Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Tridens flavus (Purpletop) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al. and Whitaker)
Birds
Emberizidae: Junco hyemalis (Dark-eyed Junco) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951, Spizelloides arborea (American Tree Sparrow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951
Mammals
Sciuridae: Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel) [seeds comprise 0.8% of the diet by volume and 1.5% by frequency in Indiana] Wh1972