Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Leersia oryzoides (Rice Cutgrass) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al., Hamerstrom & Blake, Bellrose, Meanley, Havera, and Anderson)
Birds
Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [feeds on seeds in Illinois, the seeds comprise 4% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [this grass comprises 0.5-2% of the diet in the Northeast, feeds on seeds in Illinois & elsewhere, the seeds comprise 16% of the diet in Illinois] MZN1951 Blr1942 Hv1999 And1959, Anas americana (American Wigeon) [this grass comprises 5-10% of the diet in the Northeast during the spring, feeds on seeds in Illinois & elsewhere, the seeds comprise 4% of the diet in Illinois] MZN1951 Blr1942 Hv1999 And1959, Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) [feeds on seeds] Blr1942, Anas crecca carolinensis (Green-winged Teal) [this grass comprises 0.5-2% of the diet in the Northeast, feeds on seeds in Illinois, the seeds comprise 2% of the diet in Illinois] MZN1951 Hv1999 And1959, Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) [this grass comprises 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during spring & summer & fall, feeds on seeds, the seeds comprise 2% of the diet in Illinois] MZN1951 Blr1942 And1959, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [seeds & corms comprise 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during winter, feeds on seeds in Illinois & elsewhere, the seeds comprise 13% of the diet in Illinois] MZN1951 Blr1942 Hv1999 And1959, Anas rubripes (Black Duck) [the seeds comprise 10% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas strepera (Gadwall) [feeds on seeds in Illinois, the seeds comprise 1% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup) [this grass comprises 0.5-2% of the diet in the Northeast, feeds on seeds in Illinois] MZN1951 Hv1999, Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck) [this grass comprises 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during winter] MZN1951, Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999; Emberizidae: Melospiza georgiana (Swamp Sparrow) [seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in NE USA during fall] MZN1951, Spizelloides arborea (American Tree Sparrow) [seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in NE USA during winter] MZN1951; Phasianidae: Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey) [the seeds have minor importance in the diet in Arkansas during the fall] Mn1956; Rallidae: Porzana carolina (Sora) [seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in the Northeast during summer, fall, & spring] MZN1951
Mammals
Cricetidae: Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) [the roots have minor value as a food source, this grass comprises 5-10% of the diet in Maryland] HB1939 MZN1951