NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Research Report GRTE-N-1
The Elk of Grand Teton and Southern Yellowstone National Parks
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APPENDIX VI
Plants averaging 5 percent or more of the recorded use or used at 25
percent or more of the elk feeding sites on the valley meadow type
(percent/frequency).
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Plants |
Winter |
Spring |
Summer |
Fall |
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Sedge | 34/75 | 18/95 | 6/44 | 1/33 |
Bluegrass | 21/75 | 37/79 |
| 91/100 |
Rush | 9/62 |
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Reedgrass | 1/25 |
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Bentgrass |
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| 11/22 |
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Total grass | 71 | 60 | 23 | 93 |
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Dandelion |
| 11/79 | 1/33 |
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Clover |
| 7/53 |
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Agoseris |
| 5/26 |
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Aster |
| 4/68 | 1/56 | 4/66 |
Elk thistle |
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| */66 |
Total forbs | 2 | 36 | 7 | 5 |
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Willow | 21/75 | 3/26 | 70/89 | 2/66 |
Shrubby cinquefoil | 1/50 |
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Total shrubs | 27 | 4 | 70 | 2 |
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Last Updated: 01-Feb-2016
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