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Important Deer Food Plants by Common Name

Appendix C
Pictures & Descriptions of Important Deer Food Plants in the Cross Timbers Region
Listed by common name
See Also: Photos Indexed by Scientific Name | Photos Indexed by Family Name
Common name Scientific name Family Page*
Amberique bean Strophostyles helvola Fabaceae C-53
Ash-leaved maple Acer negundo Aceraceae C-3
Awnless beggar-ticks Bidens aristosa Asteraceae C-14
Bamboo greenbrier Smilax tamnoides Liliaceae C-84
Bastard indigo Amorpha fruticosa Fabaceae C-33
Beggar's-lice (hoary tick clover) Desmodium canescens Fabaceae C-36
Beggar's-lice (tick trefoil) Desmodium ciliare Fabaceae C-37
Big hop clover Trifolium campestre Fabaceae C-55
Big-tree plum Prunus mexicana Rosaceae C-99
Black bindweed Polygonum convolvulus Polygonaceae C-90
Black cornbind Polygonum convolvulus Polygonaceae C-90
Black oak Quercus velutina Fagaceae C-66
Blackjack Quercus marilandica Fagaceae C-62
Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica Fagaceae C-62
Bloodweed Ambrosia trifida Asteraceae C-12
Bodark Maclura pomifera Moraceae C-87
Bodock Maclura pomifera Moraceae C-87
Bois d'arc Maclura pomifera Moraceae C-87
Bosc dichanthelium Dichanthelium ravenelii Gramineae C-76
Bosc panicum Dichanthelium ravenelii Gramineae C-76
Box elder Acer negundo Aceraceae C-3
Bray oak Quercus muhlenbergii Fagaceae C-63
Bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides Liliaceae C-84
Broomcorn Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Buckbrush Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Caprifoliaceae C-22
Bullbrier Smilax bona-nox Liliaceae C-83
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Fagaceae C-61
Bush clover Lespedeza capitata Fabaceae C-42
Button clover Medicago orbicularis Fabaceae C-50
Button medic Medicago orbicularis Fabaceae C-50
       
Common name Scientific name Family Page*
Canada brome Bromus pubescens Gramineae C-69
Carolina cranesbill Geranium carolinianum Geraniaceae C-67
Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum Geraniaceae C-67
Carolina moonseed Cocculus carolinus Menispermaceae C-86
Carolina snail-seed Cocculus carolinus Menispermaceae C-86
Catbrier Smilax bona-nox Liliaceae C-83
Catchweed bedstraw Galium aparine Rubiaceae C-101
Catfoot Gnaphalium obtusifolium Asteraceae C-17
Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum Gramineae C-70
Cheatgrass brome Bromus tectorum Gramineae C-70
Chestnut oak Quercus muhlenbergii Fagaceae C-63
Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia Rosaceae C-98
Chicken corn Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Chickweed Stellaria media Caryophyllaceae C-24
Chickweed starwort Stellaria media Caryophyllaceae C-24
Chinaroot Smilax tamnoides Liliaceae C-84
Chinese bush clover Lespedeza cuneata Fabaceae C-43
Chinese lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Fabaceae C-43
Chinkapin oak Quercus muhlenbergii Fagaceae C-63
Chinquapin oak Quercus muhlenbergii Fagaceae C-63
Clammy chickweed Cerastium glomeratum Caryophyllaceae C-23
Cleavers Galium aparine Rubiaceae C-101
Cleavers bedstraw Galium aparine Rubiaceae C-101
Climbing buckwheat Polygonum convolvulus Polygonaceae C-90
Common chickweed Stellaria media Caryophyllaceae C-24
Common honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos Fabaceae C-41
Common lespedeza Lespedeza striata Fabaceae C-47
Common poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans Anacardiaceae C-7
Common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae C-9
Common vetch Vicia sativa Fabaceae C-59
Common yellow oxalis Oxalis dillenii Oxalidaceae C-88
Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Caprifoliaceae C-22
Coreopsis beggar-ticks Bidens aristosa Asteraceae C-14
Cork elm Ulmus alata Ulmaceae C-104
Cowboy rose Callirhoe involucrata Malvaceae C-85
Creek plum Prunus rivularis Rosaceae C-100
Creeping bush clover Lespedeza repens Fabaceae C-45
Creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens Fabaceae C-45
Cross clover Galium circaezans Rubiaceae C-102
Croton Croton glandulosus Euphorbiaceae C-30
Crownbeard Verbesina helianthoides Asteraceae C-20
Curltop lady's thumb Polygonum lapathifolium Polygonaceae C-92
Curltop smartweed Polygonum lapathifolium Polygonaceae C-92
Deertongue dichanthelium Dichanthelium clandestinum Gramineae C-72
Deertongue panicum Dichanthelium clandestinum Gramineae C-72
Dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum Polygonaceae C-95
Doveweed (croton) Croton glandulosus Euphorbiaceae C-30
Doveweed (one-seeded croton) Croton monanthogynus Euphorbiaceae C-32
Doveweed (three-seeded croton) Croton lindheimerianus Euphorbiaceae C-31
Doveweed (woolly croton) Croton capitatus Euphorbiaceae C-29
Downy brome Bromus tectorum Gramineae C-70
Dullseed cornbind Polygonum convolvulus Polygonaceae C-90
Durra Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Dwarf sumac Rhus copallina Anacardiaceae C-5
       
