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LIST OF PLAT SEDBY DE 
TO ACCUKAN    RIL 
The numerals indicate the value rating, based upon 
natural choice, of the plant when grazed by deer under 
normal conditions. 
Browse or Shrubs 
10 Abies app. White Firs. New growth only on young trees. 
20 Acer macrophyllum. Big Leaf Maple. 
20 A. glabxia. Sierra "ple. 
10 Adenostoma fasiculatum, Chamise, Eaten in winter an& 
early spring, SNP. Use is not at all uniform throughout 
the state and is dependent largely upon the extent of 
other forage available. 
50 Aesculus californicum, Buckeye. Good utilization every- 
where. 
80 Amelanchier alnifolia, Western Service Berry. 
10 Alnus spp. Alders. Mostly spring use, and of dried leaves 
in winter and late fall. 
Arctoataphylos patula, Manianita. This species shows 
occasional use throughout timbered areas, the small new 
shrubs often being croppe& continuously. The value of the 
Ilanzanitas as forage is difficult to determine. A. nevar- 
densis is rarely used, A. glauca, fair; the utilization 
in general being uniform on isolated bushes and where other 
forage species is noticeably scarce. 
10 Artemiaia cana. Fall use. A. tridentata. Black sage. Common 
sage brush. Almost entirely winter and early spring use. 
20 A. vulgaris, Sweet Sage. 
50 Atriplex confertifolia, Sheep Fat, Spiney Saltbuah. 
40 A. parryi, Parry's Saltbush. 
40 A. lentiformis, Quail Bush. 
The Saltbushes form a very valuable staple food where 
desert range is used; both the new growth and dried leaves 
being used. 
Castanopsis semperviresa, Chinquapin. Only occasional 
cropping and, use of the fruit when forage is very scarce. 
30 Ceanothus cuneatus, Buckbrush. Constant use in winter and 
early spring feeding grounds; is valuable principally for 
its wide range and abundance throughout the state. 
30 0. cordulatus, White Thorn, Snow-Brush. 
70 0. foliosus, Mountain Lilac. 
60 C. diversifolius, A valuable feed in pine woods, usually 
found in pure stands. 
 
8% Robin