Side Oats Grama; Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula

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

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

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

Recorded in 2 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Bouteloua

Atrytone byssusByssus Skipper, Golden Skipper
Hesperia attalusDotted Skipper
Hesperia leonardusLeonard's Skipper, Blazing Star Skipper, Pawnee Prairie Skipper, Pawnee Montane Skipper
Limochores origenesCrossline Skipper

0BeesSoutheastern regional records

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

5BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

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

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