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Scientific Names
Genus and Species
Common Name
Abronia fragransSnowball sandverbena
Achillea millefolium lanulosa Western yarrow
Aconitum columbianum-PColumbia monkshood
Actaea rubraRed baneberry
Agastache urticifoliaNettleleaf horsemint
Agoseris glaucaPale agroseris
Alisma plantago-aquaticaWaterplantain
Allium acuminatumTapertip onion
Allium brevistylumShortstyle onion
Allium ceruumNodding onion
Allium nevadenseNevada onion
Allium textileTextile onion
Amaranthus blitoidesAmaranth or pigweed
Amaranthus retroflexusRedrootamaranth
Anaphalis margarttaceaCommon pear-everlasting
Anemone patens mulifidaSpreading pasque-flower
Antennaria alpinaAlpine pussy toes
Antennaria dimorphaLow pussy toes
Antennaria parvifoliaLittleleaf pussy toes
Antennaria roseaRose pussy toes
Apocynum cannabinum - PHemp dogbane
Aquilegia speciesColumbine
ArabisdrummondiiDrummond rockcress
Arenaria congestaBallhead sandwort
ArenariafendleriFendler sandwort
Arenaria hookeriHookersandwort
Arenaria obtusilobaTwinflowersandwort
Artemisia ludovicianaWhite sage
Asclepias labriformis -PMilkweed
Asclepias speciosa - PShowy milkweed
Asclepias subverticillataHorsetail milkweed - P
Aster chilensisadscendensPacific aster
Aster engelmanniiEngelmann aster
Aster ericoides pansusHeath aster
Aster foliaceus canbyiAlpine leafybract aster
Astragalus adsurgens robustior Milkvetch
Astragalus beckwithiiBeckwith milkvetch
Astragalus bisulatus - PTwogrooved locoweed
Astragalus cibariusSilkly milkvetch
Astragalus cicerChickpea milkvetch
Astragalus convallarius-PTimber poisonvetch
* Y=Year Round, S=Spring, S=Summer, F=Fall, W=Winter
** H=High, M=Medium, L=Low
Data from USFS, Range Analysis Handbook, Region 4, 11/86
1
YSSFW*
LLLLL**
MMMML MMMLL LMLLL LLMML HHHML
MHL -
MHL-
MHL-
MHL-
MHL-MMMLHHHMLLLLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL LLLLL LMMLL
MMMLL LMMLL LMMLL LMMLL LMMLL MMMLL
LLLLL LLLLL LLLLL MMMML HHHML MMMLL MLMML MMMLMMMMLMLLMMMLHHHMMMML
Scientific Names
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Astragalus crassicarpus
Astragalus drummondii
Astragalus flexuosus
Astragalus miser - P
Astragalus missouriensis
Astragalus mollissimus-P
Astragalus pectinatus - P
Astragalus purshii
Astragalus spactulatus
Balsamorhiza hookeri
Balsamorhiza incana
Balsamorhiza macrophylla
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Bassia hyssopifolia
Brassica nigra
Calochortus nuttallii
Caltha leptosepala
Camassia quamash
Campanula rotundifolia
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardaria draba
Carduus nutans
Castilleja angustifolia
Castilleja chromosa
Castilleja flava
Castilleja integra
Castilleja linariaefolia
Castilleja miniata
Castilleja occidentalis
Castilleja sulphurea
Centaurea maculosa
Centaurea repens
Cerastium arvense
Ceratophyllum demersum
Chaenactis douglasii
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium leptophyllum Chenopodium rubrum
Chorispora tenella
Cicuta douglasii - P
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium coloraense
Cirsium foliosum
Cirsium undulatum
Cirsium vulgare
Clematis columbiana
Clematis hirsutissima
Clematis ligusticifolia
Cleome lutea
Cleome serrulata
Comandra umbellata
Common Name
Groundplum milkvetch
Drummond milkvetch
Flexile milkvetch
Weedy milkvetch
Missouri milkvetch
Wooly milkvetch
Narrowleaf poisonvetch
Pursh locoweed
