Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes
Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes
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 31 Florida counties.
Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Florida. Shared habitat, not food. 202 animals.
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Wood StorkMycteria americana
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Yellow-crowned Night-heronNyctanassa violacea
- American KestrelFalco sparverius
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
Who uses this plant?
3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL
Genus host records with ranges including FL · Muhlenbergia
- Anicla infectaGreen Cutworm Moth
- Cercyonis pegalaCommon Wood Nymph
- Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Muhlenbergia
- Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
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
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 | S4 |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| FL status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
Will it fit your yard?
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Sources
- Atlas of Florida Plants
- NatureServe Explorer
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications

























