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Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Forbs

Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Forbs. Arrowleaf Balsamroot. flowers are sunflower-like, large, showy, and yellow. Ray flowers. Perennial Native Fair for Grazers Fair for Browsers. Disk flowers. Leaves are large, shaped like arrowheads. Curlycup Gumweed. Perennial Native

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Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Forbs

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  1. Major Rangeland Plants of Idaho: Forbs

  2. Arrowleaf Balsamroot flowers are sunflower-like, large, showy, and yellow Ray flowers • Perennial • Native • Fair for Grazers • Fair for Browsers Disk flowers Leaves are large, shaped like arrowheads

  3. Curlycup Gumweed • Perennial • Native • Poor for Grazers • Poor for Browsers flower heads grow at the top of branching stems Serrated leaf margins USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 371.

  4. Indian Paintbrush • Perennial • Native • Fair for Grazers • Fair for Browsers Asymmetrical (irregular) flowers Highly lobed leaf margins

  5. Low Larkspur • Perennial • Native • Poor for Grazers • Poor for Browsers Raceme seed head has a long spur extending from the backside of the flower Highly palmately divided leaf margins ** Poisonous – This plant contains an alkaloid that is very toxic.

  6. Mules Ear • Perennial • Native • Poor for Grazers • Poor for Browsers Mostly basal leaves; some grow on flower stalks Simple leaf shape

  7. Penstemon or Beardtongue • Perennial • Native • Fair for Grazers • Fair for Browsers leaves are opposite Asymmetrical flowers

  8. Russian Thistle/Tumbleweed • Annual • Introduced • Fair for Grazers • Poor for Browsers White or green flowers Linear leaves

  9. Tailcup Lupine • Perennial • Native • Poor for Grazers • Poor for Browsers Raceme seed heads ** Poisonous – This plant contains an alkaloid that quite toxic. Compound leaves

  10. Tall Larkspur • Perennial • Native • Poor for Grazers • Poor for Browsers White or purple flowers Highly palmately divided leaves ** Poisonous – This plant contains a potent alkaloid. More animals die from this plant than from any other in North America

  11. Taper-tip Hawksbeard • Perennial • Native • Fair for Grazers • Good for Browsers Distinct ray flowers One distinct taproot

  12. Western Yarrow • Perennial • Native • Poor for Grazers • Fair for Browsers Flowers in umbel (umbrella-like) shaped inflorescence deeply divided fern-like leaves

  13. Wild Geranium • Perennial • Native • Fair for Grazers • Fair for Browsers Symmetrical flowers and seedhead Palmate leaf venation

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