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TABLES<br />

Table 1. Preferred forages <strong>of</strong> <strong>white</strong>-<strong>tailed</strong> <strong>deer</strong> (Odocoileus virg<strong>in</strong>ianus) <strong>in</strong> seven habitats <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Florida</strong> (F = flatwoods; POU = p<strong>in</strong>e – oak upl<strong>and</strong>s; S = swamps; H = hammocks; P =<br />

prairies; SPSO = s<strong>and</strong> p<strong>in</strong>e – scrub oak; FWM = fresh water marshes) (Harlow <strong>and</strong><br />

Jones 1965).<br />

Scientific Name Common Name Plant Part F<br />

Quercus spp. oak leaves/acorns X X X X X<br />

Basidiomycetes<br />

mushrooms entire X X X X<br />

Serenoa repens<br />

saw palmetto berries X X<br />

Sabal etonia<br />

scrub palmetto berries X<br />

Sabal palmetto<br />

cabbage palm berries X<br />

Trilisa odoratissima<br />

vanillaleaf leaves/acorns X<br />

Ilex glabra<br />

bitter gallberry or <strong>in</strong>kberry leaves/twigs/berries X X X<br />

Ilix coriacea<br />

sweet gallberry leaves/twigs/berries X X X<br />

Ilex cass<strong>in</strong>e<br />

dahoon holly leaves/twigs/berries X X X X<br />

Ilex vomitoria<br />

yaupon holly leaves/twigs X X<br />

Itea virg<strong>in</strong>ica<br />

Virg<strong>in</strong>ia willow leaves/twigs X X<br />

Smilax spp.<br />

greenbrier leaves/v<strong>in</strong>e/berries X X X X X X<br />

Cliftonia monophylla<br />

black titi leaves/twigs X X<br />

Kalmia hirsuta<br />

hairy laurel or wicky leaves/twigs X X<br />

Vacc<strong>in</strong>ium myrs<strong>in</strong>ites<br />

blueberry leaves/twigs X X X<br />

Osmunda regalis<br />

royal fern fronds X X X<br />

Rhus copall<strong>in</strong>um<br />

w<strong>in</strong>ged sumac fruit<strong>in</strong>g heads X X<br />

Magnolia virg<strong>in</strong>iana<br />

sweet bay leaves/twigs X X<br />

Gelsemium sempervirens<br />

jessam<strong>in</strong>e leaves/v<strong>in</strong>e/berries X<br />

Nyssa spp. black gum <strong>and</strong> sweet tupelo fruits X<br />

Taxodium spp.<br />

bald <strong>and</strong> pond cypress leaves/twigs X<br />

Gram<strong>in</strong>eae<br />

broadbladed grasses stems/blades X X X X<br />

Legum<strong>in</strong>osae<br />

legumes leaves/stems X X<br />

Juncus effusus<br />

s<strong>of</strong>t rush stems/blades X X X<br />

Rubus spp.<br />

blackberry <strong>and</strong> dewberry leaves/twigs X X X<br />

Acer rubrum<br />

red maple leaves X X<br />

P<strong>in</strong>us spp.<br />

p<strong>in</strong>e needles X X X<br />

Viburnum spp.<br />

virburnum <strong>and</strong> haw leaves/twigs X X<br />

Diospyros virg<strong>in</strong>iana common persimmon fruits X X<br />

Vitis spp.<br />

grape leaves X X<br />

Centella rep<strong>and</strong>a<br />

spadeleaf stem/leaves X X X<br />

Nymphaea odorata<br />

American <strong>white</strong> waterlily leaves X X X<br />

Dr<strong>in</strong>um americanum<br />

swamp lily leaves X X X<br />

Salix spp.<br />

willow leaves/twigs X X X<br />

Hymenocallis tridentata<br />

spider lily leaves X<br />

Ludwigia natans creep<strong>in</strong>g primrose willow leaves X X<br />

Jussiaea peruviana<br />

Peruvian primrose willow leaves X X X<br />

Monotropa brittonii<br />

Indian pipe entire X X X<br />

Garberia fruticosa<br />

garberia leaves/twigs X<br />

Brasenia spp.<br />

water shield leaves X X<br />

Berchemia sc<strong>and</strong>ens<br />

rattan v<strong>in</strong>e leaves/twigs X<br />

Hypericum spp. St. John's wort <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong>weed leaves/twigs X X<br />

47<br />

POU<br />

S<br />

H<br />

P<br />

SPSO<br />

FWM

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