Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) [Polygonaceae]
(observations are from Whitaker & Mumford, Martin et al., Lagler, Bennetts, and Meanley)
Birds
Emberizidae: Ammodramus henslowii (Henslow's Sparrow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951, Ammodramus savannarum (Grasshopper Sparrow) [seeds comprise 5-10% of the diet in NE USA during summer & fall] MZN1951, Spizella pusilla (Field Sparrow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951, Spizelloides arborea (American Tree Sparrow) [seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in NE USA during fall & winter & spring] MZN1951; Icteridae: Molothrus ater (Brown-headed Cowbird) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [seeds & leaves comprise 0.5-5% of the diet in the Northeast & Virginia Alleghenies during winter, leaves comprise 2-5% of the diet in Maine during summer, feeds on leaves in Wisconsin & Ontario during fall & winter] MZN1951 Bnn1900, Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey) [seeds & leaves comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in Pennsylvania, leaves have average importance in the diet in Arkansas during summer] MZN1951 Mn1956
Mammals
Cricetidae: Microtus pinetorum (Woodland Vole) [feeds on leaves] MZN1951; Dipodidae: Zapus hudsonius (Meadow Jumping Mouse) [seeds of this plant comprise 0.8% of the diet volume] WM1970; Leporidae: Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) [foliage comprises 5-10% of the diet in Connecticut during spring & summer] MZN1951
Turtles
Emydidae: Glyptemys insculpta (Wood Turtle) [feeds on leaves] Lg1943