American Milletgrass

Milium effusum L. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on American Milletgrass: Mythimna unipuncta

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.