VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Descurainia sophia | Flixweed Tansymustard 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 



IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Flixweed tansymustard is not a preferred forage species for domestic
livestock or big game species.  It is low in palatability for most
livestock.  Because of its abundance, however, flixweed tansymustard
provides large amounts of forage on some severely overgrazed ranges
[21].  


PALATABILITY : 
Flixweed tansymustard is fair in palatability for sheep and goats, and
poor for cattle [21].


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
Energy and protein values of most species of tansymustard are poor [4].


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Prior to the nineteenth century flixweed tansymustard was used for
healing wounds and calming victims of hysteria [21].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Descurainia sophia | Flixweed Tansymustard