Common name Scientific name Family Page*
Egyptian wheat Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
False indigo Amorpha fruticosa Fabaceae C-33
Feterita Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Flameleaf sumac Rhus copallina Anacardiaceae C-5
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida Cornaceae C-26
Fragrant cudweed Gnaphalium obtusifolium Asteraceae C-17
Fragrant everlasting Gnaphalium obtusifolium Asteraceae C-17
Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica Anacardiaceae C-4
Fringed oxalis Oxalis dillenii Oxalidaceae C-88
Frostweed Verbesina virginica Asteraceae C-21
Giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida Asteraceae C-12
Goatweed (croton) Croton glandulosus Euphorbiaceae C-30
Goatweed (one-seeded croton) Croton monanthogynus Euphorbiaceae C-32
Goatweed (three-seeded croton) Croton lindheimerianus Euphorbiaceae C-31
Goatweed (woolly croton) Croton capitatus Euphorbiaceae C-29
Goose grass Galium aparine Rubiaceae C-101
Grain sorghum Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Grapes Vitis spp. Vitaceae C-106
Gravelweed crownbeard Verbesina helianthoides Asteraceae C-20
Gray-green wood sorrel Oxalis dillenii Oxalidaceae C-88
Great ragweed Ambrosia trifida Asteraceae C-12
Greenbrier Smilax bona-nox Liliaceae C-83
Guinea corn Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum Rubiaceae C-103
Hairy vetch Vicia villosa Fabaceae C-60
Hedge parsley Torilis arvensis Apiaceae C-8
Hellfetter Smilax tamnoides Liliaceae C-84
Hoary tick clover Desmodium canescens Fabaceae C-36
Hog plum Prunus rivularis Rosaceae C-100
Hogwort Croton capitatus Euphorbiaceae C-29
Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos Fabaceae C-41
Hop clover Trifolium dubium Fabaceae C-56
Horse apple Maclura pomifera Moraceae C-87
Horseweed (giant ragweed) Ambrosia trifida Asteraceae C-12
Horseweed (mare's tail) Conyza canadensis Asteraceae C-15
Horseweed fleabane Conyza canadensis Asteraceae C-15
Hubam Melilotus albus Fabaceae C-51
       
Common name Scientific name Family Page*
Indian currant Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Caprifoliaceae C-22
Indian currant coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Caprifoliaceae C-22
Indian millet Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Indigobush amorpha Amorpha fruticosa Fabaceae C-33
Japan bush clover Lespedeza striata Fabaceae C-47
Japan clover Lespedeza striata Fabaceae C-47
Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Gramineae C-68
Japanese clover Lespedeza striata Fabaceae C-47
Japanese lespedeza Lespedeza striata Fabaceae C-47
Jap clover Lespedeza striata Fabaceae C-47
Jumpseed Polygonum virginianum Polygonaceae C-96
Kafir Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Kaoliang Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Knotweed Polygonum aviculare Polygonaceae C-89
Kobe Lespedeza striata Fabaceae C-47
Korean bush clover Lespedeza stipulacea Fabaceae C-46
Korean clover Lespedeza stipulacea Fabaceae C-46
Korean lespedeza Lespedeza stipulacea Fabaceae C-46
Ladies' tobacco Antennaria parlinii Asteraceae C-13
Ladino clover Trifolium repens Fabaceae C-57
Lady's thumb Polygonum persicaria Polygonaceae C-94
Lanceleaf ragweed Ambrosia bidentata Asteraceae C-10
Lemon sumac Rhus aromatica Anacardiaceae C-4
Littleleaf tick clover Desmodium ciliare Fabaceae C-37
Longleaf tick clover Desmodium cuspidatum Fabaceae C-38
Longstyle smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonaceae C-93
Low hop clover Trifolium campestre Fabaceae C-55
Low poppy mallow Callirhoe involucrata Malvaceae C-85
Maize Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Mare's tail Conyza canadensis Asteraceae C-15
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana Rosaceae C-99
Mignonette clover Trifolium campestre Fabaceae C-55
Milo Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Mild water pepper Polygonum hydropiperoides Polygonaceae C-91
Moonseed Cocculus carolinus Menispermaceae C-86
Mossy-cup oak Quercus macrocarpa Fagaceae C-61
Mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium glomeratum Caryophyllaceae C-23
       
