genus

Sandgrass

Triplasis

Field notes

Triplasis is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Sandgrass is a common name for plants in this genus. The genus name Triplasis is Greek, meaning "threefold", referring to the triple nerved lemmas.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native sandgrass All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.