VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Potentilla newberryi | Newberry Cinquefoil 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Cinquefoils (Potentilla spp.) are, in general, fairly high in tannic
acid and are not considered to be highly palatable to many wildlife
species [18].  Some cinquefoils are browsed when other more desirable
species are unavailable.  In some southeastern Oregon sagebrush
communities, mule deer prefer Newberry cinquefoil to silver sagebrush
(Artemisia cana) [10], and browse it in the winter, spring, and fall
[9].  The early growth of this cinquefoil is reported to be more
nutritious than the older silver sagebrush browse [10].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
General nutritional values for the genus Potentilla are as follows [14]:

          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 : 
In southeastern Oregon, Newberry cinquefoil increased in response to
unusually long periods of flooding at certain sites in silver sagebrush
communities.  Silver sagebrush, by contrast, declined at these sites
[10].

Related categories for Species: Potentilla newberryi | Newberry Cinquefoil