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Family:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

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Long-lived perennial

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Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Wildlife:

Larval food for Louisiana eyed silkmoth ( Automeris louisiana )

Birds and other animals eat the seeds.

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