Narrowleaf Bluestem

Andropogon perangustatus

Strong

Native to Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height: Up to about 4 feet

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle: Perennial

Not yet recorded · Spread · Light · Soil · Leaves · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Spread, light, soil and leaves: no source found yet.

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

County records are not available.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food. 101 animals.

Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Sora
Porzana carolina
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Birds. 1 shared habitat
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Birds. 1 shared habitat

Widespread birds also seen here (17)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Louisiana

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Andropogon

Agrotis gladiariaSwordsman Dart, Clay-Backed Cut-Worm
Amblyscirtes alternataDusky Roadside-Skipper, Least Florida Skipper, Dusky Little Skipper;
Anatrytone loganDelaware Skipper, Logan Skipper, Black-Vein Skipper
Atrytone byssusByssus Skipper, Golden Skipper
Atrytonopsis hiannaDusted Skipper
Cercyonis pegalaCommon Wood Nymph
Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
Hesperia meteaCobweb Skipper
Lacinipolia meditataThe Thinker
Lerema acciusClouded Skipper, Corn Leaf tier

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Limochores origenesCrossline Skipper
Meropleon ambifuscaNewman's Borer, Newman's Brocade
Mocis texanaTexas Mocis
Nastra lherminierSwarthy Skipper
Oligoria maculataTwin-Spot Skipper
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Andropogon

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

3BirdsRecorded eating Andropogon in Louisiana

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Louisiana, most records first.