Tufted milkvetch
Hooker balsamroot
Hoary balsamroot
Cutleaf balsamroot
Arrowleaf balsamroot
Fivehook bassia
Black mustard
Segolily, mariposa lily
Elkslip marshmarigold
Common camass
Bluebell
Shephards-purse
Pepperweed whitetop
Musk bristlethistle
Northwestern painted-cup
Desert Indian paintbrush
Yellow Indian Paintbrush
Wholeleaf painted-cup
Wyoming painted-cup
Scarlet painted-cup
Western painted-cup
Sulphur painted-cup Centaurea
Russian centaurea
Starry cerastium
Hormwort
Douglas chaenactis
Lambsquarter goosefoot
Slimleaf goosefoot
Goosefoot
Blue mustard
Douglas waterhemlock
Canada thistle
Thistle
Elk thistle
Wavyleaf thistle
Bull thistle
Virginsbower
Scott clematis
Western virginsbower
Yellow spiderflower
Bee spiderflower
Toadflax
2
YSSFW
LLL--
LLL--
MML—
MMM—
LLL-
MMM-
MMM-
MMML
LLLL
HHHHM
HHHHM
MHMML
HHHHM
MMMMM MMMMM HHHM
HMHML MHMMMMMML MMMMM LMMLL LLLLL MMMML MMMML MMMML MMMML MMMML MMMML HHHHL
MMMML
LLLLL LLLLL LMMLL
L
LMLLL HHMM
HHM-HHM-
MMML
LLLLL LLLLL LLLLL LLLLL LLLLL LLLLL MMMML MMMML MMMML MMM-
MMM-MMMLL
Scientific Names
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Conium maculatum - P Convolvulus arvensis
Conyza canadensis
Corydalis aurea
Corydalis caeseana
Coryphantha missouriensis
Coryphantha vivipara
Crepis acuminata
Crepis intermedia
Crepis modocensis
Crepis occidentalis
Crepis runcinata
Croton texensis
Cryptantha celosiodes
Cryptantha humilis Cryptantha sericea Cymopterus acaulis
Cymopterus purpurascens
Cynoglossum officinale
Dalea enneandra
Dalea purpurea
Dalea villosa
Delphinium barbeyi - P
Delphinium bicolor - P
Delphinium geyeri - P
Delphinium nuttallianum-p
Delphinium occidentale-P
Descuraninia pinnata
Dipsacus sylvestris
Dodecatheon pulchellum
Dyssodia papposa
Epilobium angustifolium
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum laevigatum
Erigeron argentatus
Erigeron engelmannii
Erigeron pumilus
Erigeron simplex
Erigeron speciosus macranthus
Eriogonum alatum
Eriogonum cernuum
Eriogonum effusum
Eriogonum flavum
Eriogonum inflatum
Eriogonum racemosum
Eritrichium aretioides
Erodium cicutarium
Erysimum asperum
Erythronium grandiforum
Euphorbia esula
Common Name
Poison-hemlock
European glorybind
Canada horseweed
Budbeak
Fitweed
Nipple coryphantha
Cushion coryphantha
Tapertip hawksbeard
Gray hawksbeard
Modoc hawksbeard
Western hawksbeard
Dandelion hawksbeard
Texas croton
Cryptantha Cryptantha Cryptantha
Stemless spring parsley
Parsley
Common hounds tongue
Dalea, prairie clover
Dalea
Dalea
Barbey larkspur
Little larkspur
Geyer larkspur
Nuttall larkspur
Duncecap larkspur
Pinnate tansymustard
Venus-cup teasel
Darkthroat shootingstar
Dogweed
Fireweed
Field horsetail
Western scouring-rush
Smooth horsetail
Fleabane
Engelmann fleabane
Low fleabane
Oneflower fleabane
Oregon fleabane
Wing eriogonum
Nodding eriogonum
Rush eriogonum
Eriogonum
Desert trumpet eriogonum
Redroot eriogonum
Forget-me-not
Filaree
Plains erysimum
Lambstongue fawnlily
Leafy spurge
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YSSFW
LLLLL HHHHM
LMMLL
LMLLLMLLLLLLL LLLLL HHHMM
HHHMM HHHMM
MHMLL MHMLL LLLLL MMM-
MMM-
MMM-LML- LML-
LLLLL
MMMLL MMMLL LLLLL LLLLL MMMLL LML-
LLLLL MHMM
LLL-
HHHML LLLLL LLLLL LLLLL
HHHMM
HHHMM
HHHMM HHHMM HHHMM
MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL
HHHML
LLL--
MMMLL
L
HHH-
MHMM-
MHM--
LMLLL
Scientific Names
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Genus and Species
