Native Grasses

Grasses that existed in nature where they are currently growing


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Big Bluestem

Warm season grass that produces high quality and high quantity forage

Little Bluestem

A versatile bunch grass that's blue-green in the summer & russet red in the fall & winter

Blue Grama

A fine-leaved, short bunch grass that does well in a variety of conditions

Indiangrass

A tall grass with a golden-plumed head.

Switchgrass

For soil conservation, pastures and prairie.

Sideoats Grama

A fine-leaved, bunchgrass.

Sundancer Buffalograss

A premium, warm season turf with accelerated establishment and lush green color

Cody Buffalograss

An economical, dependable turfgrass that provides desired establishment, density and drought tolerance

Texoka Buffalograss

An economical, forage-type buffalograss for low maintenance cover, pasture, and short grass prairie settings

Alkaligrass

A salt tolerant, cool season grass

Rice Cut Grass

A water-loving, cool-season grass

Canada Wildrye

Cool season bunchgrass ideal for moist sites and quick to establish.

Eastern Gamagrass

A warm season, perennial tallgrass for pasture or ornamental uses

Green Needlegrass

A cool season grass suited for range seedings, revegetation and habitat

Prairie Cordgrass

Turns from green, to orange and yellow with a tint of purple when flowering. 5-7 feet tall!

Sheep Fescue

Cool season bunchgrass that does well in sandy or gravel soil types

Prairie Dropseed

This prairiegrass gets noticed! Low maintenance addition for borders and other applications.

Prairie Junegrass

Good early spring forage for livestock.

Prairie Sandreed

Rhizomatous, warm season perennial grass

River Oats

Also called Inland Sea Oats, a warm season grass that provides ornamental diversity

Sand Bluestem

Desirable grass on sandhills ranges.

Sand Dropseed

Warm season perennial, very drought tolerant.

Sand Lovegrass

Good seedling vigor, establishes quickly.

Slender Wheatgrass

Cool season bunch grass native to the Great Plains

Virginia Wildrye

A cool season native grass adapted to sun or shade!

Western Wheatgrass

A cool season bunchgrass for moist bottomland that's winter hardy

Purpletop

Warm season bunchgrass ideal for infertile, rocky soils