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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Grasses
  7. Rice Grasses
  8. Virginicae
  9. Seashore Dropseed

species 3,909 observations

Seashore Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

13 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Obscure Skipper, Least Skipper 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Neomegamelanus elongatus, Snow Goose, Pallid-winged Grasshopper, Rainbow Grasshopper 9
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Seaside Lady Beetle 2

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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