By David B. Williams
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Blackbrush has opposite branches, unlike the alternate branches of the similarlooking curlleaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius). When the roots push down into cracks they begin a process known as biological weathering, where plants and/or animals contribute Page 42 to the chemical and mechanical breakdown of rocks. August Fendler (1813–1883) was a Germanborn naturalist who was one of the first botanists to collect plants in New Mexico and Texas. Another common name, old man sage, alludes to the grayish hairlike leaves.
Although they often grow along roadsides, encelia also can be found on talus and slickrock associated with blackbrush and shadscale. The genus name honors Christopher Encel, an English botanist who wrote a book on oak galls in 1577. They are the most conspicuous plant in the fall and easily identified by their abundant flowers, 3 inchlong linear leaves, and strong scent. The spiders do not build webs; instead, they catch their quarry with a quick rush followed by a paralyzing bite. Riparian or Protected The following section is characterized by plants that live along watercourse banks or that live in restricted habitats like protected canyons or alcoves.
Old World varieties of Ephedra contain ephedrine. confertifolia). pump excess salts into hairbladders on the leaf surface; eventual rupture of these hairs excretes the salt. Fourwing saltbush is generally dioecious, but in some situations they may be monoecious or even transsexual and can reverse themselves, switching from male to female and back again. Greasewood survives in soils inhospitable to most plants by having deeply penetrating roots that can reach down to 57 feet to obtain ground water.