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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Bromus

Amblyscirtes vialisCommon Roadside-Skipper, Black Little Skipper
Anatrytone loganDelaware Skipper, Logan Skipper, Black-Vein Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitorLeast Skipper
Apamea sordensBordered Apamea, Rustic Shoulder-Knot
Cercyonis pegalaCommon Wood Nymph
Cisseps fulvicollisYellow-Collared Scape Moth
Dargida diffusaWheat Head Armywotm Moth
Hesperia leonardusLeonard's Skipper, Blazing Star Skipper, Pawnee Prairie Skipper, Pawnee Montane Skipper
Leucania multilineaMany-Lined Wainscot
Leucania phragmitidicolaNeedle Wainscot, Phragmites Wainscot

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—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

11BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

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Growing and identification

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

Growing sources and scope

Height · “In contrast, where moisture, fertility or light intensity are not limiting, cheatgrass plants may produce 12-15 culms, 20 to 30 inches (50-75 cm) tall, bearing hundreds of spikelets [307,438].” · Fire Effects Information System: Bromus tectorum · Source botanical description; original units and scope retained
Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Dry; Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Cheat grass; Chess; Downy Brome; Downy Cheat; Downy Chess