Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Agrostis gigantea (Redtop) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al. and Myers et al.; Agrostis alba is a scientific synonym of this grass)
Birds
Emberizidae: Spizella pusilla (Field Sparrow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in the Prairie region] MZN1951
Mammals
Cervidae: Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer) [1% of deer droppings contained viable seeds of this plant in New York] Myr2004; Leporidae: Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) [foliage comprises 0.5-2% of the diet in Ohio] MZN1951