Top native grasses

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

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Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Toughness

Resists

Black walnut 12 Dry soil 12 Salt 11 Erosion 10 Pollution 10 Wet soil 9 Poor soil 8 Heat 7 Humidity 5 Foot traffic 3 Insect pests 2 Rabbits 2 Compaction 1 Diseases 1 Heavy shade 1

Form

Habit

Erect 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Ground cover 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1 Turfgrass 1

Narrow-leaved Carpetgrass Axonopus fissifolius caterpillars 1 food 1