Loamy Upland 12 – 16 PZ R041XC313AZ This site is important for many wildlife species. Major species include desert mule deer, pronghorn antelope, Gambel's quail, scaled quail, and blacktailed jackrabbit. This site has no natural surface water associated with it. Water developments are important to these and other wildlife on this site. Being an open grassland, this site is also home to a variety of small herbivores, birds, and their associated predators. With the exception of prong- horn antelope, this site is mainly a forage area for larger wildlife species. The value of this site for food or cover requirements for specific wildlife species changes with the changes in the vegetation that occur from one plant community to another. Each plant community and each animal species must be considered individually. Plant Preferences by Animal Kind Common name Scientific name Plant - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forage preferences* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - part J F M A M J J A S O N D Animal Kind: Cattle Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula leaf DDDPPPPDDDDD Plains lovegrass Eragrostis intermedia entire DDDPPPPDDDDD Cane beardgrass Bothriochloa barbinoides leaf PPPPDDDDUUUU Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis leaf PPPPDDUUUUUU Sprucetop grama Bouteloua chondrosioides leaf PPPPPPPPPPPP Curly-mesquite Hilaria mutica leaf PPPNNUUUUUUU Hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta leaf DDDDDDDUUUUU Spider grass Aristida ternipes leaf UUUUUUUUUDDD Red threeawn Aristida longiseta entire NNNNNNDDDDDN False mesquite Calliandra eriophylla leaf DDDDDDDDDDDD Range ratany Krameria erecta leaf NNNNNNNNDDDD Animal Kind: Desert Mule Deer Sida Sida stipularis leaf PPPPPPPPPPPP Hairy evolvulus Evolvulus arizonicus leaf PPPNNUUUUUUU Dyschoriste Dyschoriste decumbens leaf DDDDDDDUUUUU Spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens entire NNNNNNDDDDDN Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua leaf PPPPPNNNNNNN Hog potato Hoffmannseggia glauca leaf NNNNNNNNDDDD False mesquite Calliandra eriophylla stem DDDDDDDDDDDD Range ratany Krameria erecta stem NNNNNNNDDDDD Yerbe-de-pasmo Baccharis pteronioides stem DDDDDNNNNNNN Staghorn cholla Opuntia versicolor fruitPPPPDDDDDDDD Engelmann pricklypear Opuntia engelmannii fruitNNNNNNNDDDDD Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens flower DDDDDPPPPPPP Fishhook barrel cactus Ferocactus wislizeni fruitNNNENNNNNDDD Palmer agave Agave palmeri flower NNNNNNDDPPPP * Legend: P=Preferred D=Desirable U=Undesirable E=Emergency N=Nonconsumed T=Toxic (190-VI, NRPH, rev. 1, December 2003) 3.1ex–29 Loamy Upland 12 – 16 PZ R041XC313AZ Plant Preferences by Animal Kind—Continued Common name Scientific name Plant - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forage preferences* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - part J F M A M J J A S O N D Animal Kind: Pronghorn Antelope Sida Sida stipularis leaf PPPPPPPPPPPP Hairy evolvulus Evolvulus arizonicus leaf PPPNNUUUUUUU Dyschoriste Dyschoriste decumbens leaf DDDDDDDUUUUU Spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens entire NNNNNNDDDDDN Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua leaf PPPPPNNNNNNN Hog potato Hoffmannseggia glauca leaf NNNNNNNNDDDD False mesquite Calliandra eriophylla stem DDDDDDDDDDDD Range ratany Krameria erecta stem NNNNNNNDDDDD Yerbe-de-pasmo Baccharis pteronioides stem DDDDDNNNNNNN Staghorn cholla Opuntia versicolor fruitPPPPDDDDDDDD Engelmann pricklypear Opuntia engelmannii fruitNNNNNNNDDDDD Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens flower DDDDDPPPPPPP Fishhook barrel cactus Ferocactus wislizeni fruitNNNENNNNNDDD Palmer agave Agave palmeri flower NNNNNNDDPPPP Animal Kind: Gambel and Scaled Quail Sida Sida stipularis leaf PPPPPPPPPPPP Hairy evolvulus Evolvulus arizonicus leaf PPPNNUUUUUUU Dyschoriste Dyschoriste decumbens leaf DDDDDDDUUUUU Spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens entire NNNNNNDDDDDN Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua leaf PPPPPNNNNNNN Hog potato Hoffmannseggia glauca leaf NNNNNNNNDDDD False mesquite Calliandra eriophylla stem DDDDDDDDDDDD Range ratany Krameria erecta stem NNNNNNNDDDDD Zinnia Zinnia spp. stem PPPPPPPPPPPP Yerbe-de-pasmo Baccharis pteronioides stem DDDDDNNNNNNN Staghorn cholla Opuntia versicolor fruitPPPPDDDDDDDD Engelmann pricklypear Opuntia engelmannii fruitNNNNNNNDDDDD Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens flower DDDDDPPPPPPP Fishhook barrel cactus Ferocactus wislizeni fruitNNENNNNNNDDD Palmer agave Agave palmeri flower NNNNNNDDPPPP * Legend: P=Preferred D=Desirable U=Undesirable E=Emergency N=Nonconsumed T=Toxic 3.1ex–30 (190-VI, NRPH, rev. 1, December 2003).