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Ecological relationships

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Hordeum

Agrotis gladiariaSwordsman Dart, Clay-Backed Cut-Worm
Agrotis venerabilisVenerable Dart, Dusky Cut-Worm
Apamea devastatorGlassy Borer, Glassy Cutworm Moth
Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
Fissicrambus mutabilisStriped Webworm, Striped Sodworm, Changeable Grass-Veneer
Maliattha synochitisBlack-Dotted Lithacodia, Black-Dotted Glyph, Brass-Dotted Grass Moth
Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
Nephelodes miniansBronzed Cutworm

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Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

18BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

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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 · “White, green or purple” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Height · “1 foot” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Full sun” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Soil · “medium to moderately dry” · Tennessee Smart Yards · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading

Also known as

Foxtail Barley; Squirrel Tail Barley