NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 
Decachaena f rondo sa, see Gaylussacia frondosa. 
Decacliaena nana, see Gaylussacia nana. 
Decachaena tomentosa, see Oaylussacia tomentosa. 
Decachaena ursina, see Gaylussacia ursina. 
Decumaria barbara L. Climbing hydrangea. 
Range : 28, 29, 30. 
Site: Moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit : Capsule, available July, 
A vine. Reputedly dermatitically poisonous. 
Dendrium bnxifolium, see Leiophyllum buxifoUum. 
Dendrium hngeri, see Leiophyllum hugeri. 
Dendrium lyonii, see Leiophyllum lyonii. 
Dendromecon rigida Benth. Treepoppy. 
Range: 4, 5. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large, rigid, freely-branched evergreen shrub ; stems usually several 
from the base ; common in burned-over territory. 
Observations : California mule deer. 
Desmothamnns lucidus, see Xolisma liicida. 
Dlcraurus leptocladus Hook. f. 
Range: 17. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achenelike. 
A small dioecious shrub. 
Diervilla diervilla, see Dtervilla lonicera. 
Diervilla lonicera Mill. Bush-honeysuckle. 
D. diervilla (L.) MacBr., D. trifida Moench. 
Range : 23, 24, 26, 27. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small shrub ; flowers June-August ; propagation is by seed sown under 
glass in spring. 
Ohservations : An important summer food of moose on Isle Royale. 
Diervilla rivularis Gatt. 
Range: 27. 
Site : Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub ; flowers July-August. 
Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. 
Range: 27. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large, loosely-branched shrub ; flowers July-August. 
Diervilla trifida, see Diervilla lonicera. 
Diospyros texana Scheele. Black persimmon. 
Brayodendron texanum Small. 
Range : 11, 16, 17, 20, 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Berry, available July-August. 
A large shrub to small or large tree ; dioecious ; flowers April-May ; wood 
used to some extent commercially ; bears an abundance of fruit which supplies 
a black stain. 
Olservatiofis: Wild turkey; Mexican raccoon, long-tailed Texas skunk; rel- 
ished by many wild animals. 
Diospyros virginiana L. (pi. 11). Persimmon. 
Range : 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit : Berry ; available August-October, sometimes persistent. 