Common name Scientific name Family Page*
Narrowleaf vetch Vicia sativa Fabaceae C-59
Narrow-leaved vetch Vicia sativa Fabaceae C-59
Nettle-leaved vervain Verbena urticifolia Verbenaceae C-105
One-seed croton Croton monanthogynus Euphorbiaceae C-32
One-seeded croton Croton monanthogynus Euphorbiaceae C-32
Open flower dichanthelium Dichanthelium laxiflorum Gramineae C-74
Open flower panicum Dichanthelium laxiflorum Gramineae C-74
Osage apple Maclura pomifera Moraceae C-87
Osage orange Maclura pomifera Moraceae C-87
Pale smartweed Polygonum lapathifolium Polygonaceae C-92
Panicled tick clover Desmodium paniculatum Fabaceae C-39
Partridge pea Cassia fasciculata Fabaceae C-34
Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonaceae C-93
Pink smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonaceae C-93
Plainleaf pussytoes Antennaria parlinii Asteraceae C-13
Plains clover Trifolium campestre Fabaceae C-55
Plantainleaf pussytoes Antennaria parlinii Asteraceae C-13
Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans Anacardiaceae C-7
Polecat bush Rhus aromatica Anacardiaceae C-4
Post oak Quercus stellata Fagaceae C-65
Prairie tea Croton monanthogynus Euphorbiaceae C-32
Prostrate knotweed Polygonum aviculare Polygonaceae C-89
Purple cudweed Gnaphalium purpureum Asteraceae C-18
Purple poppy mallow Callirhoe involucrata Malvaceae C-85
Pygmy-flowered vetch Vicia minutiflora Fabaceae C-58
Ragweed Ambrosia bidentata Asteraceae C-10
Red-berried moonseed Cocculus carolinus Menispermaceae C-86
Red oak Quercus shumardii Fagaceae C-64
Redroot Geum canadense Rosaceae C-97
Reed fescue Festuca arundinacea Gramineae C-79
Rescue brome Bromus unioloides Gramineae C-71
Rescue grass Bromus unioloides Gramineae C-71
Richweed Ambrosia trifida Asteraceae C-12
Rough-leaf dogwood Cornus drummondii Cornaceae C-25
Rough-leaved dogwood Cornus drummondii Cornaceae C-25
Roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata Fabaceae C-42
Russian vetch Vicia villosa Fabaceae C-60
Rye Secale cereale Gramineae C-80
       
Common name Scientific name Family Page*
Sandhill plum Prunus angustifolia Rosaceae C-98
Sand plum Prunus angustifolia Rosaceae C-98
Saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox Liliaceae C-83
Scarlet sumac Rhus glabra Anacardiaceae C-6
Schneck oak Quercus shumardii Fagaceae C-64
Scribner's dichanthelium Dichanthelium oligosanthes Gramineae C-75
Sensitive partridge pea Cassia nictitans Fabaceae C-35
Sensitive pea Cassia nictitans Fabaceae C-35
Sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Fabaceae C-43
Sessileleaf tick clover Desmodium sessilifolium Fabaceae C-40
Sessile-leaved tick clover Desmodium sessilifolium Fabaceae C-40
Sessile tick clover Desmodium sessilifolium Fabaceae C-40
Shallu Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Shamrock Trifolium dubium Fabaceae C-56
Shining sumac Rhus copallina Anacardiaceae C-5
Short ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae C-9
Showy partridge pea Cassia fasciculata Fabaceae C-34
Shumard oak Quercus shumardii Fagaceae C-64
Shumard red oak Quercus shumardii Fagaceae C-64
Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii Fagaceae C-64
Skunkbrush Rhus aromatica Anacardiaceae C-4
Skunkbush Rhus aromatica Anacardiaceae C-4
Slender bush clover Lespedeza virginica Fabaceae C-49
Slender bush lespedeza Lespedeza virginica Fabaceae C-49
Slender copperleaf Acalypha gracilens Euphorbiaceae C-27
Slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica Fabaceae C-49
Slender tick clover Desmodium ciliare Fabaceae C-37
Slickseed wild bean Strophostyles leiosperma Fabaceae C-54
Smallflower vetch Vicia minutiflora Fabaceae C-58
Small hop clover Trifolium dubium Fabaceae C-56
Small panic grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes Gramineae C-75
Small wild bean Strophostyles leiosperma Fabaceae C-54
Small-flowered vetch Vicia minutiflora Fabaceae C-58
Smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonaceae C-93
Smooth seed wild bean Strophostyles leiosperma Fabaceae C-54
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra Anacardiaceae C-6
Smooth vetch Vicia villosa Fabaceae C-60
Snail-seed Cocculus carolinus Menispermaceae C-86
Sorghum Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Sorgo Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Southern ragweed Ambrosia bidentata Asteraceae C-10
Southern red oak Quercus shumardii Fagaceae C-64
Spotted lady's thumb Polygonum persicaria Polygonaceae C-94
Spotted oak Quercus shumardii Fagaceae C-64
Spotted smartweed Polygonum persicaria Polygonaceae C-94
Sticky cerastium Cerastium glomeratum Caryophyllaceae C-23
Sticky chickweed Cerastium glomeratum Caryophyllaceae C-23
Stuve's lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei Fabaceae C-48
Suckling clover Trifolium dubium Fabaceae C-56
Sudan grass Sorghum bicolor Gramineae C-81
Swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Polygonaceae C-91
Sweet everlasting Gnaphalium obtusifolium Asteraceae C-17
Sweet-scented sumac Rhus aromatica Anacardiaceae C-4
       
