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6.6.3 Table List of plant species used as browse for elephants in<br />

UK zoos (Plowman and Turner 2000).<br />

(The column ‘Occurrences’ represents the number of different zoos who<br />

reported using each plant species)<br />

Common Name Scientific Name Occurrences<br />

Alder Alnus 1<br />

Apple Malus domestica 2<br />

Ash Fraxinus 3<br />

Bamboo 4<br />

Banana Musa 2<br />

Bay Laurel Laurus nobilis 2<br />

Beech Fagus 5<br />

Birch Betula 2<br />

Bramble Rubus fruticosus 1<br />

Cherry, sloe etc Prunus 3<br />

Clover Trifolium 2<br />

Daisy Bush Olearia 1<br />

Dandelion Taraxacum 1<br />

Elm Ulmus 2<br />

Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex 4<br />

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna 2<br />

Hazel Corylus 3<br />

Hornbeam Carpinus betula 1<br />

Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum 2<br />

Ivy Hedera helix 1<br />

Knotweed Fallopia 3<br />

Lime Tilia 3<br />

London Plane Platanus Xhispanica 2<br />

Maize Zea mays 1<br />

Maple Acer 2<br />

Mimosa Acacia 1<br />

Mulberry Morus 1<br />

Nettle Urtica dioica 4<br />

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