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Cord-grasses
Spartina
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- Saltmarsh Cordgrass native
- Prairie Cordgrass native
- Marsh Hay Cordgrass native
- Common Cordgrass present
- Gulf Cordgrass native
- Sand Cordgrass native
- California Cordgrass native
- Big Cordgrass native
- Alkali Cord Grass native
- Small Cord-grass
- Dense-flowered Cord Grass
- Townsend's Cord-grass
- Sporobolus alterniflorus × foliosus
- Marsh Cord-grass Hybrid
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native cord-grasses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Marsh Hay Cordgrass
Sporobolus pumilus
caterpillars
9
food
15
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Saltmarsh Cordgrass
Sporobolus alterniflorus
caterpillars
6
food
16
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Prairie Cordgrass
Sporobolus michauxianus
caterpillars
6
food
16
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Big Cordgrass
Sporobolus cynosuroides
caterpillars
5
food
10
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Sand Cordgrass
Sporobolus bakeri
caterpillars
5
food
4
flowers
1
shelter
1
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Gulf Cordgrass
Sporobolus spartinae
caterpillars
4
food
7
flowers
1
shelter
1
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Alkali Cord Grass
Sporobolus hookerianus
caterpillars
1
food
8
shelter
1
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California Cordgrass
Sporobolus foliosus
caterpillars
1
food
7
flowers
1
shelter
1