9g MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
A small evergreen shrub ; occurs only on acid peat ; flowers April-June ; forms 
dense thickete ; 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. 
Ghamaerops acaulis, see Sal)al minor. 
Chamaerops glabra, see Sahal minor. 
Ghamaerops hystrix, see Rliapiclopliyllum hpstrix. 
Chamaerops louisiana, see Sahal louisiana. 
Ghenopodium spinosum, see Grayia spinosa. 
Ghilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet. Desertwillow. 
C. saligna Don, Bigno7iia 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. 
StomacJi records: Gambel quail. Browsing of this species denotes over- 
stocking or overgrazing of the range. 
Ghilopsis saligna, see Chilopsis linearis. 
Chiogenes hispidiila (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: Olive-backed thrush, spruce 
grouse. 
Chionanthus virginica L. (pi. 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 ; flowers May-June ; occurs in sandy and 
other 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 culti- 
vation. 
Stomach records: Pileated woodpecker. 
Choisya dumosa (Torr.) Gray. Starleaf. 
AstrophyUnm 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. 
Pedis taxifolia Greene. 
Range: 11, 17. 
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. 
Ghrysobalanns oblongifolius Michx. Deer-plum. 
Geodalaniis oMongifolius (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. 
