Part 21

Sperry, Omer E.; and Warnock, Barton H.: Plants of Brewster County, Texas; Sul Ross State Teachers College Bulletin, Vol. 21, No. 1, Alpine, Texas, 1941.

Taylor, Walter P.; McDougall, Walter B.; and Davis, William B.: Preliminary Report of an Ecological Survey of Big Bend National Park; March-June, 1944; mimeo.

INDEX

A Abronia 96 Acacia 28, 33 Acknowledgement 8 Agave 19, 21, 22, 61 Ajamente 105 Ajo 13 Alfilaria 80 Algerita 43 Allionia 67 Allthorn 106 Amole 19 Amsinckia 46 Amaryllis family 61 Aplopappus 55 Apricot-mallow 68 Arizona Desert 5 Arizona-poppy 38, 39 Argemone 12 Arundo 24 Arrowweed 17, 88 Artemisia 4 Asclepias 105 Ashplant 79 Aster 17, 82 Astragalus 86

B Baccharis 25 Baeria 50 Balleya 54 Barberry 43 Barberry family 43 Barrel cactus 60 Barometerbush 79 Basketgrass 20 Bead-pod 44 Beardtongue 83 Beargrass 20, 22 Beavertail cactus 59, 60 Bedstraw milkweed 105 Bellflower family 16 Berberis 43 Bignonia family 73 Bird-of-paradise flower 58 Bisnaga 60 Bisnagre 60 Bladderpod 44, 96 Bluebonnet 84 Bluedicks 98 BLUE flowers 98-102 Blue paloverde 36 Boerhaavia 92 Borage family 46 Box family 104 Brickellbush 31 Brickellia 31 Brigham-tea 34 Brittlebush 53 Broadleaf yucca 19 Broom baccharis 25 Broomrape 85 Broomrape family 85 Buckhorn cholla 94 Buckwheat family 70, 103 Buffalo-bur 87 Buffalo gourd 44 Bullhead 38 Bullnettle 87 Bullthistle 95 Burnut 38 Burrobrush 17, 40 Burrobush 40, 65 Burroweed 107 Burroweed strangler 85 Bur-sage 40, 85, 107 Button cactus 75

C Cactus family 9, 10, 26, 59, 60, 74, 75, 94, 97 Caesalpinia 58 Calabazilla 44 Caliandra, 69 Calico cactus 97 California Desert 6 California-poppy 63 Calochortus 62 Calycoseris 30 Caltrop 39 Caltrop family 38, 39, 40 Camphor-weed 35 Canaigre 103 Cancer-root 85 Canatilla 34 Candelilla 34 Candlewood 66 Canotia 107 Caper family 37, 41 Cane cactus 94 Carnegiea 9 Carrizo 24 Cassia 57 Catclaw 28, 33 Cat’s-claw 33 Ceniza 79 Century plant 22, 61, 62 Cercidium 36 Carnegiea 6, 9 Cheesewood 65 Chia 100 Chicolote 12 Chihuahuan Desert 5 Chili Coyote 44 Chilopsis 73 Chinese pusley 88 Cholla 26, 94 Christmas cholla 26 Cirsium 95 Clammyweed 37 Clematis 23 Cleome 37 Coachwhip 66 Coffeeberry 104 Colorado-Mohave Desert 6 Common reed 24 Compass cactus 60 Convolvulus family 17, 99 COPPERY flower 64 Copra-de-oro 63 Corkseed cactus 75 Corona-de-Cristo 106 Cottonwood 28 Covena 98 Coyote-melon 44 CREAM-colored flowers 19-25 Creosotebush 17, 38, 39, 40, 91 Crowfoot family 23, 101 Crownbeard 54 Crown-of-thorns 106 Crucifixion-thorn 106 Curcurbita 44 Cuscuta 17

