VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Potentilla hippiana | Horse Cinquefoil 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Little is known about the value of horse cinquefoil to livestock and
wildlife.  Cinquefoils (Potentilla spp.), are in general high in tannic
acid content and are unpalatable to many animal species [25].  Some
cinquefoils are browsed when other more desirable species are
unavailable.  Mule deer are known to browse horse cinquefoil in Colorado
and New Mexico during the spring and summer months [15].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
General nutritional values for Potentilla spp. are as follows [20]:

        cinquefoil, aerial part, fresh, immature-

          Dry matter - %            100.0
          Ash - %                     8.1
          Crude fiber - %            11.3
          Ether extract - %           3.9
          N-free extract - %         54.6
          Protein (Nx6.25) - %       22.1
            Cattle-dig. protein - %  16.7
            Goats-dig. protein - %   17.2
            Horses-dig. protein - %  16.3
            Sheep-dig. protein - %   17.6



COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Although typically erect, many species of cinquefoil assume a prostrate,
growth form when trampled by livestock [25].  Ross and Hunter [17]
reported that cinquefoil spp. increase with heavy grazing on
subirrigated and wetland range sites in Montana.

Related categories for Species: Potentilla hippiana | Horse Cinquefoil