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bur, yard grass, rat-tail grass, pili, Rhodes grass, and various annual 

 weeds all help to supply the varied ration needed at this time. 



MISCELLANEOUS FORAGE PLANTS. 



Many other plants are fully as important for forage as some of the 

 grasses and legumes. A number of our annual weeds are as nutri- 

 tious and palatable as the grasses, and are, immediately following 

 rainy seasons, the most important fattening feeds upon certain 

 areas. A list of some of the more common species is given below: 



Miscellaneous forage plant ■ . 



Botanical name. 



Amaranthus palmeri l . 

 Atriplex leptocarpa 



Airiplex nummularia l . 

 Atriplex holocarpa 1 . . . 

 Airiplex semibaccata. . . 



A triplex nuttaUii 1 . 

 Satis maritima 



Sidens pilosa 



Scehmeria stipularis. 

 Barhaavia diffusa . . 



Campylofheca spp 



Commelina nudiflora. 



Cordyline terminalis.. 

 Eleocharis obtusa 



Erigeron canadensis. 

 Er odium cicutarium. 



Erodium moschatum . 

 Euphorbia lorifolia . . 



Eurotia lanata 1 



Freycinetia arnotti. . . 



Cahnia beecheyi. 



Gossypium tomentosum . . 



Baplostachys spp . . . 

 Hypochxris radicata. 



(pomoca sp 



Jussixa villosa 



Kyllingia monocephala . 

 Lampsana communis . 



Common name. 



Careless weed 



Slender-fruited saltbush 



Round-leaved saltbush. 



All-fruited saltbush 



Half-berried saltbush... 



Arizona saltbush. 

 Spanish needles . . 



Wandering jew. 



Sedge. 



Fleabane 



Alfilaria, "filaree" 



.do. 



Winter fat, sweet sage. 



Sedge 



Wild cotton 



" Dandelion" 



Wild morning-glory. 

 Sedge 



Malvastrum tricuspidatum 

 Opuntia spp 



Osteomales anlhyllidi/olia. 



Phegopteris spp 



Plantago lanceolata , 



Portulaca oleracea. 



Prickly pear, cactus. 



Tangle ferns 



Rib grass, black plantain 



Purslane. 



Hawaiian name. 



Akulikuli 



Ki, puaki, lauki. 



Akolea 



Alena 



Kookolau . 

 Honohono. 



Kior ti 



Kohekohe, pipiwai. 



Ilioha, uwiuwi 



Koko or akoko. 



Ieie 



Uki 



Mao or huluhulu. 



Koali 



Pukamole 



Kaluha, pipiwai. 



Papipi or panini. 



Ulei.... 

 "Akole' 



Ihi. akulikuli laulii. 



Remarks on elevation 

 and forage value. 



Saltbushes are adapted 

 to dry and alkaline 

 soils. 



A. semibaccata is well 

 established at Moku- 

 leia on Oahu. 



Eaten by cattle when in 



kiawe. 

 At all elevations, eaten 



by all kinds of stock. 

 Shrub, leaves eaten by 



cattle. 



Leaves eaten by cattle 

 and sheep, and roots 

 by hogs. 



In wet places, relished 

 by cattle. 



Leaves eaten by cattle. 



Of little value, grazed by 

 horses. 



Eaten by horses. 



Dry places; high eleva- 

 tions; well liked by 

 sheep. 

 Do. 



Leaves eaten. 



Dry places. 



In forests, leaves eaten 



by cattle. 

 At elevations of 1,000 to 



3,500 feet; eaten by 



horses and cattle. 

 Leaves eaten by cattle 



and sheep. 

 Do. 



Valuable annual on Hale- 

 akala. 



Eaten but little. 

 Valuable annual on Hale- 



akala. 



Valuable on dry ranches. 



Valuable feed in time of 

 drought, occurs from 

 sea level to 2,800 feet. 



Berries and leaves eaten. 



Occurs from sea level to 

 4,000 feet; eaten by 



Widely distributed, liked 

 by hogs. 



i Introduced but not naturalized, rare. 



