154 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Lepisdospartum latisquamum Wats. 
LL. striatum Cov. 
Range: 10. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A large shrub. 
Lepidospartum squamatum Gray. 
Linosyris squamata Gray, Tetradymia squamata Gray. 
Range: 5, 10. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A small to large, rigid, broomlike shrub. 
Lepidospartum striatum, see Lepidospartum latisquamum. 
Leucaena greggii Wats. 
Ryncholeucaena greggit (Wats.) Britt. and Rose. 
Range: 11. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A large shrub to small tree. 
Leucaena pulverulenta (Schlecht.) Benth. 
Acacia pulverulenta Schlecht. 
Range: 11, 17. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
Broadscale broom. 
Scalebroom. 
Gregg’s lead tree. 
Mexican lead tree. 
A large tree or becoming a shrub northward; wood oceasionally used locally, 
less commonly commercially; a rich soil species. 
Leucaena retusa Benth. 
Caudoleucaena retusa (Benth.) Britt. and Rose. 
Range: 11, 16, 17, 20. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Legume, available in August. 
A large shrub to small tree or rarely a large tree; flowers April—October ; 
occurs on limestone and other soils. A favorite browse of cattle. 
Leucophyllum frutescens (Berl.) Johnst. 
L. texanum Benth. 
Range: 11, 17, 20. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub; in cultivation. 
Leucophyllum minor Gray. 
Range: 11, 17. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, almost prostrate shrub. 
Leucophyllum texanum, see Leucophyllum frutescens. 
Leucothoé acuminata (Ait.) Deon. 
Andromeda acuminata Ait. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large evergreen shrub, occurs on acid soils. 
Leucothoé axillaris (Lam.) Don. 
Andromeda axviliaris Lam. 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
Cenizo. 
A small to large evergreen shrub; flowers February—April; occurs in acid 
soils. 
