subfamily
Panicums, Bluestems, Paspalums, and Allies
Panicoideae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native panicums, bluestems, paspalums, and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Witch Grass
Panicum capillare
keystone
caterpillars
16
food
30
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Smooth Witchgrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
keystone
caterpillars
16
food
28
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Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
keystone
caterpillars
16
food
18
flowers
17
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Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
keystone
caterpillars
16
food
14
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Philadelphia Panic Grass
Panicum philadelphicum
keystone
caterpillars
15
food
14
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Wiry Witch Grass
Panicum flexile
keystone
caterpillars
15
food
14
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Gattinger's Panic Grass
Panicum gattingeri
caterpillars
14
food
14
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Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
caterpillars
14
food
10
flowers
9
shelter
1
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Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
caterpillars
13
food
3
flowers
13
shelter
1
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
caterpillars
12
food
15
flowers
5
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Maidencane
Panicum hemitomon
keystone
caterpillars
12
food
15
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Hall Panicum
Panicum hallii
keystone
caterpillars
11
food
14
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Fall Witchgrass
Digitaria cognata
caterpillars
10
food
18
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Hilograss
Paspalum conjugatum
caterpillars
10
food
9
flowers
1
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Sand Bluestem
Andropogon hallii
caterpillars
10
food
3