Native Species

Common Name It is commonly referred to as River oats, and also Fish-on-a-fishing-pole, northern wood-oats, inland sea oats, northern sea oats

Scientific Name Scientific name: Species: Chasmanthium latifolium

Plant Context This species has no specified origin

<p>Chasmanthium latifolium is a species of grass native to the central and eastern United States, Manitoba, and northeastern Mexico; it grows as far north as Pennsylvania and Michigan, where it is a threatened species.</p> <p>It is a larval host plant for the Northern Pearly-Eye, and its seeds are food for birds and mammals. It is also eaten by the caterpillars of the pepper and salt skipper, Bell's roadside skipper, and bronzed roadside skipper butterflies.</p>

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