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Page 8 M240 <br />ANIMAL PREFERENCE <br />G S S <br />COMMON NAME C S H E D A B B M <br />TREE SHRUBS AND HALF SHRUBS (C on t) <br />WAX CURRANT M H M H H M H H H <br />BRISTLECONE PINE L L L L L L M M M <br />GAMBEL OAK L M L M M M H H H <br />FRINGED SAGEBRUSH M H M H H H M M M <br />LIMBER PINE L L L L L L M H M <br />PINYON PINE L L L L L L H H H <br />ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUNIPER L L L M M L M H M <br />ROCKY MOUNTAIN DOUGLAS FIR L L L M M L M M H <br />2/ Vegetation palatability by animal class is based on the <br />attractiveness of the plant to animals as forage. Grazing <br />preference changes from time to time and place to place <br />depending on the animal class, plant palatability and <br />nutrient value, stage of growth and season of use. <br />Animal Class Symbols: G _Upland Animal Preference <br />Symbols: <br />B Gamebirds ' <br />C - Cows E - Elk H - High <br />S - Sheep D - Deer S _Songbirds M - Medium <br />H - Horses A - Antelope B L - Low <br />U - Undetermined <br />S Small <br />M Medium <br />d. MaJOr Poisonous Plants to Livestock 3/ <br />PLANT LIVESTOCK TYPE OF SEASON <br />COMMON NAME AFFECTED POISONING SERIOUS <br />Silvery Lupine All <br />Gambel Oak Cattle <br />Ponderosa Pine Cattle <br />Acute Seed Stage <br />Acute Spring <br />Cumulative When <br />desirable <br />forage is <br />lacking <br />3/ For additional information regarding poisoning by specific <br />plants, See Colorado Range Technical Note. <br />2. <br />Hood Products <br />The site has a low-value potential for lumber. The potential for <br />firewood cutting is higher on areas level enough to work. <br />Christmas tree production is very limited due to the scattered <br />nature of the trees and a severe seedling mortality problem. The <br />erosion hazard is severe on slopes greater than 35%. <br />1 <br />