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Catclaw is a deciduous shrub with branches that have thorns that appear as the claws of a cat, thus, "Catclaw". This woody plant can range in size from three to ten feet tall. Flowers from April to October. Deer will consume the leaves and quail and other birds will eat the seed....

Other common names, "Mohr oak" and "Scrub oak". Usually, a thicket-forming shrub, but sometimes a small, round-topped tree up to 20 feet tall. Buds out around April; the buds, flowers, young stems and acorns are toxic to cattle, sheep, and goats. Adapted to dry, well- drained,...

Other common names, "Honey mesquite". Mesquite is a thorny deciduous shrub or small tree up to 30 feet tall. Flowers are yellowish-green and bloom May to September. The fruit is a long seedpod that ripens August to September. The seedpods are an important source of food for deer,...

Bitterweed is a yellow-flowered, annual weed varying in height from a few inches to 2 feet. It is erect and branches from the base. This plant is toxic to livestock, primarily sheep. It is a major problem in the southwest. Cattle are occasionally poisoned when this plant is...

A hardy shrub or small tree adapted to a wide variety of sites. Flowers in June with the fruit maturing in August to October. Planted in shelterbelts and windbreak plantings. This plant has become invasive along creeks, streams and rivers in many areas. Not recommended for ...

There are 10 recognized varieties of purple- fruited pricklypear and these may hybridize with other Opuntia species. This would explain some of the previous taxonomic confusion. "Brown- spined" pricklypear (Opuntia phaeacantha) is likely the most widespread and common prickly- pear...

A common "weedy" grass of heavily grazed rangelands, pastures, disturbed areas and along side roadways. A short-lived annual that provides very little grazing for livestock.

Other common names, "Hoary tansyaster" and "Cutleaf happlopappus". Not a true aster, true asters will never have yellow flowers. Growth 6 to 20 in., flowers May to September. This is a very hardy plant, with-standing drought quite well. Low palatability. Adapted to dry, sandy or...

Other common names, "Bois d'arc" and "Horse apple". This is a medium-sized tree, the twigs and stems are equipped with short, stout spines. Flowers April to June with the fruit maturing September to October. This tree has been widely planted in shelterbelts. The seeds inside the fruit,...

This is a low growing, sod-forming grass with both rhizomes and stolons. Reproduces by seeds, tillers, rhizomes and stolons. This grass provides good grazing for livestock but is of little value to wildlife. This grass has high tolerance to saline sites, can be found in waste places, weedy habitats...