Panicum tenerum

Panicum tenerum

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

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Light: 4 or more hours of direct sun

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At a glance

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

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Recorded in 2 Mississippi counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 103 animals.

Purple Martin
Progne subis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Seaside Sparrow
Ammodramus maritimus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Sora
Porzana carolina
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Wilson's Plover
Charadrius wilsonia
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Yellow Rail
Coturnicops noveboracensis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
American Coot
Fulica americana
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Wigeon
Anas americana
Birds. 1 shared habitat
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
Birds. 1 shared habitat

Widespread birds also seen here (29)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

25CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Panicum

Anatrytone loganDelaware Skipper, Logan Skipper, Black-Vein Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitorLeast Skipper
Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
Dargida rubripennisThe Pink-Streak
Dichagyris acclivisSwitchgrass Dart, Inclined Dart
Hesperia attalusDotted Skipper
Hesperia leonardusLeonard's Skipper, Blazing Star Skipper, Pawnee Prairie Skipper, Pawnee Montane Skipper
Hylephila phyleusFiery Skipper
Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
Lerema acciusClouded Skipper, Corn Leaf tier

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Lethe anthedonNorthern Pearly Eye
Leucania adjutaAdjutant Wainscot
Leucania linitaReed Wainscot, Linen Wainscot
Lon hobomokHobomok Skipper
Marimatha nigrofimbriaBlack-Bordered Lemon
Mocis latipesSmall Mocis, Striped Grass Looper
Mocis texanaTexas Mocis
Mythimna unipunctaArmyworm Moth, White Speck
Panoquina ocolaOcola Skipper, Long-Winged Skiiper
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Poanes viatorBroad-Winged Skipper
Polites egeremetNorthern Broken-Dash
Polites themistoclesTawny-Edged Skipper
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Idioglossa miraculosa

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

0BeesSoutheastern regional records

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

26BirdsRecorded eating Panicum in Mississippi

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