subtribe
Cenchrinae
Cenchrinae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Cenchrinae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
caterpillars
13
food
3
flowers
13
shelter
1
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Pearl Millet
Cenchrus americanus
caterpillars
5
food
8
shelter
1
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Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
caterpillars
5
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Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
caterpillars
5
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Mat Sandbur
Cenchrus longispinus
caterpillars
5
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Dune Sandbur
Cenchrus tribuloides
caterpillars
5
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Slender Sandbur
Cenchrus gracillimus
caterpillars
4
food
1
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Big Sandbur
Cenchrus myosuroides
caterpillars
4
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Knotroot Bristlegrass
Setaria parviflora
caterpillars
2
food
28
flowers
2
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Plains Bristlegrass
Setaria leucopila
caterpillars
2
food
26
flowers
2
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Egyptian Panicgrass
Setaria geminata
caterpillars
2
food
25
flowers
1
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Southwestern Bristlegrass
Setaria scheelei
caterpillars
2
food
24
flowers
1
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Giant Bristlegrass
Setaria magna
caterpillars
2
food
23
flowers
1
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Reverchon's Bristlegrass
Setaria reverchonii
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1
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Large-spike Bristlegrass
Setaria macrostachya
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1