This report outlines the methods and results of a survey of experienced rangeland practitionersundertaken in 2003, regarding the relative palatability of a number of perennial plants in the shrublands(southern rangelands) of Western Australia.Results are presented as a chart listing the 47 surveyedplants in order of relative palatability and the palatability range of each, as perceived by thepractitioners. Based on mean palatability rank, the plants `fell' naturally into five palatability classes,denoted "very high ", "high ", "moderate ", "low" and "very low ".The two most palatable plants areMaireana platycarpa (shy bluebush) and M convexa (mulga bluebush), and the two least palatableplants are Eremophila fraseri (turpentine bush) and E. crenulata (waxy -leaf poverty bush). ...
Anderson, L., van Klinken, R. D., and Shepherd, D. (2008). Aerially surveying Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in the Pilbara. In: 'A Climate of Change in the Rangelands. Proceedings of the 15th Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference'. (Ed. D. Orr) 4 pages. (Australian Rangeland Society: Australia).
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