Top native bristlegrasses
12 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Knotroot Bristlegrass
Setaria parviflora
caterpillars
2
food
28
flowers
2
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Plains Bristlegrass
Setaria leucopila
caterpillars
2
food
26
flowers
2
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Egyptian Panicgrass
Setaria geminata
caterpillars
2
food
25
flowers
1
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Southwestern Bristlegrass
Setaria scheelei
caterpillars
2
food
24
flowers
1
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Giant Bristlegrass
Setaria magna
caterpillars
2
food
23
flowers
1
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Reverchon's Bristlegrass
Setaria reverchonii
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1
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Coral Bristlegrass
Setaria macrosperma
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1
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Large-spike Bristlegrass
Setaria macrostachya
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1
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Texas Bristle Grass
Setaria texana
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1
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Chapman's Bristle Grass
Setaria chapmanii
caterpillars
1
food
17
flowers
1
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Bur Bristle Grass
Setaria adhaerens
flowers
1
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Coastal Bristlegrass
Setaria corrugata