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White-Tailed Deer:
Their Foods & Management in the Cross Timbers
Table of Contents & Preface
Introduction
Habitat requirements
General concepts
Food requirements
Methods
used to gather data
Overall
use of forage classes
Seasonal
use of forages
Specific
seasonal deer diets
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Summary
Cover requirements
Water requirements
Space requirements
Habitat management
General concepts
Food management
Cover management
Water management
Space management
Population health/evaluation
Introduction & aging deer
Body size & antler characteristics
Fat deposits
Reproductive success
Population management
Introduction
Population inventory
Harvest
records
Deer
surveys
Population regulation
Potential
mng't goals
Conclusion/additional info
References
Appendix A:
Plants of the NFWU
Appendix B:
Deer diets on the NFWU
Appendix C:
Pictures and descriptions of
important deer food plants in the
Cross Timbers region
Glossary for Appendix C
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Appendix A
Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unita
Listed by common name: S-Y |
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Family |
Relative
occurrenceb |
| Saint-Andrews-cross |
Hypericum hypericoides |
Hypericaceae |
Scattered |
| Sand dropseed |
Sporobolus cryptandrus |
Gramineae |
Unknown |
| Sandbur, grass bur |
Cenchrus incertus |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| Sandwort |
Arenaria patula |
Caryophyllaceae |
Unknown |
| Santa Maria, false ragweed |
Parthenium hysterophorus |
Asteraceae |
Scarce |
| Sawtooth frogfruit, fogfruit |
Phyla incisa |
Verbenaceae |
Scattered |
| Scarlet rose mallow |
Hibiscus militaris |
Malvaceae |
Unknown |
| Scribners dichanthelium |
Dichanthelium oligosanthes |
Gramineae |
Common |
| Sedges |
Carex spp. |
Cyperaceae |
Common |
| Sensitive pea |
Cassia nictitans |
Fabaceae |
Scattered |
| Sericea lespedeza |
Lespedeza cuneata |
Fabaceae |
Common |
| Sessile tick clover |
Desmodium sessilifolium |
Fabaceae |
Common |
| Sharp-winged monkey flower |
Mimulus alatus |
Scrophulariaceae |
Scarce |
| Shepherds purse |
Capsella bursa-pastoris |
Brassicaceae |
Scattered |
| Shumards oak, southern red oak |
Quercus shumardii |
Fagaceae |
Scattered |
| Sicklepod |
Cassia obtusifolia |
Fabaceae |
Scarce |
| Side oats grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
Gramineae |
Scarce |
| Silver bluestem |
Bothriochloa saccharoides |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| Silverleaf nightshade |
Solanum elaeagnifolium |
Solanaceae |
Scattered |
| Singletary peavine |
Lathyrus hirsutus |
Fabaceae |
Scattered |
| Slender fumewort |
Corydalis micrantha |
Fumariaceae |
Scarce |
| Slender lespedeza |
Lespedeza virginica |
Fabaceae |
Scattered |
| Slender pigweed, green pigweed |
Amaranthus hybridus |
Amaranthaceae |
Scarce |
| Slenderleaf betony |
Stachys tenuifolia |
Lamiaceae |
Scattered |
| Slimleaf goosefoot |
Chenopodium leptophyllum |
Chenopodiaceae |
Scarce |
| Slippery elm |
Ulmus rubra |
Ulmaceae |
Scarce |
| Small hop clover, shamrock |
Trifolium dubium |
Fabaceae |
Scattered |
| Small skullcap |
Scutellaria parvula |
Lamiaceae |
Scarce |
| Small-flowered vetch |
Vicia minutiflora |
Fabaceae |
Scarce |
| Smooth seed wild bean |
Strophostyles leiosperma |
Fabaceae |
Common |
| Smooth sumac |
Rhus glabra |
Anacardiaceae |
Scattered |
| Sneezeweed, bitterweed |
Helenium amarum |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| Soapberry |
Sapindus drummondii |
Sapindaceae |
Scattered |
| Softhair golden aster |
Chrysopsis pilosa |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| Sorghum |
Sorghum bicolor |
Gramineae |
Scarce |
| Southern wild rice, giant cut-grass |
Zizaniopsis miliacea |
Gramineae |
Scarce |
| Southwestern carrot |
Daucus pusillus |
Apiaceae |
Scattered |
| Spanish needles |
Bidens bipinnata |
Asteraceae |
Scarce |
| Spider antelope horn |
Asclepias asperula |
Asclepiadaceae |
Scattered |
| Spikes edges |
Eleocharis spp. |
Cyperaceae |
Scarce |
| Spiney-leaved sow thistle |
