. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. autumn foliage, tended to be somewhat higher than in such associated evergreen species as wedgeleaf ceano- thus and chaparral whitethorn. The mineral constituents compared favorably with that of these two species. Browse rating. Good to poor for sheep, goats, and deer; fair to poor for cattle; and useless for horses. hollyleaf redberry (Rhamnus crocea var. ilicifolia) (drawing on page 114). Stout evergreen shrub, or often tree-like, 3 to 15 feet high, with numerous short branch- lets. Leaves ovate, or
. California range brushlands and browse plants. Browse (Animal food); Brush; Forage plants. autumn foliage, tended to be somewhat higher than in such associated evergreen species as wedgeleaf ceano- thus and chaparral whitethorn. The mineral constituents compared favorably with that of these two species. Browse rating. Good to poor for sheep, goats, and deer; fair to poor for cattle; and useless for horses. hollyleaf redberry (Rhamnus crocea var. ilicifolia) (drawing on page 114). Stout evergreen shrub, or often tree-like, 3 to 15 feet high, with numerous short branch- lets. Leaves ovate, or almost round, % inch to 1% inches long, /2 inch to 1 inch wide, dark green and smooth above, paler or brownish beneath, spiny toothed, or rarely only deeply toothed to entire. Flowers small, in stalkless um- bels; February to April. Fruit oval, red, about )i inch long; seeds ripen from August to October. Hollyleaf redberry is a strong sprouter. This variety intergrades with the species but typically is larger and more open and spreading. The leaves are larger and more holly-like. Distribution (map on page 114). This variety occurs on dry lower slopes and flats in the middle and inner Coast California coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica) showing heavy browsing by cattle on the San Joaquin Experimental Range. Such close utiliza- tion most commonly occurs where cattle encounter the plants more frequently than over the range Part II. Appraisal of Browse Species IIS. 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 William), 1884-1967; Jespersen, Beryl S. [Berkeley] : University of California, Division of Agricultural Sciences, California Agricultural Experiment Station, Extension Service
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