Top native grasses
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
caterpillars
13
food
3
flowers
13
shelter
1
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Buffalograss
Bouteloua dactyloides
caterpillars
11
food
18
flowers
2
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Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
caterpillars
11
food
7
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Deertongue
Dichanthelium clandestinum
caterpillars
7
hosts
2
food
8
flowers
7
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Hairawn Muhly
Muhlenbergia capillaris
caterpillars
2
food
6
flowers
1
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Wire Grass
Aristida stricta
caterpillars
2
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Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
caterpillars
1
food
5
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Narrow-leaved Carpetgrass
Axonopus fissifolius
caterpillars
1
food
1