Sonchus asper |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
| Spiny pigweed |
Amaranthus spinosus |
Amaranthaceae |
Scattered |
| Spotted euphorbia |
Euphorbia maculata |
Euphorbiaceae |
Scarce |
| Spotted Saint-Johns-wort |
Hypericum punctatum |
Hypericaceae |
Scattered |
| Spotted touch-me-not |
Impatiens capensis |
Balsaminaceae |
Scarce |
| Squaw-weed, round-leaf groundsel |
Senecio obovatus |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
| Starry campion |
Silene stellata |
Caryophyllaceae |
Scattered |
| Starry leaf rosinwood |
Silphium asteriscus |
Asteraceae |
Scarce |
| Stiff prairie goldenrod |
Solidago rigida |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
| Stout woodreed |
Cinna arundinacea |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| Stuves lespedeza |
Lespedeza stuevei |
Fabaceae |
Scattered |
| Sucker flax |
Linum medium |
Linaceae |
Unknown |
| Sweet everlasting, fragrant cudweed |
Gnaphalium obtusifolium |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
| Sweet William, fringe verbena |
Verbena bipinnatifida |
Verbenaceae |
Common |
| Switch grass, fall switch grass |
Panicum virgatum |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| Sycamore |
Platanus occidentalis |
Platanaceae |
Scattered |
| Tall fescue |
Festuca arundinacea |
Gramineae |
Abundant |
| Tall gayfeather, blazing star |
Liatris aspera |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
| Tall thistle |
Cirsium altissimum |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| Thin paspalum, fringeleaf paspalum |
Paspalum setaceum |
Gramineae |
Common |
| Three-seeded croton |
Croton lindheimerianus |
Euphorbiaceae |
Scattered |
| Three-seeded mercury |
Acalypha gracilens |
Euphorbiaceae |
Common |
| Three-seeded mercury |
Acalypha virginica |
Euphorbiaceae |
Scattered |
| Tick trefoil, littleleaf tick clover |
Desmodium ciliare |
Fabaceae |
Common |
| Toothcup, purple ammania |
Ammannia coccinea |
Lythraceae |
Scattered |
| Toothed spurge |
Euphorbia dentata |
Euphorbiaceae |
Unknown |
| Trailing lespedeza |
Lespedeza procumbens |
Fabaceae |
Common |
| Trumpet vine |
Campsis radicans |
Bignoniaceae |
Common |
| Tumble grass |
Schedonnardus paniculatus |
Gramineae |
Scarce |
| Twisted ladies tresses |
Spiranthes vernalis |
Orchidaceae |
Scarce |
| Velvet dichanthelium |
Dichanthelium scoparium |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| Velvetleaf, Indian mallow |
Abutilon theophrasti |
Malvaceae |
Scarce |
| Velvety gaura |
Gaura parviflora |
Onagraceae |
Scarce |
| Vine mesquite |
Panicum obtusum |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| Violet collinsia |
Collinsia violacea |
Scrophulariaceae |
Scarce |
| Violet wood sorrel |
Oxalis violacea |
Oxalidaceae |
Scarce |
| Virginia creeper |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Vitaceae |
Common |
| Virginia knotweed, jumpseed |
Polygonum virginianum |
Polygonaceae |
Scattered |
| Virginia mountain mint |
Pycnanthemum virginianum |
Lamiaceae |
Scarce |
| Virginia peppergrass |
Lepidium virginicum |
Brassicaceae |
Scarce |
| Virginia spring beauty |
Claytonia virginica |
Portulacaceae |
Scattered |
| Virginia wild rye |
Elymus virginicus |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| Wahoo, burning bush |
Euonymus atropurpureus |
Celastraceae |
Scarce |
| Water hemp |
Amaranthus rudis |
Amaranthaceae |
Scarce |
| Water hickory |
Carya aquatica |
Juglandaceae |
Scarce |
| Water plantain |
Alisma plantago-aquatica |
Alismataceae |
Scarce |
| Water smartweed, dotted smartweed |
Polygonum punctatum |
Polygonaceae |
Scattered |
| Wavyleaf thistle |
Cirsium undulatum |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| Wax goldenweed |
Prionopsis ciliata |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| Weed bedstraw, wild licorice |
Galium circaezans |
Rubiaceae |
Scattered |
| Weeping love grass |
Eragrostis curvula |
Gramineae |
Abundant |
| Western ironweed |
Vernonia baldwinii |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| Western ragweed |
Ambrosia psilostachya |
Asteraceae |
Abundant |
| Wheat |
