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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Grasses
  7. Ryegrasses
  8. Rye-Grass
  9. Meadow Fescue

species 6,840 observations

Meadow Fescue

Lolium pratense

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

29 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Bordered Apamea Moth, Large Heath, Common Branded Skipper, Putnam's Looper Moth 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 24
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Variable Duskyface Fly 1

Range

United States

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.

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