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Ficurn 12,—Chamiso (Adenosioma fasciculatum), a_ characteristic chaparral 
species of California, practically worthless for grazing: A, Mature spray; B, 
spedling leaf; C, seedling; D, fascicle of mature leaves; HE, flowering twig; F, 
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del pasmo or ribbon-wood (A. sparsifoliwm), may have medicinal 
properties (778). 
In an experiment on the California National Forest following a 
: burn, many chamiso seedlings came in the first year and the seedling 
leaf type (fig. 12, B, C) was found to be fairly palatable to sheep 
and cattle. Also the rather succulent and delicate sprouts produced 
