Native Plants

Showy Melic Grass

Melica spectabilis

Location

May not be native

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Type

Grasses

Attributes

Fruit, Nuts

May Attract

Showy Melic Grass is thought to attract these families of birds

Adult male. Photo: Dominic Sherony/Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0)

Family

Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings

Adult Bridled Titmouse. Photo: Tom Benson/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Family

Chickadees and Titmice

Adult. Photo: Brian E. Small/Alamy

Family

Crows, Magpies, Jays

Adult male Lawrence's Goldfinch. Photo: Mike Charest/Flickr

Family

Finches

Non-breeding adult. Photo: Roger Baker/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

New World Sparrows

Adult. Photo: Kathryn Keith/Audubon Photography Awards

Family

Woodpeckers

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