08 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
A small evergreen shrub; occurs only on acid peat; flowers April-June: forms 
dense thickets; propagation is by seeds sown under glass in winter or spring. 
Observations: A staple winter food of prairie sharp-tailed grouse in Wiscon- 
sin; cottontail rabbit. 
Chamaerops acaulis, see Sadal minor. 
Chamaerops glabra, see Sabal minor. 
Chamaerops hystrix, see Rhapidophyilum hystriz. 
Chamaerops louisiana, see Sabal louisiana. 
Chenopodium spinosum, see Grayia spinosa. 
Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet. DBesertwillow. 
C. saligna Don, Bignonia linearis Cav. 
Range: 5, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 20. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule, available September—October, persistent. 
A large shrub to small or large tree; flowers May—June, showy; wood durable 
in contact with soil, of no commercial value; 50,000-100,000 seeds per pound, 
germination 40-60 percent, about 4,000 usable plants per pound of seed. 
Stomach records: Gambel quail. Browsing of this species denotes over- 
stocking or overgrazing of the range. 
Chilopsis saligna, see Chilopsis linearis. 
Chiogenes hispidula (L.) Torr. and Gray. Creeping snowberry. 
Vaccinium hispidulum L. 
Range: 12, 23, 24, 26, 27. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. _ 
Fruit: Berry, available August-September. 
A small prostrate evergreen vine; occurs in peat bogs and mossy woods; 
flowers May—June; roots at the nodes. 
Stomach records: Ruffed grouse. Observations: Oliye-backed thrush, spruce 
grouse. 
Chionanthus virginica L. (pl. 8, B). Fringetree. 
Range: 20, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Drupe, available September—October. 
A large shrub to small or large tree; fiowers May—June; occurs in sandy and 
cther soils, often acid ones; loses foliage early; propagation is by seed stratified 
and sown in spring; about 2,000 seeds per pound; very ornamental in eulti- 
vation. 
Stomach records: Pileated wocdpecker. 
Choisya dumosa (Torr.) Gray. Starleaf. 
Astrophyllum dumosum Torr. 
Range: 11, 17. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Follicle. 
A small much-branched shrub. Ordinarily not browsed by livestock; reputed 
poisonous, but this apparently is questionable. 
Chrysactinia mexicana Gray. Damianita. 
Pectis taxifolia Greene. 
Range: biz 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A small, much-branched, aromatic evergreen shrub; heathlike; flowers spring- 
summer. Not known to be grazed, but since it is medicinal with Mexicans and 
Indians may possibly have injurious properties. 
Chrysobalanus oblongifolius Michx. Deer-plum. 
Geobalanus obiongifolius (Michx.) Small. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Drupe, available in September. 
A small shrub; flowers May—June; often forms thickets of considerable size 
by means of a dense network of underground stems; quickly recovers from 
burning; often occurs in sand. 
Observations: Gophers, turtles, and other short-legged animals. 
