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Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Woody Plants

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1 Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Woody Plants
Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Woody Plants

2 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

3 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

4 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

5 Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT
Coyote Willow Perennial Native Fair for Grazers Good for Browsers Alternate leaf arrangement on stem Linear leaf shape

6 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

7 Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT
Juniper Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Fair for Browsers Leaves have overlapping scales Evergreen (non-deciduous)

8 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

9 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

10 Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT
Redosier Dogwood Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Fair for Browsers Red stems Opposite leaves

11 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

12 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

13 Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT
Snowberry Perennial Native Poor for Grazers Poor for Browsers Oval leaves Opposite on stem

14 Range Plants -- OBJ 3: PPT
Winterfat Perennial Native Good for Grazers Good for Browsers Hairy leaf surface Enrolled leaf margin


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