Fragaria vesca bracteata
Fragaria virginiana
Frasera montana
Frasera speciosa
Fritillaria atropurpurea
Fritillaria pudica
Gaillardia aristata
Galium boreale
Gaura coccinea
Gentiana affinis
Geranium fremontii
Geranium viscossimum
Geum rossiiterbinatum
Geum triflorum
Gilia aggregata
Gilia congesta
Gilia pumila
Gilia spicata
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Grindelia squarrosa
Halogeton glomeratus - P
Hedysarum boreale
Helenium autumnale
Helianthella quinquenervis
Helianthella uniflora
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus maximilianii
Helianthus petiolaris
Helianthus rigidus
Heracleum spondylium
Heterotheca villosa
Hieracium cynoglossoides
Hieracium scouleri
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Hyroenopappus filifolius
Hyroenoxys acaulis
Hyroenoxys grandiflora
Hypericum perforatum P
Iris missouriensis
Isatis tinctoria
Iva axillaris
Iva xanthifolia
Kuhnia eupatoriodes
Lactuca serriola
Lactuca tatarica puchella
Lappula echinata
Lappula redowskii
Lathyrus leucanthus
Lathyrus ochroleucus
Lemna minor
Lemna trisulca
CommonName
YSSFW
European strawberry
Virginia strawberry
Small frasera
Showy frasera
Purplespot fritillary
Yellow fritillary
Common perennial gaillardia
Northern bedstraw
Scarlet gaura
RockyMountain pleated gentiana
Fremont geranium
Geranium
Avens
Avens
American licorice
Curley gumweed
Halogeton
Northern sweetvetch
Common sneezeweed
Fivenerve helianthella
Oneflower helianthella
Common sunflower
Maximilian sunflower
Prairie sunflower
Sunflower
Cowparsnip
Hairy goldaster
Houndstongue hawksweed Woolyweed
Ballhead waterleaf
Hyroenopappus
Stemless hyroenoxys
Graylocks hyroenoxys
Klamath weed
RockyMountain iris
Dyers woad
Poverty sumpweed
Rag sumpweed
False boneset
Prickly lettuce
Chicory lettuce
European stickseed
Annual stickseed
Aspen peavine
Peavine
Common duckweed
Star duckweed
4
MMMMM MMMMM
MMMMM MMMMM MHM-
MHM-
MMMML MMMLL LMLLL
MML-
HHHML MHMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL LMMLL MMMLL MMMLL LLLLL LLLLL
LLL-
HHHHH
LLLLL MMMLL MMMHM MMMML MMMML MMMML MMMML HHHHM
MMMLL HHHML HHHML
HHH-
MMMLL MMMML MMMML LLLLL LLLLL LMML
LMLLL LMLLL MMMLL HHHML HHHML LMLLL
MLL
HMHHM HMHHM LLLLL LLLLL
Scientific Names
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Genus and Species
Lepidium densiflorum Lepidium perfoliatum
Leucelene ericoides
Leucocrinum montanum
Lewisia redivia
Liatris punctata
Ligusticum porteri
Linaria dalmatica
Linaria vulgaris
Linum lewisii
Linum rigidum
Lithospermum ruderale
Lomatium dissectum
Lomatium foeniculaceum
Lomatium grayi
Lomatium triternatum
Lotus corniculatus
Lupinus alpestris
Lupinus argenteus - P
Lupinus caudatus - P
Lupinus leucophyllus - P
Lupinus pusillus
Lupinus sericeus - P
Lygodesmia juncea
Machaeranthera bigelovii
Machaeranthera canescens
Machaeranthera glabriuscula
Machaeranthera grindeloides
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Madia glomerata
Malcolmia africana
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus alba
Melilotus officinalis
Mentzelia albicaulis
Mentzelia decapetala
Mertensia ciliata
Mertensia lanceolata
Mertensia oblongifolia
Monarda fistulosa
Musineon divaricatum
Myosotis alpestris
Myriophyllum spicatum
Oenothera caespitosa
Oenothera coronopifolia
Onobrychis viciaefolia
Osmorhiza occidentalis
Oxyria digyna
Oxytenia acerosa
Oxytropis lambertii - P
