subtribe
Bluestems, Thatching Grasses, and Allies
Andropogoninae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native bluestems, thatching grasses, and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
caterpillars
14
food
10
flowers
9
shelter
1
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
caterpillars
12
food
15
flowers
5
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Sand Bluestem
Andropogon hallii
caterpillars
10
food
3
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Seaside Bluestem
Schizachyrium littorale
caterpillars
5
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Creeping Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium stoloniferum
caterpillars
5
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Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum
caterpillars
4
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Pinescrub Bluestem
Schizachyrium niveum
caterpillars
4
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Florida Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
caterpillars
3
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Slender Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium tenerum
caterpillars
3
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Broomsedge Bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
1
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Wire Bluestem
Schizachyrium gracile
caterpillars
2
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Texas Bluestem
Schizachyrium cirratum
caterpillars
2
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Southwestern Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum eremicum
food
1
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Maritime Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum tenuispatheum
flowers
1
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Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum glomeratum
flowers
1