Shrubs Of The Great Basin: A Natural History (Max C. Fleishmann Series in Great Basin)

Mozingo presents the life histories of more than sixty species of both common and unusual shrubs, and discusses how shrubs grow, reproduce, and adapt to the extreme weather conditions that are part of daily life in the Great Basin. Drawings by Christine Stetter. Shrubs of the Great Basin Contents Acknowledgments The Great Basin Shrubs in the Great Basin Cupressaceae: Cypress Family Dwarf Juniper: Juniperus Communis Ephedraceae: Jointfir Family Ephedra: Ephedra Spp. Berberidaceae: Barberry Family Creeping Barberry: Berberis Repens Fagaceae: Beech & Oak Family Bush Chinquapin: Castanopsis Sempervirens Betulaceae: Birch Family Mountain Alder: Alnus Tenuifolia Chenopodiaceae: Goosefoot Family Iodine Bush: Allenrolfea Occidentalis Four-winged Saltbush: Atriplex Canescens Shadscale: Atriplex Confertifolia Torrey Saltbush: Atriplex Torreyi Saltsage: Atriplex Tridentata Winterfat: Ceratoides Lanata Spiny Hopsage: Grayia Spinosa Green Molly: Kochia Americana Greasewood: Sarcobatus Vermiculatus and S. Baileyi Desert Blite: Suaeda Torreyana Polygonaceae: Buckwheat Family Kearney's Buckwheat: Eriogonum Kearneyi Great Basin Buckwheat: Eriogonum Microthecum Rock Buckwheat: Eriogonum Sphaerocephalum Tamaricaceae: Tamarisk Family Tamarisk: Tamarix Spp. Salicaceae: Willow Family Coyote Willow: Salix Exigua Brassicaceae: Mustard Family Bush Peppergrass: Lepidium Fremontii Ericaceae: Heath Family Greenleaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos Patula Western Blueberry: Vaccinium Uliginosum Ssp. Occidentale Grossulariaceae: Currant & Gooseberry Family Western Golden Currant: Ribes Aureum Wax Currantm: Ribes Cereum Plateau Gooseberry: Ribes Velutinum Rosaceae Rose Family Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier Alnifolia Littleleaf Mountain-Mahogany: Cercocarpus Intricatus Fern Bush: Chamaebatiaria Millefolium Blackbrush: Coleogyne Ramosissima Cliffrose: Cowania Mexicana Var. Stansburiana Ocean Spray: Holodiscus Dumosus Dwarf Ninebark: Physocarpus Alternans Desert Peach: Prunus Andersonii Bitter Cherry: Prunus Emarginata Bitterbrush: Purshia Tridentata Wild Rose: Rosa Woodsii Fabaceae: Pea Family Smokebush: Psorothamnus Polydenius Elaeagnaceae: Oleaster Family Silver Buffaloberry: Shepherdia Argentea Cornaceae: Dogwood Family American Dogwood: Cornus Sericea Celastraceae: Bittersweet Family Spiny Greasebush: Forsellesia Nevadensis Rhamnaceae; Buckthorn Family Tobacco Brush: Ceanothus Velutinus Sierra Coffeeberry: Rhamnus Rubra Aceraceae: Maple Family Dwarf Maple: Acer Glabrum Aancardiaceae: Sumac Family Squawbush: Rhus Trilobata Solanaceae: Tomato Family Shockley's Desert Thorn: Lycium Shockleyi Polemoniaceae: Phlox Family Prickly Phlox: Leptodactylon Pungens Lamiaceae: Mint Family Purple Sage: Salvia Dorrii Caprifoliaceae: Honeysuckle Family Twinberry: Lonicera Involucrata Elderberry: Sambucus Spp. Snowberry: Symphoricarpos Spp. Asteraceae: Aster Family Dwarf Sagebrush: Artemisia Arbuscula Silver Sagebrush: Artemisia Cana Bud Sagebrush: Artemisia Spinescens Big Sagebrush: Artemisia Tridentata Littleleaf Brickellbush: Brickellia Microphylla Rubber Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus Nauseosus Parry's Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus Parryi Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus Viscidiflorus Snakeweed: Gutierrezia Sarothrae White Burrobush: Hymenoclea Salsola Gray Horsebrush: Tetradymia Canescens Littleleaf Horsebrush: Tetradymia Glabrata Shortspine Horsebrush: Tetradymia Spinosa Cotton Horsebrush: Tetradymia Tetrameres Indian Names for Great Basin Shrubs Bibliography Photo Section Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Cover Page -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Shrubs in the Great Basin -- CUPRESSACEAE: Cypress Family -- EPHEDRACEAE: Jointfir Family -- BERBERIDACEAE: Barberry Family -- CHENOPODIACEAE: Goosefoot Family -- FAGACEAE: Beech & Oak Family -- BETULACEAE: Birch Family -- POLYGONACEAE: Buckwheat Family -- TAMARICACEAE: Tamarisk Family -- SALICACEAE: Willow Family -- BRASSICACEAE: Mustard Family -- ERICACEAE: Heath Family -- ROSACEAE: Rose Family -- GROSSULARIACEAE: Currant & Gooseberry Family -- FABACEAE: Pea Family -- ELAEAGNACEAE: Oleaster Family -- CORNACEAE: Dogwood Family -- CELASTRACEAE: Bittersweet Family -- RHAMNACEAE: Buckthorn Family -- ACERACEAE: Maple Family -- ANACARDIACEAE: Sumac Family -- SOLANACEAE: Tomato Family -- POLEMONIACEAE: Phlox Family -- LAMIACEAE: Mint Family -- ASTERACEAE: Aster Family -- CAPRIFOLIACEAE: Honeysuckle Family -- Indian Names for Great Basin Shrubs -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors -- Twinberry -- Elderberry -- Snowberry -- Dwarf Sagebrush -- Silver Sagebrush -- Bud Sagebrush -- Big Sagebrush -- Littleleaf Brickellbush -- Rubber Rabbitbrush -- Parry's Rabbitbrush -- Green Rabbitbrush -- Snakeweed -- White Burrobush -- Gray Horsebrush -- Littleleaf Horsebrush -- Cotton Horsebrush -- Purple Sage -- Prickly Phlox -- Shockley's Desert Thorn -- Squawbush -- Dwarf Maple -- Tobacco Brush -- Sierra Coffeeberry -- Spiny Greasebush -- American Dogwood -- Silver Buffaloberry -- Smokebush -- Western Golden Currant -- Wax Currant -- Plateau Gooseberry -- Western Serviceberry -- Littleleaf Mountain-Mahogany -- Fern Bush -- Blackbrush -- Cliffrose -- Ocean Spray -- Dwarf Ninebark -- Desert Peach -- Bitter Cherry -- Bitterbrush -- Wild Rose -- Greenleaf Manzanita -- Western Blueberry -- Bush Peppergrass -- Coyote Willow -- Tamarisk -- Kearney's Buckwheat -- Great Basin Buckwheat