Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Chenopodium album (Lamb's Quarters) [Chenopodiaceae]
(observations are from Lewis, Houtcooper, and Myers et al.)
Birds
Columbidae: Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) [seeds of moderate importance as a source of food] Lws1993
Mammals
Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [3-8% of deer droppings contained viable seeds of this plant in New York] Myr2004; Cricetidae: Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse) [moderate amounts of seeds are consumed] Ht1978