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.

Sudan Grass

Warm season annual grass for emergency pasture in summer

Teff

A high-quality, high yield annual warm season grass ideal as a summer hay & grazing alternative

Intermediate Wheatgrass

Ideal forage for hay and pasture ground

Meadow Bromegrass

Excellent choice to include in hay and pasture mixes.

Orchardgrass

Cool season, perennial bunch grass with shade tolerance

Perennial Ryegrass

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

Creeping Foxtail

An Introduced Cool Season Grass for Moist Soils

Pubescent Wheatgrass

High-nutrition pasture and hay grass

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

Smooth Bromegrass

A northern area cool season forage grass

Timothy

Palatable and nutritious as hay or forage