Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Woody Plants Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Woody Plants
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Antelope Bitterbrush Perennial Native Fair for Grazers Good for Browsers Bright yellow flowers Wedge-shaped leaf shape with 3 tips
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Big Sagebrush Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Good for Browsers Narrow wedge-shaped leaves with 3 tips Flowers have no petals; same color as leaves
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Chokecherry Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Poor for Browsers Serrate leaf margins Alternate leaf arrangement ** Poisonous – This plant can produce a cyanide compound
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Coyote Willow Perennial Native Fair for Grazers Good for Browsers Alternate leaf arrangement on stem Linear leaf shape
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Fair for Browsers Leaves rolled under/enrolled; hence the name “curl-leaf” White/gray stems
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Juniper Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Fair for Browsers Leaves have overlapping scales Evergreen (non-deciduous)
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Quaking Aspen Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Fair for Browsers Obovate leaf shape Flattened petiole makes leaf “quake” in the wind flattened petiole makes it “quake” 8
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Rabbitbrush Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Poor for Browsers two types: Gray Rabbitbrush, and Green Rabbitbrush Terminal seedheads; flowers at top of stalk Linear leaves gray rabbitbrush green rabbitbrush
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Redosier Dogwood Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Fair for Browsers Red stems Opposite leaves
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Serviceberry Perennial Native Fair for Grazers Good for Browsers Leaves white on bottom serrated margins = top; entire = bottom Leaves green on top
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Shadscale Saltbrush Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Good for Browsers Ovate or obovate leaves; circular like a rounded scale Alternate leaves
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Snowberry Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Poor for Browsers Oval leaves Opposite on stem
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Winterfat Perennial Native Good for Grazers Good for Browsers Hairy leaf surface Enrolled leaf margin