VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Clintonia uniflora | Queencup Beadlily 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
No information is available concerning the specific use of queencup
beadlily by livestock or wildlife.  The forage potential is basically
fair in early seral habitat types which include queencup beadlily as an
understory associate.  As these sites mature, however, the forage
potential becomes poor to nonexistent in late-seral to near-climax
stands with closed canopies [5,14,24,29].  Low forage quality and
abundance indicate that mature stands that include queencup beadlily are
nonrange for livestock [32].


PALATABILITY : 
The fruit of queencup beadlily is often eaten by small mammals and
birds.  Birds in southeastern Washington chose it as food more than
other species; this preference may be based on the amount of fresh pulp
contained in the fruit [26].  Elk in central Idaho forage on queencup
beadlily leaves, but the palatability is rated low [34].


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
Nutritional quality of queencup beadlily fruits from the Rainbow Creek
Research Natural Area, southeastern Washington, was as follows [26]:

                   Mean           Standard Error
                  ------         ----------------
% Protein          5.950               0.01
% Lipid            3.060               0.29
% Neutral       
  Detergent        
  Fiber           13.150               0.36
% Ash             12.400               0.06
% Calcium          0.768                NA
% Magnesium        0.310                NA
% Phosphorus       0.424                NA
% Potassium        5.594                NA

* Percentages based on dry pulp masses.


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Queencup beadlily is not transplanted for site recovery projects.  It
has low resistance to human trampling but also exhibits high short-term
resilience to disturbance.  Visitor-use disturbance to queencup
beadlily, as well as its recovery rate, can be predicted [17].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Queencup beadlily is not specifically managed.  The associated
overstory, however, is usually highly productive [5,24,29].  Partial
cutting on these sites generally leads to marked seral shrub and forb
increase.  Queencup beadlily has been observed to grow larger and
possess more root biomass in open sun than in shade (35% open sun) [25].
Conversely, it has been reported to decrease in percent cover from uncut
sites to cut sites [1,12,31].  This may indicate that queencup beadlily
is prone to injury from logging, intolerant to excessive sunlight, or
sensitive to change in soil moisture.

Related categories for Species: Clintonia uniflora | Queencup Beadlily