Triticum aestivum |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| White avens, redroot |
Geum canadense |
Rosaceae |
Scattered |
| White clover, ladino clover |
Trifolium repens |
Fabaceae |
Common |
| White crownbeard, frostweed |
Verbesina virginica |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
| White evening primrose |
Oenothera speciosa |
Onagraceae |
Unknown |
| White grass |
Leersia virginica |
Gramineae |
Scarce |
| White prairie clover |
Petalostemon candidum |
Fabaceae |
Scarce |
| White sage, western sage |
Artemisia ludoviciana |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| White snakeroot |
Eupatorium rugosum |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| White sweet clover |
Melilotus albus |
Fabaceae |
Common |
| White tridens |
Tridens albescens |
Gramineae |
Scarce |
| White vervain, white verbena |
Verbena urticifolia |
Verbenaceae |
Scattered |
| Whorled dropseed |
Sporobolus pyramidatus |
Gramineae |
Scarce |
| Whorled milkwort |
Polygala verticillata |
Polygalaceae |
Unknown |
| Wild alfalfa, scurfy pea |
Psoralea tenuiflora |
Fabaceae |
Scarce |
| Wild bean |
Strophostyles helvola |
Fabaceae |
Scattered |
| Wild bergamot |
Monarda fistulosa |
Lamiaceae |
Scattered |
| Wild buckwheat, dullseed cornbind |
Polygonum convolvulus |
Polygonaceae |
Scarce |
| Wild chervil |
Chaerophyllum procumbens |
Apiaceae |
Scarce |
| Wild lettuce |
Lactuca canadensis |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
| Wild mercury |
Argythamnia humilis |
Euphorbiaceae |
Scarce |
| Wild onion, Canada garlic |
Allium canadense |
Liliaceae |
Scattered |
| Wild potato vine |
Ipomoea pandurata |
Convolvulaceae |
Scattered |
| Wild senna |
Cassia marilandica |
Fabaceae |
Scarce |
| Wild strawberry |
Fragaria virginiana |
Rosaceae |
Scarce |
| Winged elm |
Ulmus alata |
Ulmaceae |
Abundant |
| Winged sumac, dwarf sumac |
Rhus copallina |
Anacardiaceae |
Scattered |
| Wingleaf water primrose |
Jussiaea decurrens |
Onagraceae |
Scattered |
| Winter bent grass, tickle grass |
Agrostis hyemalis |
Gramineae |
Unknown |
| Winter grape, fox grape |
Vitis vulpina |
Vitaceae |
Scarce |
| Wood nettle |
Laportea canadensis |
Urticaceae |
Unknown |
| Woolly croton, hogwort |
Croton capitatus |
Euphorbiaceae |
Scattered |
| Woolly dichanthelium |
Dichanthelium lanuginosum |
Gramineae |
Common |
| Woolly vervain, mullenleaf vervain |
Verbena stricta |
Verbenaceae |
Scarce |
| Yarrow, milfoil |
Achillea millefolium |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| Yellow bristle grass |
Setaria glauca |
Gramineae |
Scattered |
| Yellow coneflower |
Ratibida columnifera |
Asteraceae |
Common |
| Yellow ironweed, wingstem |
Verbesina alternifolia |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
| Yellow neptunia |
Neptunia lutea |
Mimosaceae |
Scattered |
| Yellow nut grass, chufa |
Cyperus esculentus |
Cyperaceae |
Scattered |
| Yellow passionflower |
Passiflora lutea |
Passifloraceae |
Scarce |
| Yellow star grass |
Hypoxis hirsuta |
Amaryllidaceae |
Unknown |
| Yellow sweet clover |
Melilotus officinalis |
Fabaceae |
Common |
| Yellow wood sorrel |
Oxalis dillenii |
Oxalidaceae |
Common |
| Yerba de tajo |
Eclipta prostrata |
Asteraceae |
Scattered |
a Contains all terrestrial and emersed aquatic flowering plants identified on the NFWU. Also includes a few miscellaneous plants such as mushrooms and ferns.
b The relative occurrence of plant species is based on subjective evaluation. The following categories are used to classify relative occurrence:
- AbundantEasy to find; often a dominant over large areas.
CommonEasy to find; seldom a dominant over large areas.
ScatteredNot extremely difficult to find, but more so than common; often thick with patchy distribution or sparse with good distribution; not dominant in the plant community
ScarceDifficult to find; often found in relatively small pockets; not well distributed.
- UnknownPlants have been identified on the NFWU, but the authors are unfamiliar with them; most of these plants would probably be categorized as scarce.
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