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Table 5 Quantitative evaluation index of forage plants in the study area

From: Ethnobotanical study of traditional forage plants in the Gansu–Ningxia–Inner Mongolia junction zone: conservation and sustainable utilization for animal husbandry

Local name

FQI

AI

FUI

PUI

MFI

NVI

DSI

NFSI

HUF

Ma Ku Cai

80

4

5

5

3

3

5

3600

1.00

Tian Ku Cai

80

4

5

5

3

3

5

3600

1.00

Hua Ku Cai

67

4

5

4

3

3

5

2412

0.84

Huang Huang Cai

80

4

5

4

3

3

5

2880

1.00

Bing Cao

80

4

5

5

2

3

5

2400

1.00

Gu You Zi

80

4

5

5

2

3

5

2400

1.00

Che Qing Cao

67

4

4

5

2

3

5

1608

0.84

Hui Tiao

80

4

5

4

2

2

5

1280

1.00

Leng Hao Zi

74

4

5

4

2

2

5

1184

0.93

Xi Ji

78

3

5

4

3

2

5

1404

0.98

NiaoZi

44

4

5

5

2

3

5

1320

0.55

Xiao Ku Cai

71

3

5

4

2

3

5

1278

0.89

Yan Mai

78

4

5

5

1

3

5

1170

0.98

Shui Peng

76

4

4

4

2

2

5

973

0.95

Sha Cao

80

4

5

4

1

3

5

960

1.00

Ci Jia Gai

76

3

5

4

2

2

5

912

0.95

Mu Xu

36

4

5

4

2

3

5

864

0.45

Gou Qi

58

4

4

3

2

3

5

835

0.73

Yang Nai Zi

67

2

5

4

2

3

5

804

0.84

Hao Cai

80

4

5

4

2

1

5

640

1.00

Huang Hao

32

4

5

4

3

2

5

768

0.40

Xing Shu

34

4

5

3

3

2

5

612

0.43

Sha Cong

31

4

4

4

2

3

5

595

0.39

Men Dong

31

4

4

4

2

3

5

595

0.39

Yang Liao Zi

56

3

4

4

2

2

5

538

0.70

Ku Zi Man

65

4

4

4

1

2

5

416

0.81

Xiao Bing Cao

55

3

5

4

1

3

5

495

0.69

Ci Peng

65

4

4

4

1

2

5

416

0.81

Xiao Bing Cao

62

2

5

4

1

3

5

372

0.78

Dao Sheng

59

2

5

4

1

3

5

354

0.74

Mian Peng

59

3

5

4

1

2

5

354

0.74

Tie Liang Liang

49

2

4

4

2

2

5

314

0.61

Ye Ju Hua

69

3

5

4

1

2

3

248

0.86

Er Lie Wei Ling Cai

42

3

3

4

1

3

5

227

0.53

Liang Wei Ba Cao

35

2

5

4

1

3

5

210

0.44

Xiang Ying

28

3

3

4

2

2

5

202

0.35

Lao Tang Mao

33

4

3

4

1

2

5

158

0.41

E Shui Guang Guang

43

2

3

4

1

3

5

155

0.54

Ye Hui Tiao

51

3

5

4

1

1

5

153

0.64

Yu Shu Ye Zi

66

3

2

3

1

2

5

119

0.83

Da Ci Jia Gai

19

3

5

4

1

2

5

114

0.24

Ning Tiao Zi

31

3

4

3

2

1

5

112

0.39

Zhu Ya Liao

16

2

4

4

2

2

5

102

0.20

Jue Ma

14

2

3

4

2

3

5

101

0.18

Sha Ci

27

2

2

3

3

2

5

97

0.34

Zhu Ma Zhuang

80

3

5

4

1

1

2

96

1.00

Ye Jiu Cai

5

4

4

4

2

3

5

96

0.06

Tie Shao Zhou

23

2

3

4

3

1

5

83

0.29

Sha Shen

6

2

3

4

3

3

5

65

0.08

Ma Gan Zi

40

2

2

4

2

1

5

64

0.50

Gan Cao

17

3

4

3

2

1

5

61

0.21

Fan Zhi Xian

25

2

3

4

1

2

5

60

0.31

Shao Gua

34

1

2

4

2

2

5

54

0.43

Huai Shu

14

2

2

3

2

3

5

50

0.18

Tian Lan Mu Xu

14

2

3

4

1

3

5

50

0.18

Ye Mu Xu

14

3

3

4

1

2

5

50

0.18

Ji Guan Hua

26

3

3

4

1

1

5

47

0.33

Sandandan

26

1

1

4

3

3

5

47

0.33

Hei Gou Qi

12

2

2

3

2

3

5

43

0.15

Ku Hao

35

2

5

4

1

1

3

42

0.44

Luo Tuo Peng

39

4

3

4

1

1

2

37

0.49

Li

27

2

3

4

1

1

5

32

0.34

Bai Ci

26

2

4

3

1

1

5

31

0.33

Lu Wei

8

1

4

4

2

2

5

26

0.10

Sui Ku Zi Man

15

2

2

4

1

2

5

24

0.19

Ma Ya Ci

20

3

2

4

1

1

5

24

0.25

Xiao Chai Hu

7

1

2

5

2

3

5

21

0.09

Xing An Hu Zhi Zi

14

2

3

4

1

1

5

17

0.18

Da Huang

19

1

2

3

2

1

5

11

0.24

Mao Ci

8

2

3

3

1

1

5

7

0.10

Ye Da Huang

8

1

2

3

2

1

5

5

0.10

Ye Xi Hong Shi

5

2

2

4

1

1

5

4

0.06

Sha Zhao Shu

3

1

1

4

2

2

5

2

0.04