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Mucronate Sprangletop

Dinebra panicea subsp. mucronata

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Native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

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

Recorded in 4 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

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What these records mean

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Dinebra

  • Mocis latipesSmall Mocis, Striped Grass Looper
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Leptochloa

  • Anas creccaGreen-winged Teal
  • Aythya collarisRing-necked Duck
  • Fulica americanaAmerican Coot
  • Mareca streperaGadwall
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Also known as

Dinebra panicea subsp. mucronata; Leptochloa panicea subsp. mucronata

Conservation status

Florida rankNot available
Global rankNot available
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

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