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Top native signalgrasses

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Form

Habit

Spreading 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 6 Annual 5 Perennial 3 Weed 1
  • Browntop Signalgrass Urochloa fusca caterpillars 4 food 4
  • Texas Signalgrass Urochloa texana caterpillars 2 food 4
  • Broadleaf Signalgrass Urochloa platyphylla caterpillars 2 food 3
  • Fringed Signal Grass Urochloa ciliatissima caterpillars 2 food 1
  • Thick Ditch Crowngrass Urochloa adspersa caterpillars 2
  • Arizona Signalgrass Urochloa arizonica caterpillars 1 food 2

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