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By analyzing the stomach contents of the woolly rhino, researchers from a previous study were able to deduce that the species lived on a diet of forbs (herbaceous plants) and graminoids (grasses).
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Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
Under towering trees, among ferns and forbs, participants will find all kinds of things staying cooler in the shade.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024
So, again, in the early spring, simple finding the areas that are greening up with tender shoots, whether that an ag field, food plot, or naturally growing forbs, is a great way to find birds.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2024
Terraces planted with bamboo and native forbs and grasses are bisected by wooden walkways that zigzag between ponds and constructed wetlands.
—Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Like other quail, gambel’s have short beaks suited for picking seeds, grasses, and forbs.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
While some are carnivorous, typically targeting worms, snails, and other slugs, others are herbivorous, specializing in fungi and the young shoots of wild forbs, sedges, and other plants.
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 29 Feb. 2024
Dandelion: An top-tier early-season food source, this forb is an elk favorite.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
Look instead for greenbrier, honeysuckle, plum, laurel, sumac, blackberry, clear-cuts, browse, and forbs in the woods or natural clearings.
—Jeff Murray, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2019
Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
Under towering trees, among ferns and forbs, participants will find all kinds of things staying cooler in the shade.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024
So, again, in the early spring, simple finding the areas that are greening up with tender shoots, whether that an ag field, food plot, or naturally growing forbs, is a great way to find birds.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2024
Terraces planted with bamboo and native forbs and grasses are bisected by wooden walkways that zigzag between ponds and constructed wetlands.
—Richard Schiffman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Like other quail, gambel’s have short beaks suited for picking seeds, grasses, and forbs.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
While some are carnivorous, typically targeting worms, snails, and other slugs, others are herbivorous, specializing in fungi and the young shoots of wild forbs, sedges, and other plants.
—Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 29 Feb. 2024
Dandelion: An top-tier early-season food source, this forb is an elk favorite.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
Look instead for greenbrier, honeysuckle, plum, laurel, sumac, blackberry, clear-cuts, browse, and forbs in the woods or natural clearings.
—Jeff Murray, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2019
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“Forb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forb. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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