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VALUE AND USE

SPECIES: Artemisia spinescens | Budsage
WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : NO-ENTRY IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : Budsage is generally considered a desirable forage species. It is one of the first shrubs to become green in early spring and is highly palatable to livestock. On sheep range, it is one of the most palatable forage plants during late winter and early spring. The early availability provides high quality nutrition during the lambing season [11]. Budsage is also an important, palatable, nutritious forage species for upland game birds, and small and big game [9]. PALATABILITY : Mule deer and pronghorn utilize budsage in spring when it is green and succulent. Mountain sheep tend to use it in winter when it is dry [20]. Black-tailed jackrabbits and small rodents generally eat only the leaves, smaller branches, and twigs, although black-tailed jackrabbits sometimes utilize the whole plant. Chukar partridge eat the flower heads and leaves [20]. After elongation of new twigs, volatile oil content increases, and budsage is not often eaten by cattle and horses. Wood and Brotherson [20] report that calves have been poisoned from the green foliage. The palatability and degree of use shown by livestock and wildlife species for budsage in several western states is rated as follows [6]: UT WY Cattle fair fair Sheep good good Horses fair good Pronghorn good good Elk fair good Mule deer good good White-tailed deer ---- poor Small mammals good fair Small nongame birds fair fair Upland game birds poor fair Waterfowl poor poor NUTRITIONAL VALUE : Budsage is especially high in calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and protein [20]. Below is a list of critical nutrient content under moderate utilization in early spring [5]. Phosphorous 0.33% Carotene 10.80 mg/lb Digestible Protein 13.7% Metabolizable Energy 911 cal/lb COVER VALUE : The degree to which budsage provides environmental protection during one or more seasons for wildlife species is as follows [6]: UT WY Pronghorn poor poor Elk poor poor Mule deer poor poor White-tailed deer poor poor Small mammals fair poor Small nongame birds fair poor Upland game birds poor poor Waterfowl poor poor VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : NO-ENTRY OTHER USES AND VALUES : NO-ENTRY MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : Light grazing in late winter and early spring damages growth of budsage and could even eliminate it from the area [11]. Budsage was found to increase under heavy grazing in early winter [4]. Hutchings [11] recommends 50 percent use of annual growth of budsage.

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