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native and rare in southeastern PA – S3 vulnerable in PA
many additional common names for this species: fish-on-a-fishing-pole, inland sea oats, northern sea oats, river oats, Indian wood oats, wild oats, wood-oat
reputation as aggressive spreader in ideal conditions (full sun, moist), better controlled in drier conditions, part sun-shade
reseeds readily; seeds reduced by a weevil that eats through entire seedheads moving from one glume to the next via pinholes
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Lighting Requirements |
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Heliophily |
5 |
Soil Moisture |
moist/medium, well-drained, occasionally dry, mesic, occasionally wet, medium wet |
Wetland Indicator |
FACU |
Soil Texture |
clay, clay loam, high organic matter, loam, loamy sand, poor soil, sandy clay, sandy clay loam, sandy loam, silt, silty clay, silty clay loam, silty loam |
Soil pH |
acidic, acidic-neutral, neutral |
Maintenance |
I Will Survive |
USDA Hardiness Zone |
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Ecoregion |
35 South Central Plains, 36 Ouachita Mountains, 37 Arkansas Valley, 38 Boston Mountains, 39 Ozark Highlands, 40 Central Irregular Plains, 45 Piedmont, 47 Western Corn Belt Plains, 54 Central Corn Belt Plains, 55 Eastern Corn Belt Plains, 56 Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains, 62 North Central Appalachians, 63 Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain, 64 Northern Piedmont, 65 Southeastern Plains, 66 Blue Ridge, 67 Ridge & Valley, 68 Southwestern Appalachians, 69 Central Appalachians, 70 Western Allegheny Plateau, 71 Interior Low Plateaus, 72 Interior Rivver Valleys and Hills, 73 Mississippi Alluvial Plain, 74 Mississippi Valley Loess Plains, 75 Southern Coastal Plain, 83 Eastern Great Lakes and Hudson Lowlands |
Native Habitat |
anthropogenic, bottomland thicket, bottomland woodland edge, forest bottomland, forest upland, forested slope, riparian, sandy/rocky slope, sandy/rocky woodland, sloped woodland edge, thicketed slope, tidal flat, upland thicket, upland woodland edge, wet meadow, wetland, woodland bottomland, woodland slope, woodland upland |
NatureServe Global Rank |
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NatureServe National Rank |
NNR – not ranked in US |
NatureServe State Rank |
S3 – vulnerable in PA |
Sociability Index |
level 4 – large patches |
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Benefit To Habitat |
bird food, caterpillar host, nesting material |
Tolerates |
black walnut (juglone), clay soil, deer tolerant, drought, heat, heavy shade, humidity, pollution, ponding, salt, urban conditions, wind |
Ornamental Features |
attractive seed-heads, fall color, texture, tidy habit, touch, winter interest |
Ethnobotanical |
edible |
Garden Theme |
butterfly garden, cottage garden, forager's garden, woodland garden, sensory garden, rain garden, root garden, container garden, wild garden, conservation garden |
Suggested Use |
background layer, borders, coastal, container, ground cover, invasive species control, mass planting, naturalize, pond edge, restoration planting, roadside ditch, slope/bank, small gardens, soft landing, stormwater basin, vernal pool, walkway edges |
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