species 35,043 observations
River Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Field notes
Supports All
11
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
-
Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Bell's Roadside-Skipper, Common Roadside-Skipper, Pepper and Salt Skipper, Bronze Roadside-Skipper
4
-
Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Laevicephalus peronatus
1
-
Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow Garden Spider, Carolina Mantis, Small Milkweed Bug, Imperial Moth
6
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Light
- Part shade Dappled shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Black walnut Erosion Salt Wet soil
- Plant type
- Ornamental grasses and sedges
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.