American Rat's Tail Grass

Sporobolus jacquemontii

Found in pine flatwoods, beaches, roadsides on barrier islands. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Do not plant. Listed invasive in Florida.

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 39 Florida counties.

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. All habitats

Ecological relationships

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Sporobolus

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

10BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

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

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