tribe
Poeae
Poeae
Field notes
Children
- Poinae 43 native
- Agrostidinae 36 native
- Fescues and Ryegrasses 25 native
- Aveninae 12 native
- Holcinae 6 native
- Phalaridinae 5 native
- Coleanthinae 5 native
- Anthoxanthinae 3 native
- Cinninae 2 native
- Torreyochloinae 2 native
- Airinae 2 native
- Arctic Reedgrass 1 native
- Miliinae 1 native
- Scolochloinae 1 native
- Calothecinae
- Dactylidinae
- Parapholiinae
- Oatgrass
- Cynosurinae
- Brizinae
- Sesleriinae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Poeae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Swamp Meadow-grass
Poa palustris
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
19
flowers
1
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Alpine Bluegrass
Poa alpina
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
18
flowers
1
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Glaucous Bluegrass
Poa glauca
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
17
flowers
1
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Pine Bluegrass
Poa secunda
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
7
flowers
1
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Wood Meadow-grass
Poa nemoralis
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
22
flowers
1
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Muttongrass
Poa fendleriana
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
6
flowers
1
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Inland Bluegrass
Poa interior
keystone
caterpillars
24
food
7
flowers
1
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Arctic Bluegrass
Poa arctica
keystone
caterpillars
21
food
6
flowers
1
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Marsh Bluegrass
Poa leptocoma
keystone
caterpillars
21
food
6
flowers
1
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Red Fescue
Festuca rubra
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
30
shelter
1
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Grove Meadow Grass
Poa alsodes
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
9
flowers
1
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Cusick's Bluegrass
Poa cusickii
caterpillars
19
food
6
flowers
1
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Wheeler's Bluegrass
Poa wheeleri
keystone
caterpillars
19
food
6
flowers
1
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Drooping Bluegrass
Poa saltuensis
keystone
caterpillars
18
food
8
flowers
1
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Narrow-flower Bluegrass
Poa stenantha
keystone
caterpillars
18
food
6
flowers
1