Do not plant. Listed invasive in Kentucky.
Photographs are not available yet.
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY
Genus host records with ranges including KY · Schedonorus
- Cercyonis pegalaCommon Wood Nymph
- Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
- Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Schedonorus
- Plectrophenax nivalisSnow Bunting
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
- Height · “Culms are hollow [30], erect [28], and 20 to 80 inches (50-200 cm) in height [30,76].” · Fire Effects Information System: Schedonorus arundinaceus · Source botanical description; original units and scope retained
Also known as
Tall Fescue
Conservation status
| Kentucky rank | SNA |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| KY status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
Native alternatives
Find natives for your gardenSources
- tnky_atlas
- ky_invasive
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications