Top native gramas
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
caterpillars
14
food
8
flowers
2
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Hairy Grama
Bouteloua hirsuta
caterpillars
12
food
17
flowers
1
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Needle Grama
Bouteloua aristidoides
caterpillars
11
food
26
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Buffalograss
Bouteloua dactyloides
caterpillars
11
food
18
flowers
2
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Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
caterpillars
11
food
7
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Black Grama
Bouteloua eriopoda
caterpillars
10
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Sixweeks Grama
Bouteloua barbata
caterpillars
9
food
1
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Matted Grama
Bouteloua simplex
caterpillars
8
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Red Grama
Bouteloua trifida
caterpillars
7
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Oneflower Grama
Bouteloua uniflora
caterpillars
6
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Warnock's Grama
Bouteloua warnockii
caterpillars
6
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Texas Grama
Bouteloua rigidiseta
caterpillars
4
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Sprucetop Grama
Bouteloua chondrosioides
caterpillars
4
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Slender Grama
Bouteloua repens
caterpillars
3
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False Grama
Bouteloua erecta
caterpillars
2
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Chino Grama
Bouteloua ramosa
caterpillars
2
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Tall Grama
Bouteloua pectinata