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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

25CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Digitaria

Abagrotis magnicupidaOne-Dotted Dart
Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Anicla infectaGreen Cutworm Moth
Atalopedes huronSachem
Dargida rubripennisThe Pink-Streak
Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
Fissicrambus mutabilisStriped Webworm, Striped Sodworm, Changeable Grass-Veneer
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Hesperia sassacusIndian Skipper
Hylephila phyleusFiery Skipper

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Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
Leucania ursulaUrsula Wainscot
Lon zabulonZabulon Skipper
Maliattha synochitisBlack-Dotted Lithacodia, Black-Dotted Glyph, Brass-Dotted Grass Moth
Marimatha nigrofimbriaBlack-Bordered Lemon
Mocis latipesSmall Mocis, Striped Grass Looper
Mocis texanaTexas Mocis
Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
Polites themistoclesTawny-Edged Skipper
Protodeltote muscosulaLarge Mossy Lithacodia, Large Mossy Glyph, Large Mossy Grass Moth
Redectis vitreaWhite-Spotted Redactis
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Trichordestra legitimaStriped Garden Caterpillar Moth
Xestia smithiiSmith's Dart

—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 · Digitaria

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Growing and identification

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

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Green” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 2b–11a” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Annual” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Hairy Crabgrass