CommonName
Prairie pepperweed
Clasping pepperweed
Heath aster
Common starlily
Bitterroot lewisia
Dotted gayfeather
Porter ligusticum
Dalmatian toadflax
Butter-and-eggs toadflax
Lewis flax
Stiffstem flax
Waysided' gromwell
Carrotleaf leptotaenia
Lomatium
Gray lomatium
Narrowleaf lomatium
Birdsfoot deervetch
Mountain lupine
Silvery lupine
Tailcup lupine
Velvet lupine
Rusty lupine
Silky lupine
Rush skeletonplant
Bigelow aster
Hoary aster
Alkali aster
Aster
Tansyleaf aster
Cluster tarweed
African mustard
Black medick
Alflafa
White sweetclover
Yellow sweetclover
Whitestem mentzelia
Tenpedal mentzelia
Mountain bluebells
Lanceleaf bluebells
Oblongleaf bluebells
Wildbergamot beebalm
Leafy musineon
Alpine forget-me-not
Parrot feather
Tufted evening primrose
Evening primrose
Common sainfoin
Sweet anise
Alpine mountain sorrel
Prickly oxytenia
Lambert crazyweed
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YSSFW
LMLLL
MLL
L
LLLLL LMLLL MMMMM HHHHL
LLLLL LLLLL MHMML MML-MMMLL MML-
MML-
MML -
MML-HHHMH MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL LLLLL LLLLL MMMML LLLLL LMMLL LLLLL LLLLL
LLLLL
HHHMM HHHHH HHHHL HHHML
MMM-
MMM-
HHHHM HHHHM HHHHM
M
MMM-
MMMLL LLLLL MMM-
MMM-
HHHMM HHHML MMMLL
LLLLL LLLLL
Scientific Names
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Oxytropis sericea - P
Pedicularis bracteosa
Pedicularis groenlandica
Pemstemon eriantherus
Penstemon albidus
Penstemon caespitosus
Penstemon cyananthus
Penstemon eatonii
Penstemon fremontii
Penstemon laricifolius
Penstemon nitidus
Penstemon palmeri
Penstemon strictus
Penstemon whippleanus
Petrophytum caespitosum
Phacelia hastata
Phacelia sericea
Phlox condensata
Phlox hoodii
Phlox longifolia
Phlox multiflora
Phlox muscoides
Plantago patagmica
Polemonium foliossimum
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum bistortoides
Polygonum coccineum
Polygonum douglasii
Polygonum lapathifolium
Polygonum persicaria
Polygonum ramosissimum
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton filiformis
Potamogeton foliosus
Potemogeton nodosus
Potemogeton pectinatus
Potemogeton pusillus
Potemogeton richardsonii
Potentilla anserina
Potentilla fruticosa
Potentilla glandulosa
Intermedia
Potentilla gracilis
Psoralea tenuiflora
Ranunculus aquatilis
Ranunculus cYffibalaria
Ranunculus eschscholtzii
Ranunculus glaberrimus
Ratibida columnifera
Rudbeckia laciniata
Rudbeckia occidentalis
CommonName
Silky crazyweed
Bracted pedicularis
Elephanthead lousewort
Fuzzy tongue penstemon
Penstemon
Mat penstemon
Wasatch penstemon
Eaton penstemon
Fremont penstemon
Penstemon
Waxleaf penstemon
Palmer penstemon
RockyMountain penstemon
Whipple penstemon
Tufted rockmat
Alpine phacelia
Silky phacelia
Phlox
Hoods phlox
Longleaf phlox
Flowery phlox
Phlox
Wooly Indianwheat
Leafy poleminium
Prostrate knotweed
American bistort
Bigroot ladysthumb
Douglas knotweed
Curly top ladysthumb
Spotted ladysthumb
Bush knotweed
Curly pondweed
Pondweed
Leafy pondweed
Longleaf pondweed
Fennell-leaf pondweed
Baby pondweed
Richardson pondweed
Silverleaf cinquefoil
Cinquefoil
Cinquefoil
Northwest cinquefoil
Slimflower scurf-peer
Hairleaf water buttercup
RockyMountain buttercup
Eschscholtz buttercup
Sagebrush buttercup
Upright prairie coneflower
Cutleaf coneflower
Western coneflower
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YSSFW
LLLLL LLLLL
LLLLL
