GRASSES

NAME HEIGHT FEATURES

Smooth Brome

Bromus inermis

2-4' a cool-season, sod forming grass with wide blades
Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

4-6" a warm-season, bunch grass, fine texture
Crested Wheatgrass

Agropyron cristatum

long-lived cool season bunchgrass, grows well in dry conditions, low maintenance areas
Buffalograss

Buchloe dactyloides

native to the semiarid region of the Great Plains, warm season turfgrass species, gray-green color
Tall Fescue (turf types)

Festuca arundinacea

Heat and drought tolerant when compared to other cool season turf grasses, wide range of adaptation in terms of soil fertility, texture, and drainage, can be used in drainage areas