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Native Grasses

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We offers one of the industry's widest selection of native and adapted grass species whether for reclamation sites, roadsides, slope/erosion control or for aesthetic enhancement. Seed Research provides grasses for every use with expert advice to assure success. Please call our offices before ordering as production and availability of some species may be seasonally limited.

Scientific Name Common Name
Agropyron cristatum Crested Wheatgrass
Agropyron elongatum Tall Wheatgrass
Agropyron intermedium Intermediate Wheatgrass
Agropyronriparium Streambank Wheatgrass
Agropyron smithii also Elymus smithii Western Wheatgrass
Agropyron spicatum
also Elytrigia spicata
Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Agropyron trachycaulum also A. pauciflorum or Elymus trachycaulus Slender Wheatgrass
Agropyron trichophorum also
Elytrigia intermedia ssp. barbulata or
Thinopyrum intermedium ssp. barbulatum [Schur]
Pubescent Wheatgrass
Agrostis alba sometimes
A. stolonifera or A. gigantea
Redtop Wheatgrass
Agrostis capillaris also Agrostis tenuis Colonial Bentgrass
Agrostis exerata Spike Bentgrass
Alopecurus arundinaceaus Creeping Foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail*
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem
Andropogon hallii
also A. gerardii var. paucipilus
Sand Bluestem
Aristida purpurea also A. longiseta Purple Three-awn
Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua eriopoda Black Grama
Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama
Briza maxima Big Quaking Grass
Bromus arizonicus Arizona Brome
Bromus biebersteinii Meadow Brome
Bromus carinatus California Brome
Bromus inermis Smooth Brome
Bromus marginatus sometimes B. carinatus Mountain Brome
Bromus rubens Red Brome
Buchloe dactyloides Buffalograss
Calamovilfa longifolia Prairie Sandreed
Cenchrus ciliaris Buffelgrass
Cynodon dactylon Bermudagrass
Dactylis glomerata Orchardgrass
Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hairgrass
(Poa compressa) Canada Bluegrass
Elymus canadensis Canada Wildrye
Elymus glaucus Blue Wildrye
Elymus junceus also
Psathyrostachys juncea
Russian Wildrye
* Plant materials not always available for sale; limited seed harvests common; specially ordered seed available; some fluctuation inpricing from year to year availability.

 
Scientific Name Common Name
Elymus lanceolatus also
Agropyron dasystachyum
Thickspike Wheatgrass
Elymus triticoides
also Leymus triticoides
Creeping Wildrye**
Eragrostis curvula Weeping Lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes Sand Lovegrass
Festuca arizonica Arizona Fescue
Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue
Festuca elatior also F. pratensis Meadow Fescue
Festuca idahoensis Idaho Fescue
Festuca longifolia
formerly F. ovina var. duriuscula
Hard Fescue
Festuca megalura also Vulpia myuros Foxtail Fescue
Festuca ovina var. ovina Sheeps Fescue
Festuca rubra Molate Fescue
Festuca rubra var. commutata
formerly F. fallax [Thuill.]
Chewings Fescue
Festuca rubra var. rubra Creeping Red Fescue
Hilaria jamesii Galleta
Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow Barley
Hordeum californicum California Barley
Hordeum vulgare Common Barley
Koeleria pyramidata Prairie Junegrass
Leptochloa dubia Green Sprangletop
Melica californica also M. imperfecta California Melic
Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass
Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Rice Grass
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Paspalum notatum Bahiagrass
Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canarygrass
Phleum pratense Timothy
Poa ampla Big Bluegrass
Poa canbyi Canby Bluegrass
Poa compressa Canada Bluegrass
Poa scabrella Pine Bluegrass*
Poa secunda Sandberg Bluegrass*
Puccinellia distans Alkaligrass
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Sitanion hystrix also Elymus elymoides Bottlebrush Squirreltail
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass
Spartina pectinata Sloughgrass*
Sporobolus airiodes Alkali Sacaton*
Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed
Stipa cernua Nodding Needlegrass
Stipa comata Needle and Thread*
Stipa lepida Foothill Needlegrass
Stipa pulchra Purple Needlegrass
Stipa viridula Green Needlegrass
Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern Gamagrass
** Plant materials rare; primarily specialized seed production; weed seeds seed often collected onsite; extremely limited commercial supply; tend to be expensive when available.

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