MMMLL MMMLL LMLLL LMLLL HHHML MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL LMMLL MHMLL MHMLL LLLLL LMLLL LMLLL
LMLLL LMLLL
MMMM
MMMLL LMMLL LMMLL LMMLL LMMLL LMMLL
LMMLL LMMLL LLMLL LLMLL LLMLL LLMLL LLMLL LLMLL LLMLL MLMML MLMMM MLMML
MLMML LMMLL LLL-
MMM-
MMM-
MMM-MMMLL LLLLL LLLLL
Scientific Names
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Rumex acetosella
Rumex crispus
Rumex venosus
Ruppia maritima
Sagittaria cuneata
Salicornia rubra
Salicornia utahensis
Salsola pestifer (kali)
Sedum lanceolatum
Selaginella densa densa
Senecio amplectens
Senecio canus
Senecio crassulus
Senecio integerrimus - P
Senecio multilobatus
Senecio plattensis
Senecio riddellii
Senecio serra
Senecio triangularis
Sibbaldia procumbens
Silene acaulis
Sisymbrium altissimum
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Smilacina racemosa
Smilacina stellata
Solanum rostratum
Solidago canadensis
Solidago gigantea
Solidago missouriensis
Solidago mollis
Solidago occidentalis
Solidago rigida
Sonchus arvensis
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Sphaeralcea grossulariaefolia
Sphaeralcea munroana
Stanleya pinnata
Stellaria jamesiana
Stellaria media
Suaeda calceoliformis
Suaeda intermedia
Taraxacum officinale
Thalictrum fendleri
Thalictrum occidentale
Thalictrum venulosum
Thermopsis montana
Thlaspi arvense
Thlaspi montanum
Tradescantia occidentalis
Tragopogon dubius major
CommonName
Sheep sorrel
Curly dock
Veiny dock
Widgeongrass
Duckpotato arrowhead
Glasswort
Utah glasswort, samphire
Russian thistle
Lancedleaved sedum
Spikemoss selaginella
Showy alpine groundsel
Wooly groundsel
Thickleaf groundsel
Lambstongue groundsel
Lobeleaf groundsel
Groundsel
Groundsel Groundsel
Arrowleaf groundsel
Moss silene
Tumblemustard
Blue-eyed-grass
Fat Solomon-plume
Starry Solomon-plume
Buffalobur nightshade
Canada goldenrod
Giant goldenrod
Missouri goldenrod
Velvety goldenrod
Western goldenrod
Stiff goldenrod
Field sowthistle
Desert globemallow
Scarlet globemallow
Gooseberryleaf globemallow
Munro globemallow
Desert princesplume
Tuber starwort
Chickweed
Seepweed
Seepweed
Common dandelion
Fendler meadowrue
Western meadowrue
Veiny meadowrue
Mountain thermopsis
Field penneycress
Blue penneycress
Prairie spiderwort
Yellow salsify
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YSSFW
MMMML MMMLL
LMMLL
LLLLL LLLLL LLLLL LLLLL MMLLM LMLLL LMLLL LMLLL
HHM -
HHM-HHM-MMM-
MMM-
MMM-
MHMLL HHM-
MMMLL MMMLL
MM--MMMLL MHMML MHMML LLLLL MLMMM LMLLL LMLLL LMLLL LMLLL LMLLL MMLLMMMML MMMML MHMML MHMML
LMLLL MHMML HH--
LMLLL LMLLL HHHHH
MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL
LLLLL MML-
MML-
-
MHMMM
Scientific Names
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Genus and Species
Tragopogon porrifolius
Tragopogon pratensis
Tribulus terrestris
Trifolium dasphyllum
Trifolium fragiferum
Trifolium gymnocarpon
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium longipes
Trifolium nanum
Trifolium parryi
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Triglochin maritimum - P
Triglochin palustre
Typha asgustifolia
Typha latifolia
Urtica dioica
Utricularia minor
Utricularia vulgaris
Valeriana edulis
Veratrum californicum
Verbascum thapsus
Vicia americana
Vicia villosa
Viola adunca
Viola nuttallii
Wolffia punctata
Wyethia amplexicaulis
Wyethia helianthoides
Wyethia scabra
Xanthium strumarium
Xerophyllum tenax
Zannichellia palustris
