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A small to large, dioecious, almost evergreen tree; flowers March-April; 
13,000-40,000 seeds per pound. An extremely variable species, the following 
apparently reasonably well separated; Var. toumeyi (Britt.) Rehd. (Ff. attenu- 
ata Jones in part., F. towmeyi Britt.) occurs with the species but is most common 
in Arizona; said to be the most alkali- and drought-resistant form; 10,000 seeds 
per pound. 
Var. coriacea (Wats.) Rehd. (Ff. coriacea Wats., Ff. pistaciaefolia coriacea 
Gray, F. americana pistaciaefolia Wenz), the desert ash, occurring in regions 9) 
and 10, is of some value as early-spring and late-fall browse for stock; 29,000 
seeds per pound. Var. glabra (Thornb.) Rehder (f. glabra Thornb.), the smooth 
ash, occurs within the range of the species. 
Fraxinus viridis, see Fraxinus pennsylwanica. 
Fremontia californica Torr. California fremontia. 
F. mexicanum McBr., Fremontodendron californicum Cov., Ff. mexicanum 
Davids. 
Range: 3, 4, 5, 10, 11. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub to small tree; evergreen; flowers May—July ; foliage thin; grows 
on very poor soils; not tolerant of excess moisture or poor drainage; an 
abundant seeder. 
Observations: Of slight forage value for mule deer. Fair to good browse for 
eattle and goats. 
Fremontia mexicana, see F'remontia, californica. 
Fremontodendron californicum, see Fremontia californica. 
Fremontodendron mexicanum, see Fremontia, californica. 
Gaertneria dumosa, see Franseria dumosa. 
Gaertneria eriocentra, see Hranseria eriocenira. 
Gaertneria ilicifolia, see Franseria ilicifolia. 
Garrya spp. 
Propagation of all species is by seeds, layers, or half-ripe cuttings under 
glass. 
Garrya buxifolia, see Garrya flavescens. 
Garrya eliiptica Dougl. Tasseltree. 
Range: 1, 4. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available June-August. 
Commonly a small to large shrub, rarely a small tree; flowers January— 
March. 
Garrya flavescens Wats. Silktassel. 
G. pallida Hastw. 
Range: 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available July—August. 
A large, dioecious, spreading shrub; flowers April—May. 
Browsed to some extent by livestock and suffers no injurious effects from 
grazing up to 25 percent. 
Var. busifolia (Gray) Jeps., (G. buxifolia Gray) occurs in regions 1 and 4 
and is lower than the species. 
Garrya fremontii Torr. Fremont silktassel. 
Range: 4, 5. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available August-September. 
A large evergreen shrub; flowers February—March. Considered a good browse 
for cattle. 
Observations: California mule deer. 
Garrya goldmanii, see Garrya ovata, 
Garrya lindheimeri, see Garrya ovata. 
