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• for sheep is fair and cattle poor. Energy and protein retention values <br />are fair. <br />RED ELDERBERRY: SAMBUCUS RACEMOSA <br />This native shrub grows in moist sites between 5,400 and 11,300 <br />feet in Colorado. Reproduction occurs sexually in Red Elderberry. This <br />plant is not weedy. It is a minor poisoner of livestock. Several <br />species of elderberry have had a bad reputation for many generations, <br />yet cases of poisoning clearly caused by them have rarely been recorded. <br />The plant contains substances which are purgative if taken in moderate <br />amounts. Animals avoid elderberry, and thus poisoning is rare. <br />• RUSSET BUFFALOBERRY: SHEPHERDIA CANADENSIS (L.) NUTT. <br />Dry-moist sites from 7,500 to 11,500 feet are the best areas for <br />this native tree-shrub. It reproduces sexually and is neither weedy nor <br />poisonous to livestock. Buffaloberry grows good in sandy loam, loam and <br />clay loam on gentle to moderate slopes. Growth is fair in these soils <br />on steep slopes. Medium erosion control may be expected with medium <br />establishment requirements for this plant. Short term revegetation <br />potential is low. Long term revegetation potential is medium. Russet <br />Buffaloberry's biomass reproduction is rated as medium. Good cover is <br />produced for all classes of wildlife except elk, which receive fair <br />cover from this tree-shrub. Good food value is obtained by game birds, <br />small non-game birds and small mammals. Fair food value is the rating <br />for elk and deer. Forage palatability for cattle and sheep and energy <br />• and protein values are all poor. <br />Mid-term '94 4.4-A-30 September 15,1994 <br />