Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Setaria pumila (Yellow Bristlegrass) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Lewis, Schwartz, and Havera; this grass is also called Yellow Foxtail, Setaria glauca is a scientific synonym of this grass)
Birds
Anatidae: Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on the seeds in Illinois] Hv1999; Columbidae: Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) [seeds of major importance as a food source] Lws1993; Phasianidae: Tympanuchus cupido (Greater Prairie Chicken) [seeds eaten intermittently for 6 months throughout the year] Swz1945