NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 



Lymnobtrya lacustris, see Ribes lacustre. 



Lymnobotrya montigena, see Ribes montigena. 



Lymnobotrya parvula, see Riles lacustre. 



Lyonia ferruginea, see Xolisma fruticosa. 



Lyonia frondosa, see Xolisma ligustrina. 



Lyonia ligustrina, see Xolisma ligustrina. 



lyonia mariana, see Xolisma mariana. 



lyonida nitida, see Xolisma lucida. 



Lyonia rigida, see Xolisma ferruginea. 



Lyonothamnus asplenifolius, see Lyonothamnus floribundus. 



lyonothamnus floribundus Gray. (pi. 20, C). Catalina iron wood. 



L. asplenifolius Greene. 

 Range: 5. 



Site: Dry well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Capsule, available August-September. 



A small to large evergreen tree ; flowers June-July ; rapid growing, especially 

 when well supplied with water ; bushy ; drought resistant ; very ornamental and 

 commonly cultivated. 



Madura aurantiacum, see Madura pomifera. 



Madura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. Osage-orange. 



M. aurantiacum Nutt., Toxylon pomiferum Raf., loxylon pomiferum Raf. 

 Range : 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Syncarp, available in October. 



A large, dioecious, much-branched, thorny tree ; wood very strong and dur- 

 able ; much cultivated as a hedge plant and extensively planted throughout the 

 country for that purpose ; a host for the San Jose scale ; not hardy in northern 

 Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas ; a thorny variety is known in cultivation ; 

 propagation is by seed sown in spring after soaking 48 hours; about 12,000 

 seeds per pound. 



Stomach records: Black-tailed deer. Observations: Crossbill; fox squirrel; 

 particularly valuable cover plant for small forms of wildlife. 



Macrosiphouia berlandieri, see Macrosiphonia macrosiphon. 



Macrosiphonia macrosiphon (Torr.) Heller. 



M. berlandieri Gray, EcMtes macrosiphon Torr. 

 Range: 11, 17. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Pod. 

 A small shrub. 



Magnolia spp. Magnolias. 



Most species are generally free from insects and diseases ; most grow in acid 

 soil ; propagation is by seed stratified and sown in spring or sown at once ; 

 usually difficult to transplant. 



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

 including bobwhite. 



Magnolia acuminata L. Cucumber magnolia. 



Tulipastrum acuminatum (L.) Small. 



Range : 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 



Site : Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 



Fruit: Drupe, available August-October. 



A large tree ; flowers May-June ; occurs on fertile, not heavy soils, nor dry 

 sand or shale; root system deep, wide spreading, taproot rarely developed; 

 rapid growing, rather short-lived; severely injured by fire and cucumber scale; 

 coppices freely; wood soft, weak, durable, used to some extent commercially; 

 often used as grafting stock for named varieties ; propagation is by seed strati- 

 fied at 32 F., 15 to 20 weeks, and sown in spring; about 3,000 seeds per pound ; 

 easy to transplant. 



