Gulf Cockspur

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

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Not native

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

Profile 24%

Soil moisture: Average to wet

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At a glance

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

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

Recorded in 3 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Echinochloa

Ancyloxypha numitorLeast Skipper
Cymaenes tripunctusThree-Spotted Skipper
Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
Lerema acciusClouded Skipper, Corn Leaf tier
Lerodea eufalaEufala Skipper, Gray Skipper, Rice Leafroller
Polites themistoclesTawny-Edged Skipper
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

21BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
Aix sponsaWood Duck
Anas creccaGreen-winged Teal
Anas platyrhynchosMallard
Anser albifronsGreater White-fronted Goose
Aythya collarisRing-necked Duck
Calcarius lapponicusLapland Longspur
Calcarius pictusSmith's Longspur
Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal

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Dendrocygna autumnalisBlack-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolorFulvous Whistling-Duck
Dolichonyx oryzivorusBobolink
Mareca americanaAmerican Wigeon
Mareca streperaGadwall
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Molothrus aterBrown-headed Cowbird
Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Bunting
Porzana carolinaSora
Rallus elegansKing Rail
Spatula discorsBlue-winged Teal

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

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.

Conservation status

Florida rank	SNR
Global rank	Not available
FL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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