VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Luzula hitchcockii | Smooth Woodrush 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Smooth woodrush sites are generally important to wildlife species
inhabiting high elevations.  Thirteen plant species were identified as
being important grizzly bear food on a smooth woodrush habitat site in
northern Idaho and Montana [19].  Elk in central Idaho find smooth
woodrush sites to have medium forage value in both summer and fall [9].
Caribou use smooth woodrush sites in northern Idaho for calving habitat
during June to mid-July [28].


PALATABILITY : 
Not much information is available concerning the palatability of smooth 
woodrush.  Grizzly bears in northern Idaho, however, comsume all plant
parts of smooth woodrush which include the flowers, leaves, roots, and
stems [2].


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Many of the sites that include smooth woodrush are outside commercial
timber production areas, and timber management activities are not
anticipated.  Therefore, management of smooth woodrush is generally not
part of a timber management plan.  Those sites occupied largely by
subalpine fir and mountain hemlock (SEE HABITAT TYPES) are generally
managed using partial thinnings, long rotations (60 to 80 years), and at
times are artificially regenerated [28].

Related categories for Species: Luzula hitchcockii | Smooth Woodrush