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The Elk of Grand Teton and Southern Yellowstone National Parks

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APPENDIX VIII

Plants averaging 5 percent or more of the recorded use or used at 25 percent or more of the elk feeding sites on the sagebrush type (percent/frequency).

	Spring	Summer	Fall

Bluebunch Wheatgrass	9/65		20/70
Bluegrass	19/86		10/50
Idaho Fescue	11/56		4/30
Needlegrass	2/35		*/40
Brome	3/28		1/30
Junegrass	4/51		22/90
Sedge	4/51
Oatgrass			10/30
Total Grass	54	4	74

Balsamroot	12/42	4/32	2/40
Buckwheat	4/46	6/47	1/40
Groundsel	4/35
Lupine	3/25	50/68	18/70
Violet	2/46
Microseris	2/60
Agoseris	2/28	11/37
Hawksbeard	1/42
Parsley	1/30
Little Sunflower		8/25
Total Forbs	44	92	25
Total Shrubs	2	4	1

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