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GRTE-N-1
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Research Report GRTE-N-1
The Elk of Grand Teton and Southern Yellowstone National Parks
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APPENDIX IX
Plants averaging 5 percent or more of the recorded use or used at 25
percent or more of the elk feeding sites on the herbland, subalpine
meadow and forest park types (percent/frequency and *, less than 5
percent).
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Herbland
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Subalpine Meadow
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Burn | Forest Park |
Spring | Summer |
Fall | Summer |
Spring | Summer |
Spring | Summer |
Fall |
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Slender Wheatgrass1 | 17/100 | 3/70 | 6/66 |
| 6/80 |
2/47 | 3/67 | 2/64 |
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Mountain Brome2 | 19/80 | 5/60 | 34/100 |
| 25/100 |
6/73 | 9/76 | 2/33 | 1/33 |
Oniongrass | 4/80 | 1/37 |
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| 2/60 |
| 1/35 |
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Bluegrass | 1/80 | 1/47 | 1/33 | 4/50 |
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1/27 | 1/38 | 1/30 |
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Trisetum | 1/60 | 1/43 | 1/33 |
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| 1/36 |
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Sedge | 5/40 | 2/50 | 3/33 | 33/78 | 20/100 |
1/66 | 11/81 | 5/64 | 55/100 |
Tufted Hairgrass |
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| 9/71 |
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Alpine Timothy |
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| 3/36 |
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| 2/38 | 1/45 |
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Needlegrass |
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| */40 |
1/33 |
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Pinegrass |
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| */40 |
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Idaho Fescue |
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| 3/27 |
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Total Grass | 48 | 15 | 45 | 50 |
57 | 13 | 33 | 14 | 56 |
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Dandelion | 1/40 | 13/73 | 3/33 | 7/50 |
2/80 | 17/93 | 8/49 | 24/82 |
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Aster | 6/80 | 7/73 | 1/33 | 13/78 |
7/60 | 10/87 | 5/57 | 14/88 | 8/50 |
Agoseris | 11/100 | 30/97 |
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2/60 | 16/100 | 4/27 | 8/64 |
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Cinquefoil | 7/60 | 10/70 | 7/33 | 2/36 |
2/40 | 9/87 | 5/54 | 9/82 |
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Violet | 18/100 | 5/70 |
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1/60 | 1/33 | 1/35 |
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Yarrow | */60 | 1/40 |
| 1/36 |
1/40 | 1/27 | */30 | 1/25 |
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Parsley | 1/60 |
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*/40 | */27 | 1/62 | 1/36 |
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Buckwheat | 1/40 |
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| 1/43 |
| 1/27 | 3/30 |
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Yellowbell | 1/40 |
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Hackelia | 1/40 | 1/33 | 7/33 |
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Waterleaf | 1/60 |
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Lupine |
| 3/27 | 25/66 | 16/43 |
1/60 | 8/60 |
| 3/27 | 4/33 |
Tall Larkspur |
| 9/53 |
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1/40 | 7/47 |
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Geranium |
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| 2/33 |
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13/100 | 5/60 | 10/46 | 3/29 |
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Plantain |
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Arnica |
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| 1/60 | */27 |
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Coneflower |
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| 1/27 |
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Astragalus |
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| 1/40 |
| 2/36 |
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Strawberry |
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| 1/60 |
| 1/30 |
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Little Sunflower |
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| 3/20 |
| 1/33 |
Balsamroot |
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| 8/25 |
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Elk Thistle |
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| 3/54 |
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Goldenrod |
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| 13/17 |
Total Forbs | 52 | 85 | 55 | 50 |
42 | 83 | 66 | 82 | 29 |
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Gooseberry |
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| 2/27 |
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Spirea |
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| 5/67 |
Oregon Grape |
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| 4/83 |
Pachystima |
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| 3/33 |
Aspen |
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| */33 |
Total Shrubs |
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| 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
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1 Includes other wheatgrass species on burn and forest park types.
2 Includes other brome species on burn and forest park types.
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