Inland Sea Oats

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Inland Sea Oats grow wild along side Alabama's roadsides, in woody areas and old meadows. This little plant provides food and shelter for lots of small animals like insects and little birds. This is a deer resistant plant like the Lantana.
Believe it or not, this great little type of grass has been used in botanical gardens and other places to draw interest. It's usually used for it's bamboo like seeds that hang from it's branches. These are the "sea oats" so to speak that animals like to eat.
Although deer don't like the Inland Sea Oats, Cattle love it. They will eat it and so will your goats. The deer will stick their nose up at it. If it is the last resort for eating, they might nibble a little bit on it.
Something interesting about inland Sea Oats is that the will grow anywhere you want to replant them. They have been spotted as far up as Pennsylvania and as south as Florida. Sometimes your weeds are helpful to the environment that you cultivate. I love my weeds myself. Continue reading Native Plants From Alabama and Subscribe when you get the chance for more information on Alabama's wild plants!