Top native paspalums and allies
40 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hilograss
Paspalum conjugatum
caterpillars
10
food
9
flowers
1
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Knot Grass
Paspalum distichum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
1
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Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
caterpillars
9
food
12
flowers
1
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Four-rowed Bead Grass
Paspalum pubiflorum
caterpillars
8
food
10
flowers
1
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Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
caterpillars
8
food
10
flowers
1
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Field Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
caterpillars
8
food
10
flowers
1
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Seashore Paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
caterpillars
8
food
10
flowers
1
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Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
caterpillars
8
food
10
flowers
1
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Early Paspalum
Paspalum praecox
caterpillars
8
food
10
flowers
1
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Rustyseed Paspalum
Paspalum langei
caterpillars
8
food
9
flowers
1
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Brownseed Paspalum
Paspalum plicatulum
caterpillars
8
food
9
flowers
1
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Longtom
Paspalum denticulatum
caterpillars
8
food
9
flowers
1
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Gulfdune Paspalum
Paspalum monostachyum
caterpillars
8
food
9
flowers
1
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Mudbank Crowngrass
Paspalum dissectum
caterpillars
7
food
10
flowers
1
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Brook Crowngrass
Paspalum acuminatum
caterpillars
7
food
10
flowers
1
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Pitchfork Paspalum
Paspalum bifidum
caterpillars
6
food
9
flowers
1
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Matted Paspalum
Paspalum minus
caterpillars
5
food
9
flowers
1
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Bull Crowngrass
Paspalum boscianum
caterpillars
5
food
9
flowers
1
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Florida Reimar Grass
Paspalum eglume
caterpillars
5
food
9
flowers
1
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Paspalum blodgettii
caterpillars
3
food
9
flowers
1
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Blue Crowngrass
Paspalum caespitosum
caterpillars
3
food
9
flowers
1
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Broadleaf Carpetgrass
Axonopus compressus
caterpillars
3
food
2
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Ditch Millet
Paspalum scrobiculatum
caterpillars
2
food
3
shelter
1
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West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
1
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Narrow-leaved Carpetgrass
Axonopus fissifolius
caterpillars
1
food
1
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Big Carpetgrass
Axonopus furcatus
caterpillars
1
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Lax Panicgrass
Steinchisma laxum
caterpillars
1
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Vine Mesquite
Hopia obtusa
food
2
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Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
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Redtop Panicgrass
Coleataenia rigidula
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Gaping Panicgrass
Steinchisma hians
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Cottonmouth Grass
Phanopyrum gymnocarpon
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Cutthroatgrass
Coleataenia abscissa
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Purple Silkyscale Grass
Anthenantia rufa
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Green Silkyscale Grass
Anthenantia villosa
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Long-leaved Redtop-Panicgrass
Coleataenia longifolia
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Bluejoint Panicum
Coleataenia tenera
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Kral's Silkyscale
Anthenantia texana
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Tall Flat Panicgrass
Coleataenia pulchra
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Coconut Paspalum
Paspalum laxum