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Top native lymegrass

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

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9 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

High 2

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Rabbits 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Erect 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 9 Perennial 8 Edible 1 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1
  • Giant Wild Rye Leymus condensatus caterpillars 5
  • Lyme Grass Leymus arenarius caterpillars 2 food 1
  • Great Basin Wildrye Leymus cinereus caterpillars 1
  • American Lyme Grass Leymus mollis flowers 1
  • Creeping Wild Rye Leymus triticoides flowers 1
  • Northwestern Wildrye Leymus innovatus
  • Salina Wildrye Leymus salina
  • Pacific Wild Rye Leymus pacificus
  • Yellow Wildrye Leymus flavescens

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