. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. i remon i \ domestic li\ estock and big game, but no member of this famil) is outstanding as a browse plant. I lencc this group is not discussed under the headings of "primary' and ondar) " food plants. ELDERS (Alnus) Vlders are trees or shrubs with scab bark and finch to coarsel) toothed leaves. Male catkins arc (hooping. White alder {Alnus rhornbifolia). Although the leaves, young twigs, and shoots are browsed with moderate relish by livestock and deer, the restricted occurrence of white al
. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. i remon i \ domestic li\ estock and big game, but no member of this famil) is outstanding as a browse plant. I lencc this group is not discussed under the headings of "primary' and ondar) " food plants. ELDERS (Alnus) Vlders are trees or shrubs with scab bark and finch to coarsel) toothed leaves. Male catkins arc (hooping. White alder {Alnus rhornbifolia). Although the leaves, young twigs, and shoots are browsed with moderate relish by livestock and deer, the restricted occurrence of white alder gives it secondary browse rating. and clustered toward the ends of the branchlets. The scales of the female catkin become woody in fruit and fall from the tree as miniature little cones. Alders are characteristic of moist soils, and along stream banks. The native white alder (Alnus rhornbifolia) is being welcomed into western gardens as a rapidly growing shade tree that will thrive under moist condi- tions such as in a lawn. Because of the small size of most western alders they are not used in the lumber trade. Various riparian species compete for space with the alders. Key to the Browse Species 1. Leal margins inrolled between the teeth, leaves usu- ally rusty-hairy beneath, at least on the veins; re- stricted to a narrow coastal strip red alder (Alnus oregona) 1. Leal margins not inrolled between (he teeth, leaves not rusty-hairy beneath; not in narrow coastal strip oc- cupied by red alder WHITE ALDER (Alnus rhornbifolia) WHITE ALDER (Alnus rhornbifolia) (drawing shown above). Tree 30 to 115 feet high with whitish or grav- brown bark. Leaves oblong-o\ ate, 2 to 1 inches long; 52 CALIFORNIA RANGE BRUSHLANDS AND BROWSE PLANTS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sampson, Arthur W. (Arthur Wil
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