Common name Scientific name Family Page*
Tall bush clover Lespedeza stuevei Fabaceae C-48
Tall bush lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei Fabaceae C-48
Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea Gramineae C-79
Tennessee 76 Lespedeza striata Fabaceae C-47
Threeseed croton Croton lindheimerianus Euphorbiaceae C-31
Three-seeded croton Croton lindheimerianus Euphorbiaceae C-31
Three-seeded mercury (slender copperleaf) Acalypha gracilens Euphorbiaceae C-27
Three-seeded mercury (Virginia copperleaf) Acalypha virginica Euphorbiaceae C-28
Tick trefoil Desmodium ciliare Fabaceae C-37
Tickseed sunflower Bidens aristosa Asteraceae C-14
Trailing bush clover Lespedeza procumbens Fabaceae C-44
Trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens Fabaceae C-44
Trailing wild bean Strophostyles helvola Fabaceae C-53
Tropic croton Croton glandulosus Euphorbiaceae C-30
Velvet dichanthelium Dichanthelium scoparium Gramineae C-77
Velvet panic grass Dichanthelium scoparium Gramineae C-77
Velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium Gramineae C-77
Virginia copperleaf Acalypha virginica Euphorbiaceae C-28
Virginia knotweed Polygonum virginianum Polygonaceae C-96
Wahoo Ulmus alata Ulmaceae C-104
Water smartweed Polygonum punctatum Polygonaceae C-95
Weed bedstraw Galium circaezans Rubiaceae C-102
Weeping love grass Eragrostis curvula Gramineae C-78
Western ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya Asteraceae C-11
Wheat Triticum aestivum Gramineae C-82
White avens Geum canadense Rosaceae C-97
White clover Trifolium repens Fabaceae C-57
White crownbeard Verbesina virginica Asteraceae C-21
White-haired dichanthelium Dichanthelium lanuginosum Gramineae C-73
White sweet clover Melilotus albus Fabaceae C-51
White verbena Verbena urticifolia Verbenaceae C-105
White vervain Verbena urticifolia Verbenaceae C-105
Wild bean Strophostyles helvola Fabaceae C-53
Wild buckwheat Polygonum convolvulus Polygonaceae C-90
Wild licorice Galium circaezans Rubiaceae C-102
Wine-cup Callirhoe involucrata Malvaceae C-85
Winged elm Ulmus alata Ulmaceae C-104
Winged sumac Rhus copallina Anacardiaceae C-5
Wing-rib sumac Rhus copallina Anacardiaceae C-5
Wingstem Verbesina alternifolia Asteraceae C-19
Winter vetch Vicia villosa Fabaceae C-60
Woods bedstraw Galium circaezans Rubiaceae C-102
Woolly croton Croton capitatus Euphorbiaceae C-29
Woolly dichanthelium Dichanthelium lanuginosum Gramineae C-73
Woolly panicum Dichanthelium lanuginosum Gramineae C-73
Woollypod vetch Vicia villosa Fabaceae C-60
Yellow bark oak Quercus velutina Fagaceae C-66
Yellow chestnut oak Quercus muhlenbergii Fagaceae C-63
Yellow ironweed, wingstem Verbesina alternifolia Asteraceae C-19
Yellow sweet clover Melilotus officinalis Fabaceae C-52
Yellow wingstem Verbesina alternifolia Asteraceae C-19
Yellow wood sorrel Oxalis dillenii Oxalidaceae C-88
Yerba de tajo Eclipta prostrata Asteraceae C-16
 

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