Quail Plant of the Week Quiz

Quail Plant of the Week Quiz

Test your knowledge

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What is the name of this Plant of the Week?

spreading sida

INCORRECT

broomweed

INCORRECT

bladderpod

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Flowers have four petals

Seeds are contained in pea-shaped pods

Stems are 12-18 inches long

Lesquerella spp.

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CORRECT!

Bladderpod (Lesquerella spp.)

- seeds can be eaten by quail -

NEXT QUESTION

Name this quail-friendly plant:

cowpen daisy

annual sunflower

INCORRECT

sawleaf daisy

INCORRECT

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Typically found in disturbed soils

Can grow between 1-4 feet tall

Flowers bloom from April-October

Verbesina encelioides

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CORRECT!

Cowpen Daisy (Verbesina encelioides)

- seeds are readily consumed by quail -

NEXT QUESTION

Which Plant of the Week is this?

annual sunflower

INCORRECT

curlycup gumweed

cowpen daisy

INCORRECT

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Flowers bloom in July or August

Height varies between 8-35 inches tall

Has curved bracts on the cups enclosing the flowers

Grindelia squarrosa

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CORRECT!

Curlycup Gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)

- provides poor grazing for wildlife, but seeds can be eaten by quail -

NEXT QUESTION

What is the name of this quail Plant of the Week?

spreading sida

broomweed

INCORRECT

bladderpod

INCORRECT

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Flowers bloom from March - October

Can reach up to 18 inches in length

Narrow leaves with toothed margins

Often eaten by scaled quail

Sida abutifolia

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CORRECT!

Spreading Sida (Sida abutifolia)

- a key forb often eaten by scaled quail -

NEXT QUESTION

Which quail-friendly Plant of the Week is this?

curlycup gumweed

INCORRECT

cowpen daisy

INCORRECT

sawleaf daisy

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Grows up to 5 feet tall

Flowers bloom in August and September

Leaves have spiny-toothed edges

Grindelia papposa

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CORRECT!

Sawleaf Daisy (Grindelia papposa)

- seeds are readily consumed by quail -

NEXT QUESTION

Name this important quail-friendly plant:

broomweed

bladderpod

INCORRECT

spreading sida

INCORRECT

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Excellent brood-rearing cover for quail

Seeds are one of the most important food sources for quail

Flowers bloom from August-November

Amphiachyris dracunculoides

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CORRECT!

Broomweed (Amphiachyris dracunculoides)

- seeds are one of the most important food sources for quail -

NEXT QUESTION

What is the name of this quail Plant of the Week?

sawleaf daisy

INCORRECT

annual sunflower

cowpen daisy

INCORRECT

Photo: Maja Dumat

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Hairy leaves can grow up to 12 inches long

Flower head has 20-25 ray flowers

The most abundant sunflower species in Texas

Helianthus annuus

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CORRECT!

Annual Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

- Seeds are eaten by northern bobwhite, mourning doves, Rio Grande turkeys, and white-winged doves -

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Funding for this lesson was provided through the Reversing the Decline of Quail Initiative and the Upland Game Bird Stamp Fund, based on a collaborative effort between Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.