Zigadenus elegans - P
Zigadenus paniculatus-P
Zigadenus venenosus - P
CommonName
Vegetable-oyster salsify
Meadow salsify
Puncture vine
Whiproot clover
Strawberry clover
Hollyleaf clover
Alsike clover
Longstalk clover
Dwarf clover
Parry clover
Red clover
White clover
Seaside arrowgrass
Marsh arrowgrass
Cattail
Common cattail
Big stinging nettle
Lessor bladderwort
Common bladderwort
Edible valerian
California false-hellebore
Flannel mullein
American vetch
Hairy vetch
Hook violet
Nuttall violet
Watermeal
Mulesear wyethia
Whitehead wyethia
Badlands wyethia
Cocklebur
Beargrass
Common poolmat
Mountain deathcamas
Foothill deathcamas
Meadow deathcamas
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YSSFW
MHMLL MHMLL LLL-
HHHHH
LLLLL HHHHH HHHHH MMMMM HHHHH MMMMM MMMMM HHHHH
H
L
LLLLL LLLLL LMLLL
L
L
HHHHL LLMLL LLLLL HHHH-
HHHH-
HHH-
HHH-
L
MHMLL MMMLL MMMLL LLLLL LLMLL
L
LMMLL LMMLL LMLLL
FORBS - Mule Deer Preference Ratings
Common Names
Genus and Species
African mustard
Alflafa
Alkali aster
Alpine forget-me-not
Alpine leafybract aster
Alpine mountain sorrel
Alpine phacelia
Alpine pussy toes
Alsike clover
Amaranth or pigweed
American bistort
American licorice
American vetch
Annual stickseed
Arrowleaf balsamroot
Arrowleaf groundsel
Aspen peavine
Aster Avens Avens
Baby pondweed
Badlands wyethia
Ballhead sandwort
Ballhead waterleaf
Barbey larkspur
Beargrass
Beckwith milkvetch
Bee spiderflower
Big stinging nettle
Bigelow aster
Bigroot ladysthumb
Birdsfoot deervetch
Bitterroot lewisia
Black medick
Black mustard
Blue mustard
Blue penneycress
Bluebell
CommonName
Gilia aggregata
Gilia congesta
Gilia pumila
Gilia spicata
Sibbaldia procumbens
Malcolmia africana
Medicago sativa
Machaeranthera glabriuscula
Myosotis alpestris
Aster foliaceus canbyi
Oxyria digyna
Phacelia hastata
Antennaria alpina
Trifolium hybridum
Amaranthus blitoides
Polygonum bistortoides
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Vicia americana
Lappula redowskii
Balsamorhiza sagittata
Senecio triangularis
Lathyrus leucanthus
Machaeranthera grindeloides
Geum rossiiterbinatum
Geum triflorum
Potemogeton pusillus
Wyethia scabra
Arenaria congesta
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Delphinium barbeyi - P
Xerophyllum tenax
Astragalus beckwithii
Cleome serrulata
Urtica dioica
Machaeranthera bigelovii
Polygonum coccineum
Lotus corniculatus
Lewisia redivia
Medicago lupulina
Brassica nigra
Chorispora tenella
Thlaspi montanum
Campanula rotundifolia
* Y=Year Round, S=Spring, S=Summer, F=Fall, W=Winter
** H=High, M=Medium, L=Low
Data from USFS, Range Analysis Handbook, Region 4, 11/86
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YSSFW*
MMMLL LMMLL MMMLL MMMLL MMMLL LLLLL HHHHH
LLLLL MMMLL MLMML MMMLL MHMLL
MMMLL HHHHH
MMMLLMMLL LLLLL HHHH
LMLLHHHHM
HHM-
HMHHM
LMMLL MMMLL MMMLL LLMLL MMMLL LMMLL HHH-
MMMLL LLMLL MMMMMMM-
LMLLL LLLLL
LMMLL HHHMH
LMLLL HHHMM MMMMM MMML
MML-
MMMML
FORBS - Mule Deer Preference Ratings
Common Names
Genus and Species
Blue-eyed-grass
Bracted pedicularis
Budbeak
Buffalobur nightshade
Bull thistle
Bush knotweed
Butter-and-eggs toadflax
California false-hellebore
Canada goldenrod
Canada horseweed
Canada thistle
Carrot leaf leptotaenia
Cattail
Centaurea
Chickpea milkvetch
Chickweed
Chicory lettuce
Cinquefoil
Cinquefoil
Clasping pepperweed
Cluster tarweed
Cocklebur
Columbia monkshood
Columbine
Common bladderwort