VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Fendlera rupicola | Fendlerbush 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Fendlerbush is browsed by goats, deer, bighorn sheep, and cattle [12].
In the San Cayetano Mountains, Arizona, fendlerbush made up 11 percent
of the white-tailed deer diet during the hot, dry season (April- June);
this season appears to be the most critical period of the year for deer
herds in the desert southwest [1,2].


PALATABILITY : 
Fendlerbush palatability is high for goats in New Mexico.  It is closely
grazed by cattle in central Arizona [21], and is a frequent diet item of
white-tailed deer in the San Cayetano Mountains, Arizona [1,2].


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
Fendlerbush is grown as an ornamental.  It is suitable for rock gardens
in well-drained, sunny situations, and has been grown as far north as
New England [4,12,18].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Fendlerbush decreases in response to grazing [25].

Fendlerbush has vesicular-arbuscular endomycorrhizal associations
[6,26].  These fungi increase fendlerbush growth by increasing
phosphorus absorption [26].

Related categories for Species: Fendlera rupicola | Fendlerbush