Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Ceratiola ericoides | Rosemary
WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE :
Lesser scaup and occasionally black bear eat the fruit of rosemary
[12,28].
PALATABILITY :
NO-ENTRY
NUTRITIONAL VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
COVER VALUE :
Rosemary stands provide nesting sites for the northern cardinal,
yellow-rumped warbler, gray catbird, common yellow throat, mourning
dove, and the federally threatened Florida scrub jay [4,29].
VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES :
NO-ENTRY
OTHER USES AND VALUES :
NO-ENTRY
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
In the Florida scrub, rosemary does not present any management problems
because it does not compete or hinder the growth of pines (Pinus spp.)
or evergreen scrub oaks (Quercus spp.) [25].
The seeds of rosemary are attacked primarily by fungi and insects [14].
Related categories for Species: Ceratiola ericoides
| Rosemary
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