Top native bent grass
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Rough Bentgrass
Agrostis scabra
caterpillars
12
food
6
flowers
1
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Perennial Bentgrass
Agrostis perennans
caterpillars
11
food
5
flowers
1
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Arctic Bentgrass
Agrostis mertensii
caterpillars
11
food
5
flowers
1
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Winter Bentgrass
Agrostis hyemalis
caterpillars
11
food
4
flowers
1
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Elliott's Bentgrass
Agrostis elliottiana
caterpillars
9
food
2
flowers
1
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Pacific Bentgrass
Agrostis exarata
caterpillars
8
food
3
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Mountain Bentgrass
Agrostis variabilis
caterpillars
8
food
2
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Seashore Bentgrass
Agrostis pallens
caterpillars
7
food
2
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Idaho Bent Grass
Agrostis idahoensis
caterpillars
7
food
2
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Hall's Bentgrass
Agrostis hallii
caterpillars
7
food
1
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California Bentgrass
Agrostis densiflora
caterpillars
7
food
1
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Small-leaf Bentgrass
Agrostis microphylla
caterpillars
5
food
1
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Howell's Bentgrass
Agrostis howellii
caterpillars
5
food
1
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Blasdale's Bent Grass
Agrostis blasdalei
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Hawai'i Bentgrass
Agrostis sandwicensis
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Oregon Bentgrass
Agrostis oregonensis
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Agrostis lacuna-vernalis