NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 183 
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Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab. Mountainheath. 
Andromeda caerulea L., Bryanthus taxifolius Gray. 
Range: 26. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Capsule. 
A small evergreen shrub; flowers July—August. 
Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) Don. Red heather. 
Range: 1, 4, 12, 18. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small evergreen shrub; flowers July—August. 
Stomach records: Mountain sheep. 
Phyllodoce glanduliflora (Hook) Cov. Yellow heather. 
Menziesia glandulifiora Hook. 
Range: 1, 4, 12. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, tufted, matted evergreen shrub. 
Physocarpus spp. 
Most species are free from insects and diseases; most occur in neutral soil; 
propagation of all species is much easier by cuttings than by seed. 
Physocarpus alternans (Jones) Howell. 
Neillia alternans Jones, Opulaster alternans (Jones) Heller. 
Range: 10 (at high elevations), 13. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Follicle. 
A small to large, densely branched shrub; flowers . une—August. 
Physocarpus australis, see Physocarpus opulifolius. 
Physocarpus bracteatus (Rydb.) Rehd. 
Opulaster bracteatus Rybd. 
Range: 138. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Follicle. 
A small to large shrub; flowers June—July. 
Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze. Ninebark. 
Opulaster capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze, Neillia capitata Greene. 
Range: 1, 2, 4. 
Site: Well-drained, moist sun, shade. 
Fruit: Follicle. 
A large, often gregarious shrub; flowers April—July. 
Physocarpus glabratus (Rydb.) Rehd. 
Opulaster glabratus Rydb. 
Range: 138. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Follicle. 
A small, very floriferous shrub; flowers June—July. 
Physocarpus intermedius, see Physocarpus opulifolius. 
Physocarpus malvaceus Kuntze. Mallow ninebark. 
P. paucifiorus Piper, Spiraea pauciflora Nutt., Neillia malwacea Greene. 
Range: 4, 7, 12, 18. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Follicle. 
A small to large shrub; flowers May—July ; root system comparatively shallow; 
areas long. Considered fairly good browse for sheep, goats, and occasionally 
cattle. 
Physocarpus michiganensis, see Physocarpus opulifolius. 
Physocarpus missouriensis, see Physocarpus opulifolius. 
