species 15,733 observations
Virginia Wildrye
Elymus virginicus
Field notes
Supports All
19
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Glassy Cutworm Moth, False Wainscot, Phragmites Wainscot, Bronzed Cutworm Moth
11
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Speckled Sharpshooter, Draeculacephala antica, Sharp-headed Sharpshooter, Attenuipyga platyrhyncha
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Margined Calligrapher
1
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Plant type
- Ornamental grasses and sedges
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.