Introduced Grasses

Find introduced grass species for lawns, pastures, forage, erosion control, conservation areas, and other managed plantings. With both cool-season and warm-season options available, these grasses can help meet a variety of site conditions, maintenance goals, and project needs.

Tall Fescue

Better heat and drought tolerance than other cool season grasses.

Perennial Ryegrass

Cool season bunch grass from Europe used for turf, cover, or forage

Creeping Foxtail

An Introduced Cool Season Grass for Moist Soils

Redtop

Cool season, sod-forming grass that will grow in acid-type and wet soils

Reed Canarygrass

Sod-forming, cool season grass indigenous to North America, Europe and Asia