Rangeland Plants

Plants I need to memorize

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Low Larkspur/ Belphinium Bicolor

Has palmate compound leaves, with raceme flower stems, it is poisonous

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Halogeton/ Halogeton glomeratus

is a succulant, has raceme flower stems, has white/ pink flowers along stems, it is poisonous

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Fire weed/ Onagraceae chamanerion

Has linear Leaves, they are entire, simple flower, raceme flower stems

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Tansy Mustard/ Descurainia pinnata

Poor forage value, compound pinnate, raceme

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Baltic Rush/ Juncus Balticus

Grass like, no nodes, long tough green stems, “rushes have brushes“ have non showy heads that look like brushes, poor forage quality

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Neeberaska Sedge/ Carex Nbrascensis

Fair forage quality, triangular stem, no nodes, plain cattail like tops

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Scarlet Globemallow/ Spaeralcea Coccinea

Fair forage quality, compound leaf, deeply lobed, stellate shaped hair

, distinct color, spiked stems

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Arrowleaf Bsalmroot/ balsamorhiza sagittata

Good forage value, entire leaf structure, Composite head, ray and disk flowers, has taproot

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Lupine <3/ lupinus caudatus

Poisonous :( , compound palmate, spike flower arrangement

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Threadleaf Sedge/ Carex filifolia

Good forage quality, very tough, triangular leaves, small head

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Hary Goldenaster/ Heterotheca Villosa

Poor forage value, entire leaf structure, oblanculate, alternate arrangement, very hairy (duh)