Giant Cutgrass

Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Döll & Asch. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Giant Cutgrass: Anclocypha numitor, Ancyloxypha numitor, Donacaula maximella, Poanes viator, Poanes viator zizaniae, Problema bulenta

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.