j^54 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTUKE 
Lepisdospartum latisquamum Wats. Broadscale broom. 
L. striatum Gov. 
Range: 10. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Acliene. 
A large slirub. 
Lepidospartiim sauamatum Gray. Sealebroom. 
Linosyris squamata Gray, Tetradymia squamata Gray. 
Range : 5, 10. 
Site : Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Aehene. 
A small to large, rigid, broomlike shrub. 
Lepidospartiim striatum, see Lepidospartuin latisquamum. 
Leucaena greggii Wats. Gregg's lead tree. 
Rynclioleucaena greggii (Wats.) Britt. and Rose. 
Range: 11. 
Site : Dry, vv^ell-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Legume. 
A large sbrub to small tree. 
Leucaena pulverulenta (Schlecht.) Benth. Mexican lead tree. 
Acacia pulverulenta Schlecht. 
Range : 11, 17. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A large tree or becoming a shrub northward ; wood occasionally 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. 
Leiicophylliim fnitescens (Berl.) Johnst. 
L. texaniim Benth. 
Range : 11, 17, 20. 
Site : Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub ; in cultivation. 
Leueophylium minor Gray. 
Range: 11, 17. 
Site : Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, almost prostrate shrub. 
Cenizo. 
Leueophylium texanuni, see Leueophylium fnitescens. 
leucothoe acuminata (Ait.) Don. 
Andromeda aciiniinata Ait. 
Range : 29, 30. 
Site: Moist, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large evergreen shrub, occurs on acid soils. 
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) Don. 
Androtneda axillaris Lam. 
Range: 29,30. 
Site : Moist, sun, shade. 
Fruit : Capsule. 
A small to large evergre^ shrub ; flowers February-April ; occurs in acid 
soils. 
