In Alaska, snowshoe hares consume new leaves of blueberries (Vaccinium spp.),
new shoots of field horsetails (Equisetum arvense), and fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) in spring.

Grasses are not a major item due to low availability associated with sites that have adequate cover.
In summer, leaves of willows, black spruce, birches, and bog Labrador tea (Ledum groenlandicum) are also consumed.
Black spruce is the most heavily used and the most common species in the area.
Pen trials suggest black spruce is not actually preferred.
Roses (Rosa spp.)
were preferred, but a minor dietary item, as they were not common in the study area.
In northwest Oregon, summer foods include grasses, clovers (Trifolium spp.),
other forbs, and some woody plants, including Sitka spruce, Douglas-fir, and young leaves and twigs of salal.
In Minnesota, aspens, willows, grasses, birches, alders, sumacs, and strawberries are consumed when green.
In Ontario, summer diets consist of clovers, grasses, and forbs.
In Alaska, snowshoe hares consume new leaves of blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), new shoots of field horsetails (Equisetum arvense), and fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) in spring.
Grasses are not a major item due to low availability associated with sites that have adequate cover. In summer, leaves of willows, black spruce, birches, and bog Labrador tea (Ledum groenlandicum) are also consumed. Black spruce is the most heavily used and the most common species in the area. Pen trials suggest black spruce is not actually preferred. Roses (Rosa spp.) were preferred, but a minor dietary item, as they were not common in the study area. In northwest Oregon, summer foods include grasses, clovers (Trifolium spp.), other forbs, and some woody plants, including Sitka spruce, Douglas-fir, and young leaves and twigs of salal. In Minnesota, aspens, willows, grasses, birches, alders, sumacs, and strawberries are consumed when green. In Ontario, summer diets consist of clovers, grasses, and forbs.
Snowshoe hare