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EREF SPREADING BUCHWHEAT ARTRW8 WYOMING BIG SAGEBRUSH OPPO PLAINS PRICKLYPEAR CHDE2_ DWARF RABBITBRUSH _ CEINS LITTLELEAF MOUNTAIN MAEA.GONY TREES JUOS UTAH JUNIPER U U U D D U D P D PIED PINYON PINE U U U U U U P P P 1/ Vegetation palatability by animal class is based on the attractiveness of the plant to animals as forage. Grazing preference changes from time to time and place to place depending on the animal class, plant palatability and nutrient value, stage of growth and season of use. C - Cows E - Elk G Up l a.nd_ B Ganeh rd PLANT NAME broom snakeweed threadleaf groundsel Utah, juniper 4. Wood Products: Animal Class Symbols: 'Animal Preference Symbols S - Sheep H - Horses D - Deer P - Pronghorn S Songbirds S Small B N Mammals 3. Major Poisonous Plants to Livestock: LIVESTOCK AFFECTED desert horses princesplume sheep cattle TYPE OF POISONING U U U U P U U U U U D D animals walk into objects, blind staggers, hoofs grow abnormally, hair falls out cattle poisoning not common sheep but will occur on overgrazed rangeland, causes abortions and weak underweight calves cattle horses cattle degeneration of the liver, depression, weakness, diarrhea, darkly stained urine poisoned if large quantaties of berries are eaten Semidesert Juniper Loams #113 Page .6 of 8 U U U U U U - D P P P D P U U D D D P D D D U D D D P P _ D D P P - Preferred D - Desirable U - Und e s ir-able_ N - Not Deter±- ed. SEASON SERIOUS early spring when other feed is scarce when forage is scarce early spring when forage is short or on over grazed ranges when animals lack desirable forage The site does produce scattered Utah juniper trees. The trees grow very slowly and scrubby however, so are of very low value for fence posts and firewood.