10, 17, 20, 29, 30. 

 Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Drupe, available August-September. 



A small to large, thorny shrub; occurs only on sandy soils; resistant to 

 drought ; apparently long-lived ; the Arizona locality appears to be one where 

 the plant was introduced not by man but by birds ; very showy, much cultivated. 

 Considered poisonous to sheep and cattle but shunned by them. 



Lantana involucrata L. White-flowered lantana. 



L. velutina Mart, and Gal., L. odorata berlandieri Torr. 

 Range: 17, 30. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Drupe. 



A small to large, much-branched shrub with willowlike stems ; occurs in sandy 

 and other soils. 