D Dalea 102 Darningneedle cactus 26 Dasylirion 19, 21, 22 Datil 19 Datura 11 Deernut 104 Delphinium 101 Desert, Arizona 5 Desert, California 6 Desert, Chihuahuan 5 Desert, Colorado-Mohave 6 Desert, Great Basin 6 Desert, Sonoran 5 Desert, Texas 5 Desert, Mohave-Colorado 6 Desert aster 82 Desert brickellia 31 Desert-broom 25 Desert-buckwheat 70 Desert-catalpa 73 Desert-dandelion 14 Desert Gold 52 Desert-hyacinth 98 Desert-ironwood 81 Desertlily 13 Desertmallow 68 Desert-marigold 54 Desert-mariposa 62 Desert-milkweed 105 Desert-mistletoe 28 Desert-phlox 72 Desert Plants 7 Desertpoppy 63 Deserts, Location of 2, 5 Deserts, What Are They? 5 Desert-sage 100 Desert-senna 57 Desert Spoon 21 Desert-sunflower 52 Desert-sunshine 52 Desert-thorn 78 Desert-tobacco 29 Desertwillow 73 Devilsclaw 33, 63 Devilshead Cactus 60 Diamond Cactus 26 Dichelostemma 98 Dock 103 Dodder 17 Dogbane family 15

E Echinocactus 60 Echinocereus 97 Elephanttusks 63 Encelia 53 Enceliopsis 51 Ephedra 34 Eriogonum 70 Erodium 80 Eschscholtzia 63 Escobita 93 Evening-primrose 42 Evening-primrose family 42 Evolvulus 99

F Fairyduster 69 False-mesquite 69 Ferocactus 60 Fiddleneck 46 Figwort family 79, 83, 90, 93 Fileree 80 Fishhook Cactus 75 Flamingsword 66 Flourensia 47 Fouquieria 66 Four-o’clock 67 Four o’clock family 67, 92, 96 Franseria 107 Fremont screwbean 48

G Geraea 52 Geranium family 80 Giant cactus 9 Giant-dagger 19 Giant-jimson 11 Giant Joshua 18 Giantreed 24 Gilia 76 Globemallow 68 Goatnut 104 Goatsbeard 14 Goldenbush 55 Goldenweed 55 Goldfields 50 Goldpoppy 39, 63, 93 Goosefoot family 108 Grass family 24 Grassnuts 98 Gourd 44 Gourd family 44 Great Basin Desert 6 Greasewood 40 GREEN flowers 103-108 Groundcherry 87

H Hairy-leaved Calliandra 69 Hairy-headed sunflower 52 Haplopappus 55 Hedgehog cactus 97 Hediondilla 40 Heliotropium 88 Heronbill 80 Hesperocallis 13 Heterotheca 35 Hierba-del-pasmo 25 Holacantha 106 Hollygrape 43 Holycross 26 Honey-mesquite 48, 49 Horsenettle 87 How to use this booklet 3 Hymenoclea 65

I Incienso 53 Indianwheat 25 Indigobush 102 Inkweed 108 Iodinebush 108 Ipomoea 99 Ironwood 28, 81

J Jackass-clover 37, 41 Jimmyweed 55 Jimson 11 Jimsonweed 11 Jointfir family 34 Jojoba 104 Joshua-tree 5, 6, 18, 61 Jumping cactus 26 Junco family 106

K Kallstroemia 39 Koeberlinia 106

L Larkspur 101 Larrea 40 LAVENDER flowers 72-76 Leatherflower 23 Lechuguilla 5, 6, 61 Lemaireocereus 74 Lesquerella 44 Leucophyllum 79 Lily Family 13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 61, 98 Little-stinker 40 Locoweed 86 Lophocereus 74 Lupine 63, 84, 93 Lupinus 84 Lycium 78

M Mahonia 43 Mal-de-ojos 43 Mallow family 68 Mammillaria 75 Marigold 54 Mariposa 62 Marsh-fleabane 88 Martynia 63 Martynia family 63 Mescal 61, 62 Mesquite 28, 49, 81 Mesquitilla 69 Mexican-poppy 63 Mexican-tobacco 29 Milkvetch 86 Milkweed 105 Milkweed family 105 Mimulus 90 Mint family 100 Mistletoe 28, 81 Mistletoe family 28 Mohave-aster 82 Mohave Desert 6 Mohave-Thorn 107 Monkeyflower 90 Mormon-tea 34 Mustard family 44

N Nama 91 Narrowleaf Yucca 22 National Monuments 6 National Parks 6 Nemacladus 16 Nerium 15 Nicotiana 29 Nightblooming Cereus 10 Nipple cactus 75 Nolina 20, 21

