Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Echinochloa frumentacea (Billion Dollar Grass) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Lewis and Havera)
Birds
Anatidae: Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999, Anas crecca carolinensis (Green-winged Teal) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999, Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999, Anas strepera (Gadwall) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999, Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999; Columbidae: Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) [seeds of major importance as a source of food] Lws1993