genus

Seaoats

Uniola

Field notes

Uniola is a genus of New World plants in the grass family.

Species

Uniola condensata Hitchc. - Ecuador

Uniola paniculata L. – sea oats - coastal regions in southeastern United States (TX LA MS AL GA FL NC SC VA DE), Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula); Nicaragua, Panama, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Hispaniola

Uniola peruviana Lægaard & Sánchez Vega - Peru

Uniola pittieri Hack. - Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador incl Galápagos

Uniola virgata (Poir.) Griseb. - West Indies incl. Bahamas

Formerly included

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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 seaoats All

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