Tripsacum dactyloides
Family: Poaceae
Native Range: Eastern U.S. throughout Florida
Description: Clumping grass to 6 ft tall and 4 to 6 ft. wide
Flowering season: Summer to Fall
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Moisture: Average to dry
Highly Salt Tolerant
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-11
Host to Three-Spotted, Clouded and Byssus Skipper Butterfly species