Indian Woodoats

Chasmanthium latifolium
(Spikegrass)
Groundcover or border plant in shady areas.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Considertions

It reseeds easily and can expand aggressively.

Wildlife

Birds and other wildlife consume seed.

Habitat

Dry-moist sites. Bluffs, floodplains, wet hammocks.

Did You Know?

  • Showy fruits
  • Larval host for pepper and salt skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon), common roadside skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis), and Bell's roadside skipper (Amblyscirtes belli).  Possible host for Carolina satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius).