Native Plants

American Spongeplant

Limnobium spongia

Location

May not be native

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Type

Annuals/Per.

Attributes

Fruit, Nuts

May Attract

American Spongeplant is thought to attract these families of birds

Female or immature. Photo: Rick and Nora Bowers/Alamy

Family

Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings

Adult. Photo: Mike Charest

Family

Chickadees and Titmice

Adult. Photo: Becky Matsubara/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Family

Crows, Magpies, Jays

Adult female. Photo: Susan Hodgson/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Finches

Adult. Photo: Robert Barnes/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

New World Sparrows

Adult Male (Red-shafted). Photo: Dawn Key/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Woodpeckers

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