mamabear49093's plant: Chasmanthium latifolium Common Name(s): Indian Wood Oats Northern Sea Oats River Oats Wild OatsWood-oat Previously known as: Uniola latifolia

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Chasmanthium latifolium, known as woodoats,
inland sea oats, northern sea oats,
and river oats is a 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.
The species was previously classified
as Uniola latifolia (André Michaux).
Chasmanthium latifolium is a cool-season,
rhizomatous perennial grass with stems about 3 feet tall.
The plant typically grows in wooded areas and riparian zones.
Chasmanthium latifolium, northern sea oats
It is used in landscaping in North America, where it is noted as a relatively rare native grass that thrives in partial shade; the plant is recommended for USDA hardiness zones 3–9 in acidic sands, loams, and clays.[5][6]
Ecology
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.

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