Part 9 (2/2)

Spurge family. Euphorbiaceae.

”On rocky bluffs of the upper Llano.” (Coulter). Hunter: open places in woodland bluffs; honey yield only light, but comes in dearth and good if rains; pollen. July, August.*

CROTON CAPITATUS MICHX.

Spurge family. Euphorbiaceae.

”From the Pecos to Southern and Central Texas.” (Coulter). Roadsides and prairies; unimportant; some pollen when no other bloom. July, September.* ”Plenty of pollen at College Station in August, 1907.” (E.

Scholl).

TEXAS CROTON. Croton Texensis Muell.

Spurge family. Euphorbiaceae.

”From the staked plains to Corpus Christi.” (Coulter). Hunter: roadsides and fields; honey yield very light, not important. June, August.*

ONE-SEEDED CROTON. Croton monanthogynus Michx.

Spurge family. Euphorbiaceae.

”Central and Southern Texas.” (Coulter). Hunter: open prairies and pastures; honey yield fair, but unimportant. May, June.

CASTOR-OIL PLANT. Ricinus communis L.

Spurge family. Euphorbiaceae.

”Cultivated extensively for ornament and sparingly escaped in Missouri and southwestward to Central Mexico.” (Coulter). Planted for ornamental purposes; honey yield good in favorable seasons; pollen; has glands at base of leaves. March, April.*

AMERICAN OR WHITE ELM. Ulmus Americana L.

Nettle family. Urticaceae.

”Extending westward to the streams of Southern and Central Texas.”

(Coulter). College: along moist creeks and streams; honey yield good but not very plentiful. August.*

WINGED ELM or WAHOO. Ulmus alata Michx.

Nettle family. Urticaceae.

”On streams extending to the valley of the Trinity.” (Coulter). Tree with corky winged branches, along streams and low soils in woods; honey yield good sometimes giving surplus; much pollen; honey of amber color and strong characteristic aroma. August, September.*

GRANJENO. Celtis pallida Torr.

Nettle family. Urticaceae.

”Very common on all mesas and foot-hills of Western and Southern Texas.” (Coulter). Beekeepers value it as an important plant in Southwest Texas. March, April.*

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