Indian Woodoats

Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates

Grass family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Amblyscirtes aenus, Amblyscirtes belli, Amblyscirtes hegon, Amblyscirtes linda, Amblyscirtes vialis, Dicranoctetes brachyelytrifoliella, Enodia anthedon

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Manitoba
MEX: Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.