AMERICAN MISTLETOE. Phoradendron flavescens Nutt.
Mistletoe family. Loranthaceae.
"From Eagle Pass to Central Texas. Reported on Ulmus, Prosopis,
Quercus, etc." (Coulter). Honey yield abundant and also pollen, very
valuable for early brood rearing. The first source for bees in the
season. December, January.* "Blooms in January and February if weather
is not too cold, yields pollen and honey." (Milam, D. C, Uvalde,
Texas).
SPURGE. Euphorbia marginata Pursh.
Spurge family. Euphorbiaceae.
"Throughout the valleys of the Pecos and Rio Grande."
(Coulter). Along valleys and lowlands; honey yield of no
importance. June, October.*
SONORA CROTON. Croton Sonorae Torr.
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.*
HACKBERRY. Celtis Mississippiensis Bosc.
Nettle family. Urticaceae.
"Extending to Central Texas." (Coulter). In woodlands; much planted
for shade; honey yield fair, valuable for pollen in the spring. March,
April.*
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