Tapertip Cup Grass

Eriochloa acuminata

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Not native

Not native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: Up to about 4 feet
Soil moisture: Somewhat dry to moist

Eriochloa acuminata — fruit photograph — Stephen Laymon, Bureau of Land Management · Public domain · Original photograph

At a glance

Life cycle: Annual

Not yet recorded · Spread · Light · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 3 Alabama counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Eriochloa

Hylephila phyleusFiery Skipper
Mocis latipesSmall Mocis, Striped Grass Looper
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Poaceae
Flower color: Yellow, green or brown

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Yellow, green or brown” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “Up to about 4 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Also known as

Southwestern Cup Grass

Conservation status

Alabama rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
AL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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