Top native bluestems, thatching grasses, and allies
32 species, 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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Pinescrub Bluestem
Schizachyrium niveum
caterpillars
4
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Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum
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
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Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
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Elliott's Bluestem
Anatherum gyrans
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Chalky Bluestem
Anatherum capillipes
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Purple Bluestem
Anatherum cretaceum
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Florida Bluestem
Anatherum floridanum
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Savanna Bluestem
Anatherum hirsutius
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Shortspike Bluestem
Anatherum brachystachyum
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White Bluestem
Anatherum dealbatum
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Longbeard Bluestem
Anatherum longiberbe
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Firegrass
Anatherum cabanisii
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Deceptive Bluestem
Anatherum campbellii
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Mohr's Bluestem
Anatherum mohrii
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Narrowleaf Bluestem
Anatherum perangustatum
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Tracy's Bluestem
Anatherum tracyi
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Scrub Bluestem
Anatherum cumulicola
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Pinewoods Bluestem
Anatherum arctatum
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Nash’s Bluestem
Anatherum subtile