Quail Plant of the Week Quiz: Grasses

QUAIL PLANT OF THE WEEK QUIZ

GRASSES

Scaled Quail - Bettina Arigoni CC BY 2.0

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Question 1

Scientific name

Drew Avery CC BY 2.0

USFWS Mountain-Prairie

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Switchgrass

Sand Dropseed

Little Bluestem

Correct!

Drew Avery CC BY 2.0

USFWS Mountain-Prairie

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)

- provides nesting cover for quail -

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Question 2

Scientific name

William R. Carr

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Silver Bluestem

Fringed Signalgrass

Texas Wintergrass

Correct!

William R. Carr

Fringed Signalgrass (Urochloa ciliatissima)

- provides nesting cover and harbors insects for quail to eat in addition to its seeds -

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Question 3

Scientific name

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

Andrey Zharkikh CC BY 2.0

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Perennial Threeawn

Sand Dropseed

Switchgrass

Correct!

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

Andrey Zharkikh CC BY 2.0

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)

- provides seeds and nesting cover for quail -

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Question 4

Scientific name

Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Sideoats Grama

Kleingrass

Sand Dropseed

Correct!

Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0

Kleingrass (Panicum coloratum)

- provides nesting substrate and food for quail -

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Question 5

Scientific name

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

TAMU Uvalde Research & Extension Center

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Sand Dropseed

Plains Bristlegrass

Switchgrass

Correct!

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

TAMU Uvalde Research & Extension Center

Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus)

- excellent source of forage for livestock, seeds are sometimes eaten by quail -

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Question 6

Scientific name

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Texas Wintergrass

Plains Bristlegrass

Perennial Threeawn

Correct!

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

Perennial Threeawn (Aristida purpurea)

- provides nesting cover for northern bobwhite, scaled, and Montezuma quail -

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Question 7

Scientific name

Flickr: lostinfog CC BY-SA 2.0

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Silver Bluestem

Sideoats Grama

Kleingrass

Correct!

Flickr: lostinfog CC BY-SA 2.0

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)

- basketball-sized clumps can be good nesting cover for quail -

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Question 8

Scientific name

Flickr: smallcurio CC BY 2.0

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Texas Wintergrass

Little Bluestem

Silver Bluestem

Correct!

Flickr: smallcurio CC BY 2.0

Matt Lavin CC BY-SA 2.0

Silver Bluestem (Bothriochloa laguroides)

- provides excellent nesting cover for quail -

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Question 9

Scientific name

Patrick Alexander

TAMU Uvalde Research & Extension Center

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Sand Dropseed

Fringed Signalgrass

Plains Bristlegrass

Correct!

Patrick Alexander

TAMU Uvalde Research & Extension Center

Plains Bristlegrass (Setaria leucopila)

- seeds are often eaten by quail -

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Question 10

Scientific name

Sam C. Strickland, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Which quail-friendly plant of the week is this?

Perennial Threeawn

Texas Wintergrass

Fringed Signalgrass

Correct!

Sam C. Strickland, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Texas Wintergrass (Nassella leucotricha)

- can provide nesting cover for quail if it does not grow too thick -

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Bettina Arigoni CC BY 2.0

Funding for this lesson was provided through the Reversing the Decline of Quail Initiative and the Upland Game Bird Stamp Fund, based on a collaborative effort between Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.