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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Grasses
  7. New World Bluestems
  8. Broomsedge Species Complex
  9. Broomsedge Bluestem

species 16,398 observations

Broomsedge Bluestem

Anatherum virginicum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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6 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Thinker Moth, Fall Armyworm Moth 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Field Sparrow, Flexamia sandersi, Paraphlepsius carolinus 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors White-banded Crab Spider 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS.

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