genus
Bluestems
Schizachyrium
Field notes
Children
- Little Bluestem native
- Seaside Bluestem native
- Beardgrass present
- Crimson Bluestem native
- Creeping Little Bluestem native
- Pinescrub Bluestem native
- Florida Little Bluestem native
- Wire Bluestem native
- Slender Little Bluestem native
- Gulf Bluestem
- Beardgrass
- Serillo Dulce
- Texas Bluestem native
- Schizachyrium spadiceum
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Annual Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native bluestems All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
caterpillars
12
food
15
flowers
5
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Seaside Bluestem
Schizachyrium littorale
caterpillars
5
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Creeping Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium stoloniferum
caterpillars
5
-
Pinescrub Bluestem
Schizachyrium niveum
caterpillars
4
-
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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Wire Bluestem
Schizachyrium gracile
caterpillars
2
-
Texas Bluestem
Schizachyrium cirratum
caterpillars
2