Quercus

Asian Rice

Oryza sativa

Not native to Georgia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Oryza

  • Ancyloxypha numitorLeast Skipper
  • Anicla infectaGreen Cutworm Moth
  • Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
  • Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Lerodea eufalaEufala Skipper, Gray Skipper, Rice Leafroller
  • Mocis latipesSmall Mocis, Striped Grass Looper
  • Panoquina ocolaOcola Skipper, Long-Winged Skiiper
  • Polites corasPeck's Skipper, Yellow-Patch Skipper
  • Polites othoSouthern Broken-Dash, Broken-Dash Skipper
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  • Spodoptera albulaWhite-Spotted Armyworm, Gray-Streaked Armyworm
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Urbanus proteusLong-Tailed Skipper, Bean Leaf Roller
  • Chilo plejadellus
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
14BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

  • Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
  • Agelaius tricolorTricolored Blackbird
  • Anas acutaNorthern Pintail
  • Anser albifronsGreater White-fronted Goose
  • Anser caerulescensSnow Goose
  • Antigone canadensisSandhill Crane
  • Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
  • Dendrocygna bicolorFulvous Whistling-Duck
  • Dolichonyx oryzivorusBobolink
  • Molothrus aterBrown-headed Cowbird
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  • Porzana carolinaSora
  • Quiscalus quisculaCommon Grackle
  • Rallus elegansKing Rail
  • Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae

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

Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankGNR
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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