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Thin Crowngrass

Paspalum setaceum

68
Strong

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

Profile 59%

Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to average
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial

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

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

Recorded in 65 Florida counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Florida. Shared habitat, not food. 116 animals.

All wildlife of Florida

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

19CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Paspalum

  • Anicla infectaGreen Cutworm Moth
  • Argyrotaenia ivanaIvana Leafroller Moth
  • Cymaenes tripunctusThree-Spotted Skipper
  • Diatraea evanescensBlack-Dot Diatraea
  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Hedone vibexWhirlabout
  • Herpetogramma phaeopteralisDusky Herpetogramma Moth,
  • Hylephila phyleusFiery Skipper
  • Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
  • Lerema acciusClouded Skipper, Corn Leaf tier
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  • Lerodea eufalaEufala Skipper, Gray Skipper, Rice Leafroller
  • Mocis texanaTexas Mocis
  • Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
  • Panoquina panoquinoidesObscure Skipper, Beach Skipper
  • Polites othoSouthern Broken-Dash, Broken-Dash Skipper
  • Redectis vitreaWhite-Spotted Redactis
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
7BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Paspalum

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
17BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

  • Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
  • Aix sponsaWood Duck
  • Anthus rubescensAmerican Pipit
  • Colinus virginianusNorthern Bobwhite
  • Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
  • Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
  • Dolichonyx oryzivorusBobolink
  • Gallinula galeataCommon Gallinule
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Molothrus aterBrown-headed Cowbird
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  • Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Bunting
  • Porzana carolinaSora
  • Quiscalus mexicanusGreat-tailed Grackle
  • Quiscalus quisculaCommon Grackle
  • Rallus elegansKing Rail
  • Tympanuchus pallidicinctusLesser Prairie-Chicken
  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
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

1AntsRecorded seed interactions
  • Pogonomyrmex badius

Pogonomyrmex badius: Seed predation.

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae
Flower color
Not applicable

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Thin Paspalum

Conservation status

Florida rankSNR
Global rankG5
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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