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

Perennial Ryegrass

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

Kentucky Bluegrass

A perennial, cool season sod-forming grass for grazing or turf

Creeping Foxtail

An Introduced Cool Season Grass for Moist Soils

Pubescent Wheatgrass

High-nutrition pasture and hay grass

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