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SHRUBS
AT THE RANCH
Shrubs
are generally small woody plants and have several trunks or
stems. Some trees may appear to be shrubs under severe
environmental conditions. Be sure to check out both the
tree and shrub pages when looking for a species.
Dick-Peddie
provided a listing of the major plants comprising the Desert
Grassland in New Mexico, the portion of southeastern New Mexico
where The Ranch is located. The following checklist
of Shrubs were presented by Dick-Peddie as part of the major
plants (* = diagnostic plant) of the Desert Grasslands.
Introduced species have been added to this list as they have
been found near The Ranch.
We have tried to avoid Shrubs that are know to occur only in the
Guadalupe Mountains within Eddy County.
CHECKLIST
OF THE SHRUBS OF THE RANCH
Acacia
angustissima - Fern Acacia
Acacia
constrica - White Thorn
*Acacia
neovernicosa - Viscid Acacia
Acacia
roemeriana - Roemer Acacia
*Aloysia
wrightii - Spicebush or High-Mass
Amphora
fruticosa - Indigobush
Artemisia
bigelovii - Bigelow Sage Brush
Artemisia
frigida - Estafiata
Artemisia
tridentata - Big Sage Brush
Atriplex
canescens - Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex
confertifolia - Scad Scale
Artiplex
obovata - ?
Baccharis
emroyi - Emory Baccharis
Baccharis
glutinosa - Seepwillow Baccharis
*Baccharis
pterinoides - Yerba de Pasmo
Berberis
trifoliolata
- Algerita
Berberis
haematocarpa - Red Mahonia.
Berberis
repens - Creeping Mahonia.
*Calliandra
eriophylla - False Mesquite
Ceratoides
lanata - Winter Fat
Chrysothamnus
greenei - Green's Rabbitbush
Condalia
lycioides - Southwestern Condalia or Greythorn
Condalia
obtusifolia - Lotewood Condalia
Condalia
spathulata - Knifeleaf Condalia
*Dalea
formosa - Feather Pea Bush
Ephedra
antisyphilitica - Erect Joint Fir or Ephedra
Ephedra
nevadensis - Rough Ephedra
Ephedra
torreyana - Torrey Joint Fir or Mormon Tea
*Ephedra
trifurca - Longleaf or Desert Joint Fir
Ephedra
viridis - Mormon Tea
Ericameria
laricifolia - Turpentine Bush
*Eupatorium
wrightii - Spreading Thorough Wort
Fallugia
paradoxa - Apache Plume
Fendlera
rupicola - Cliff Fendlerbush
Flourensia
cernua - Tar Bush
Forsellesia
spinescens - Spiny Grease-Bush
Fouquieria
splendens - Ocotillo
*Gutierrezia
microcephalum - ?
*Gutierrezia
sarothrae - Broom Snake Weed
Broomweed
Gymnosperma
glutinosus - Tatalencho
Haplopappus
tenuisecta - Burro Weed
*Isocoma
wrightii - Jimmy Weed
Koeberlinia
spinosa - Allthorn or Crucifixion-Thorn. This plant
has abundant thorns and is generally found leafless. The
greenish-white flowers grow as clusters and turn black as small
(about 1/4") fruits. The plant is rarely over 5' in
height but the stem can be up to 5" in diameter.
Krameria
glutinosa - Range Ratany
Larrea
tridentata - Creosote Bush
Lycium
pallidum - Pale Wolf Berry
*Menodora
scabra - Rought Menodora
*Microrhamnus
ericoides - Javalina Bush
Javalina
Bush
Mimosa
biuncifera - Catclaw Mimosa
Mimosa
borealis - Fragrant Mimosa
Mimosa
warnockii - Warnock Mimosa
*Mimosa
dysocarpa - Gatuno
*Parthenium
icanum - Mariola
Physocarpus
monogynus - Mountain Ninebark
Prosopis
glandulosa - Honey Mesquite
Prosopis
pubescens - Screwbean Mesquite
Screwbean
Mesquite
*Rhus
choriophylla - Mearn's Sumac
Rhus
copallina - Prairie Flame-Leaf Sumac
Rhus
glabra - Smooth Sumac
Rhus
microphylla - Littleleaf Sumac
Rhus
virens - Evergreen Sumac
*Senecio
longiloba - Wooly Groundsel
Shepherdia
argentea - Silver Buffalo Berry
Shepherdia
canadensis - Russet Buffalo Berry
Symphoricarpos
longiflorus - Western Snowberry
Ungnadia
speciosa - Mexican Buckeye
*Zizyphus
obtusifolia - Gray Thorn
REFERENCES
Alden,
P., B. Cassie, P. Friederici, J. D. W. Kahl, P. Leary, A.
Leventer, and W. B. Zomlefer. 1999. National
Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Dick-Peddie,
W. A. 1993.
New Mexico Vegetation: Past Present and Future.
Univ. New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Lamb,
S. H. 1989. Woody Plants of the Southwest.
Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Little,
E. L. 1980. The Audubon Society Field Guide to
North American Trees. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Powers,
J. E. 1993. Shrubs and Trees of the Southwest Deserts.
Southwest Parks and Monuments Assoc., Tuscon, Arizona.
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