Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Stipa spp. (Needlegrass) [Poaceae]
(this observation is from Martin et al.)
Mammals
Sciuridae: Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel) [seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in the Prairie region during summer] MZN1951, Poliocitellus franklinii (Franklin's Ground Squirrel) [seeds comprise 2-5% of the diet in Northern Prairies during the summer] MZN1951