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  8. Porcupine Grasses
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Top native porcupine grasses

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Moist 1

Water use

Medium 1

Soil pH

Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Form

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 3 Perennial 3
  • Needle-and-thread Grass Hesperostipa comata food 2
  • Porcupine Needlegrass Hesperostipa spartea food 1
  • New Mexico Feathergrass Hesperostipa neomexicana

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