Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Hordeum vulgare (Barley) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Lewis, Swartz, Martin et al., Korschgen, and Bellrose)
Birds
Anatidae: Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [feeds on this plant] Blr1942, Anas crecca carolinensis (Green-winged Teal) [feeds on this plant] Blr1942, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on this plant] Blr1942, Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) [feeds on this plant] Blr1942; Columbidae: Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) [seeds of moderate importance as a source of food] Lws1993; Corvidae: Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in the Prairie region] MZN1951; Emberizidae: Passerella iliaca (Fox Sparrow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in E USA] MZN1951; Icteridae: Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Bobolink) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951; Phasianidae: Perdix perdix (Hungarian Partridge) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in the Northeast, seeds comprise 10-25% of the diet in the Northern Plains during fall & winter] MZN1951, Phasianus colchicus (Ring-necked Pheasant) [seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in New York during spring] MZN1951, Tympanuchus cupido (Greater Prairie Chicken) [seeds eaten during spring for 1 month, seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in the Northern Plains, this plant has below average importance as a source of food in Missouri] Swz1945 MZN1951 Krs1962
Mammals
Cricetidae: Microtus ochrogaster (Prairie Vole) [feeds on this plant] MZN1951, Microtus pennsylvanicus (Meadow Vole) [feeds on this plant] MZN1951