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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

18CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · 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 arogosArogos Skipper, Beardgrass Skipper
Atrytone byssusByssus Skipper, Golden Skipper
Atrytonopsis hiannaDusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis loammiLoammi Skipper
Cercyonis pegalaCommon Wood Nymph
Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
Hesperia meteaCobweb Skipper

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—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

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.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Blue, brown/copper or red” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 4a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “4–8 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “2–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Andropogon gerardii; Big Bluestem

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