Maritime Bluestem

Andropogon tenuispatheus

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

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Height: Up to about 8 feet

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At a glance

Life cycle: Perennial

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

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Recorded in 55 Louisiana parishes.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food. 128 animals.

Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica coronata
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Yellow-throated Warbler
Dendroica dominica
Birds. 2 shared habitats
American Avocet
Recurvirostra americana
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Common Ground-dove
Columbina passerina
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Henslow's Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
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.