Oklahoma Native Plant Record, Volume 15, Number 1, December 2015


Oklahoma Native Plant Record 
Journal of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society 

P. O. Box 14274 
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-1274 
Volume 15, December 2015 

ISSN 1536-7738 
http://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/ 

Managing Editor: Sheila Strawn  
Production Editor: Paula Shryock 

Electronic Production Editor: Sandy Graue  
Manuscript Editor: Mark Fishbein 

Technical Advisor: Kristi Rice 

The purpose of ONPS is to encourage the study, protection, propagation, appreciation, 
and use of the native plants of Oklahoma. Membership in ONPS is open to any person 
who supports the aims of the Society. ONPS offers individual, student, family, and life 
memberships.  

2015 Officers and Board Members 

President: Joe Roberts 
Vice-President: Sheila Strawn 
Secretary: Sandy Graue 
Treasurer: Mary Korthase 
Historian: Adam Ryburn 
Past President: Adam Ryburn 
Board Members: 
 Mike Dunn 
 Pearl Garrison 
 Elaine Lynch 
 Jay Pruett 
 Bruce Smith 
 Lara Souza 
Chapter Chairs: 

Central: Adam Ryburn 
Cross Timbers: Mark Fishbein 
Northeast: Connie Murray 

 Southwest: Doug Kemper 

Publicity/Merchandise Chair: Alicia Nelson 
Conservation Chair: Chadwick Cox  
Tulsa Garden Club Liaison: Sue Amstutz 
Betty Kemm Service Award: Sue Amstutz 
Awards Chair: Gloria Caddell 
Membership Database: Tina Julich 
Photo Contest Chair: Lynn Michael 
Mailings/Printings Chair: Karen Haworth 
Gaillardia Editors:  

Adam Ryburn, Marilyn Stewart 
Website Manager: Adam Ryburn 

http://www.oknativeplants.org 

Cover photo: Euonymous americana  
(Hearts-a-bustin; Strawberry bush)  
by Connie Arnold 

Articles (c) The Authors
Journal compilation (c) Oklahoma Native Plant Society
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https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.17.100108

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Table of Contents 

Foreword  ....................................................................................................................................................  3 

Preface to First Flowering Dates for Central Oklahoma  ....................................................................  4 
  Dr. Wayne Elisens 

First Flowering Dates for Central Oklahoma  .......................................................................................  6 
  Mr. Ben Osborn 

Forest Structure and Fire History at Lake Arcadia, Oklahoma County, 
Oklahoma (1820–2014)  .........................................................................................................................  19 
  Dr. Chad King 

Interplanting Floral Resource Plants with Vegetable Plants Enhances  
Beneficial Arthropod Abundance in a Home Garden.  .....................................................................  31 

Ms. Chrisdon B. Bonner, Dr. Eric J. Rebek, Dr. Janet C. Cole,  
Dr. Brian A. Kahn, and Dr. Janette A. Steets 

Contributions to the Flora of Cimarron County and the Black Mesa Area  ...................................  49 
Ms. Amy K. Buthod and Dr. Bruce W. Hoagland 

Antifungal Activity in Extracts of Plants from Southwestern Oklahoma 
against Aspergillus flavus.  ..........................................................................................................................  78 

Dr. Tahzeeba Frisby and Cameron University Students 

Kudzu, Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.  Abundance and Distribution in Oklahoma.  ...................  96 
Ms. Marli Claytor and Dr. Karen R. Hickman 

Critic’s Choice Essay: Mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum (Raf.) Johnston  ...........................................  105 
Dr. Paul Buck 

Editorial Policies and Procedures  .......................................................................................................  107 

Five Year Index to Oklahoma Native Plant Record  ...............................................  inside back cover


	Oklahoma Native Plant Record, Journal of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society, Volume 15, December 2015
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