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Appendices & Glossary - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

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1284 APPENDIX NINETEEN/NATIVE PLANTS IMPORTANT TO WILDLIFE IN EAST TEXAS<br />

WATERFOWL<br />

VEGETATION TYPE/SPECIES COMMON NAME SEASON OF AVAILABILITY<br />

MARSH PLANTS SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER<br />

Carex spp. SEDGES, CARIC X X X X<br />

Cephalanthus occidentalis BUTTONBUSH, COMMON X X<br />

Echinochloa spp. BARNYARD GRASSES (NATIVE spp.) X X<br />

Eleocharis quadrangulata SPIKE-RUSH, SQUARE-STEM X X X X<br />

Lemnaceae DUCKWEEDS; WATERMEALS X X X X<br />

Leptochloa spp. SPRANGLETOPS X X X X<br />

Ludwigia repens SEEDBOX, ROUND-LEAF X X<br />

Najas guadalupensis WATER-NYMPH, COMMON X X X X<br />

Polygonum spp. KNOTWEEDS; SMARTWEEDS X X X X<br />

Potamogeton spp. PONDWEEDS X X X X<br />

Quercus nigra OAK, WATER X X<br />

Quercus phellos OAK, WILLOW X X<br />

Sagittaria platyphylla ARROWHEAD, DELTA X X X X<br />

Scirpus spp. BULRUSHES X X X X<br />

DEER<br />

Deer eat a very large variety <strong>of</strong> plants, but most <strong>of</strong> them are consumed in small quantities (< 10% <strong>of</strong><br />

the total diet). Also, plant use is seasonal in relation to availability and palatability, so a plant may be<br />

used more in one area than another and more during one season than another. Therefore, few plants<br />

provide the bulk <strong>of</strong> the diet. The following list <strong>of</strong> plants in at least 10% <strong>of</strong> deer diet is compiled from<br />

information from unpublished file data provided by several colleagues, as well as their expertise:<br />

Kevin R. Herriman, District 5 Leader (Post Oak Savannah); Gary E. Calkins, District 6 Leader (Piney<br />

Woods); Clayton R. Wolf, Deer Project Leader; Harry H. Haucke, Manager, Gus Engeling Wildlife Management<br />

Area; Billy C. Lambert, Jr., District 5 Wildlife Biologist; and James H. Yantis, District 5 Wildlife<br />

Biologist, retired.<br />

VEGETATION TYPE/SPECIES COMMON NAME SEASON OF AVAILABILITY<br />

TREES SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER<br />

Carya aquatica HICKORY, WATER X X X<br />

Carya texana HICKORY, BLACK X X X<br />

Celtis laevigata SUGARBERRY; HACKBERRY, SUGAR X X X<br />

Cornus florida DOGWOOD, FLOWERING X X X<br />

Gleditsia triacanthos HONEY-LOCUST, COMMON X X X<br />

Nyssa sylvatica BLACK-GUM X X<br />

Quercus spp. OAKS X X X X<br />

Sassafras albidum SASSAFRAS X X X<br />

Ulmus spp. ELMS X X<br />

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis PRICKLY-ASH, HERCULES’-CLUB X X X<br />

SHRUBS<br />

Callicarpa americana BEAUTY-BERRY, AMERICAN X X X X<br />

Crataegus spp. HAWTHORNS X X X X<br />

Hypericum hypericoides ST. ANDREW’S-CROSS X X X X<br />

Ilex vomitoria YAUPON X X<br />

Rhus spp. SUMACS X X X<br />

Vaccinium arboreum FARKLE-BERRY X X X X

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