Richard B. Taylor is a certified wildlife biologist with over thirty years’ experience in natural resource management. He provides technical assistance with white-tailed deer and other game species management, game bird management, non-game wildlife management, livestock management, water management, habitat management, and prescribed burns. He lives in Uvalde, Texas.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Historical PerspectivesBrush ManagementHabitat AppraisalPlant Quick KeyThorned Plants Straight Thorned GranjenoTexas ebonyTexas palo verdeHoney mesquiteHuisacheBlackbrush acaciaTwisted acaciaAllthornBrasilKnifeleaf condaliaGreen condaliaLotebushComaAmargosaWolfberryCurved Thorned Fragrant mimosaRetamaGuajilloCatclaw acaciaRoemer acaciaLime pricklyashThornless Plants Four-wing saltbushLittleleaf sumacAgaritoWild oliveAnaquaSugar hackberryDesert yauponTexas persimmonVine ephedraSouthwest bernardiaFalse mesquiteTexas kidneywoodMountain laurelLive oakPecanShrubby blue sageNarrowleaf forestieraHogplumCoyotilloCenizoCedar elmWhitebrushLantanaGuayacanCreosotebushCacti, Succulents, and Yucca Spanish daggerPricklypearTasajilloLeatherstemAppendix I. Benefits of Plants to Various Classes of WildlifeAppendix II. Palatability Index of White-tailed Browse Plants in South TexasAppendix III. Nutritional Value of PlantsAppendix IV. Common Scientific Names of Plants and Animals Mentioned in TextIllustrated GlossaryBibliographyIndex

Richard B. Taylor is a certified wildlife biologist with over thirty years’ experience in natural resource management. He provides technical assistance with white-tailed deer and other game species management, game bird management, non-game wildlife management, livestock management, water management, habitat management, and prescribed burns. He lives in Uvalde, Texas.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Historical PerspectivesBrush ManagementHabitat AppraisalPlant Quick KeyThorned Plants Straight Thorned GranjenoTexas ebonyTexas palo verdeHoney mesquiteHuisacheBlackbrush acaciaTwisted acaciaAllthornBrasilKnifeleaf condaliaGreen condaliaLotebushComaAmargosaWolfberryCurved Thorned Fragrant mimosaRetamaGuajilloCatclaw acaciaRoemer acaciaLime pricklyashThornless Plants Four-wing saltbushLittleleaf sumacAgaritoWild oliveAnaquaSugar hackberryDesert yauponTexas persimmonVine ephedraSouthwest bernardiaFalse mesquiteTexas kidneywoodMountain laurelLive oakPecanShrubby blue sageNarrowleaf forestieraHogplumCoyotilloCenizoCedar elmWhitebrushLantanaGuayacanCreosotebushCacti, Succulents, and Yucca Spanish daggerPricklypearTasajilloLeatherstemAppendix I. Benefits of Plants to Various Classes of WildlifeAppendix II. Palatability Index of White-tailed Browse Plants in South TexasAppendix III. Nutritional Value of PlantsAppendix IV. Common Scientific Names of Plants and Animals Mentioned in TextIllustrated GlossaryBibliographyIndex