species 21,357 observations
Quack Grass
Elymus repens
Field notes
Elymus repens, commonly known as couch grass , is a very common perennial species of grass native to most of Europe, Asia, the Arctic, and northwest Africa. It has been brought into other mild northern climates for forage or erosion control, but it often becomes invasive in the area.
Elymus repens isn't just called common couch, it's also known as twitch, quick grass, quitch grass (also just quitch), dog grass, quackgrass, scutch grass, and witchgrass.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it



Isabella Tiger Moth, Wood-colored Apamea Moth, Heterodox Wainscot Moth, Armyworm Moth
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it



Greater White-fronted Goose, Tundra Swan, Snow Bunting, Eastern Meadow Vole
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Sycophila
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.