O Ocotillo 66 Ocotillo family 66 Odostemon 43 Oenothera 42 Oleander 15 Olneya 81 Opuntia 26, 27, 59, 94 ORANGE flowers 62-63 Organpipe cactus 74 Orobanche 85 Orthocarpus 93 Our-Lord’s-candle 22 Owlclover 63, 93

P Pachaba 31 Palmilla 22 Palo-de-hierro 81 Paloverde 36, 81 Papagolily 98 Paperdaisy 54 Paperflower 32, 66 Peabush 102 Pea family 33, 36, 48, 49, 57, 58, 69, 81, 84, 86, 102 Pencil-joint cholla 26 Peniocereus 10 Pentstemon 83, 90 Phacelia 77, 88 Phlox 72 Phlox family 72, 76 Phoradendron 28 Phragmites 24 Pincushion cactus 75 PINK flowers 67-71 Pink three-flower 67 Pitaya 97 Pitahaya dulce 74 Plantain 25 Plantain family 25 Plantago 25 Plantas-muy-malas 68 Plant names 4 Pluchea 88 Polanisia 37 Popotilla 34 Poppy family 12, 63 Potato family 11, 29, 78, 87 Pricklepoppy 12 Pricklypear 59, 60 Prosopis 48, 49 Psilostrophe 32, 56 Puncturevine 38, 39 PURPLE flowers 83-97 Purplemat 91 Purple-nightshade 87 Purple roll-leaf 91

Q Quailplant 88 Queen-of-the-night 10 Quelite-salado 108

R Rabbit-thorn 78 Rafinesquia 14 Rainbow cactus 98 Rattleweed 57, 86 Rayless-goldenrod 55 RED flowers 65-66 References 109 Reina-de-la-noche 10 Rivercane 24 Rosinbush 25 Rumex 103 Russian thistle 65

S Sacahuiste 21 Sacred datura 11 Sage 100 Sagebrush 5 Saguaro 5, 6, 9, 61 Saltcedar 71 Salvia 100 Sandverbena 96 Scorpionweed 77 Screwbean 48, 49 Screw-pod mesquite 48 Seepweed 108 Seepwillow 17, 25 Sego-lily 62 Senita 74 Seniza 79 Simaruba family 106 Simmondsia 104 Skeletonweed 70 Slimwood 66 Smoketree 102 Soapweed 19, 22 Soaptree Yucca 22 Solanum 87 Sonoran Desert 5 Sore-eye-poppy 68 Sorrel 103 Sotol 20, 21, 22 Spanish-bayonet 19, 22 Spanish-dagger 22 Sphaeralcea 68 Spiderling 92 Spoonplant 21 Squawberry 78 Squaw-thorn 78 Starflower 76 Strawberry cactus 97 Strombocarpa 49 Suaeda 108 Sundrops 42 Sunflower family 14, 25, 30, 31, 32, 35, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 65, 82, 88, 95, 107 Sunray 51

T Tackstem 30 Tamarisk 71 Tamarix 71 Tansy aster 82 Tarbush 47 Tasajillo 26 Tearblanket 33 Teddybear cholla 26 Telegraph-plant 35 Teposote 34 Tesajo 26 Tesota 81 Texas Desert 5 Thistle 95 Thistlepoppy 12 Thornapple 11 Threadplant 16 Tomatillo 78 Tornillo 48 Torrito 38 Trailing four-o’clock 67 Tree-cholla 94 Tree-tobacco 29 Tree-yucca 18 Tribulus 38 Trompillo 87 Tuna 59

U Unicornplant 63

V Varnishbush 47 VIOLET flowers 77-82

W Wait-a-minute 33 Walkingstick cholla 94 Waterleaf family 77, 91 Watermotie 25 Waterwally 25 Waterwillow 25 Wavy-thistle 95 Western-jimson 11 West Indian boerhaavia 92 Whisker cactus 74 WHITE flowers 9-18 Wild-delphinium 101 Wild-hazel 104 Wild-heliotrope 77, 88 Wild-lilac 79 Wild morningglory 99 Wild-potato 87 Wild rhubarb 103 Wild-zinnia 32 Windmills 67 Wislizenia 37, 41 Wolfberry 78 Woolly-marigold 54 Woolly-loco 86 Woolly plantain 25

Y YELLOW flowers 26-61 Yellowcups 42 Yellowpad 59 Yellow paloverde 36 Yellow-wood 43 Yucca 6, 18, 19, 21, 22

Z Zinnia 32