NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 129 
Fothergilla gardenii Murr. Dwarf witch-alder. 
F. carolina Britt., F. alnifolia L. f. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule, available July—August. 
A small shrub; flowers April-May; usually occurs in sandy soil; free from 
insects and disease; propagation is by seed stratified and sown in spring, or by 
suckers or root cuttings. 
Fothergilla major Lodd. Witch-alder. 
Range: 27. 
Site: Moist, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule, available in September. 
A small to large, much-branched shrub; flowers in May; foliage rather 
dense; free from insects and disease; propagation is by seed stratified and 
sown in spring. 
Fothergilla monticola Ashe. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub; flowers April-May; very like F.. major but more 
spreading. 
Fothergilla parvifolia Kearney. Creeping witch-alder. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small shrub; occurs in sandy and other soils; forms extensive clumps by 
means of long underground stems; free from insects and disease; propagation 
is by seed stratified and sown in spring. 
Fouquieria splendens Engelm. Ocotillo. 
Range: 10, 11, 16. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large, spiny shrub; stems simple, several from one base; leafless most of 
the year; of no recorded forage value; flowers and fruit a source of food for 
Indians. 
Frankenia jamesii Torr. 
Range: 11. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small shrub; occurs on alkaline soil. 
Frankenia palmeri Wats. Yerba reuma. 
Range: 5. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small shrub; flowers June—July; often occurs in salt marshes. 
Franseria albicaulis, see Franseria dumosa. 
Franseria ambrosioides Cav. Ambrosia bur-sage. 
Range: 5, 10, 11. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Bur. 
A small to large shrub. 
Franseria dumosa Gray. White bur-sage. 
F, albicaulis Torr., Gaertneria dumosa Kuntze. 
Range: 5, 9, 10. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Bur. 
A small, much-branched, compact, spiny shrub; locally valuable as feed for 
cattle and sheep, 
