Grasses
Grasses are the mainstay of almost every effort to establish new planting, and typically make up more than 80% of all seed planted.
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Minimum Precipitation | Planting Rate | Sun/Shade Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | 20" | 1-3 lbs/acre | Shade, Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Weeping Lovegrass | Eragrostis curvula | 16" | 1-2 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | 7" | 6-12 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Green Wheatgrass | Elymus hoffmannii | 13" | 5-10 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Inland Saltgrass | Distichlis spicata | 5" | 4-10 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Italian Ryegrass | Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum | 18" | 20-25 lbs/acre | Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Mammoth Wildrye | Leymus racemosus | 12" | 10-30 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Pine Dropseed | Blepharoneuron tricholepis | 14" - 16" | 3 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Six Weeks Fescue | Vulpia octoflora | 10" | 2-3 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | 18" | 2-4 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Shade, Partial Sun |
| Snake River Wheatgrass | Elymus wawawaiensis | 8" | 6-12 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Threesquare | Scirpus pungens, also know as Schoenoplectus pungens | 12" | 8-15 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Shade, Full Sun |
| Tall Wheatgrass | Thinopyrum ponticum | 12" - 14" | 10 lbs/acre (non-saline); 15 lbs/acre (saline) | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Spike Dropseed | Sporobolus contractus | 7" | 2 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Spike Rush | Eleocharis palustris | 16" | 2-4 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass | Elymus lanceolatus subsp. lanceolatus | 10" | 8-16 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Beardless Wheatgrass | Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis | 10" | 7-14 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | 12" - 14" | 10-32 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | 18" | 2-4 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | 12" | 3-6 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Tall Fescue Pasture | Festuca arundinacea | 18" | 15-20 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Thurber Fescue | Festuca thurberii | 20" | 3-5 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Timothy | Phleum pratense | 18"+ | 8-10 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade |
| Tufted Hairgrass | Deschampsia cespitosa | 16" | 1-3 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Nodding Brome | Bromus anomalus | 14" | 5-10 lbs/acre | Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Orchardgrass | Dactylis glomerata | 14"-18" depending on variety | 4-15 lbs/acre | Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Perennial Ryegrass | Lolium perenne | 30" | 20-25 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Prairie Junegrass | Koeleria macrantha | 14" | 1-2 lb/acre | Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Pubescent Wheatgrass | Thinopyrum intermedium spp barbulatum | 12" | 10-22 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Redtop | Agrostis gigantea | 30"+ | 2-5 lb/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Reed Canarygrass | Phalaris arundinacea | 16"+ | 5-7 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Rocky Mountain Fescue | Festuca saximontana | 10"+ | 1-3 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Russian Wildrye | Psathyrostachys junceus | 8" | 5-10 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | 5" | 1-2 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Sandberg Bluegrass | Poa secunda spp sandbergii | 10" | 2-4 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Sheep Fescue | Festuca ovina | 10"-12" | 3-6 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Siberian Wheatgrass | Agropyron fragile | 6" | 6-12 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | 10" - 12" | 5-16 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus | 12" | 8-16 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Smooth Brome | Bromus inermis | 12" - 18" | 8-20 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Intermediate Wheatgrass | Thinopyrum intermedium | 12" | 10-22 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | 14" | 6-12 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Hard Fescue | Festuca trachyphylla | 12" | 3-6 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Idaho Fescue | Festuca idahoensis | 14" - 20" | 3-6 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | 8" | 6-12 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Kentucky Bluegrass – Forage type | Poa pratensis | 18" - 30" | 10-15 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Letterman’s Needlegrass | Stipa lettermanii | 6" | 6-8 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | 12" | 4-12 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Meadow Brome | Bromus biebersteinii | 16" | 10-20 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | 18" | 12-38 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Muttongrass | Poa fendleriana | 10" | 2-3 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Needle & Thread Grass | Hesperostipa comata spp. comata | 7" - 12" | 6 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 14" | 8-16 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | +30" | 15-18 lbs/acre | Partial Sun |
| Big Bluegrass | Poa secunda ssp. ampla | 15" | 2-4 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Blue Grama | Boueloua gracilis | 10" | 1.5-5 lbs/acre reclamation, 1-2 lbs/1000 sq ft lawn | Full Sun |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | 16" | 12 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata | 8" - 10" | 6-20 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Bottlebrush Squirreltail | Elymus elemoides | 8" | 5-18 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Buffalograss | Bouteloua dactyloides | 10" | 8-26 lbs/acre reclamation, 2-3lbs/1000 sq ft lawn | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Canada Bluegrass | Poa compressa | 15" - 18" | 1-2 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Shade, Full Sun |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | 12" | 10-30 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Canby Bluegrass | Poa secunda spp canbyi | 10" | 2-4 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Creeping Foxtail | Alopecurus arundinaceus | 18" | 2-6 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Crested Wheatgrass | Agropyron cristatum x desertorum | 8" | 5-12 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Full Sun |
| Alkali Sacaton | Sporobolus airoides | 10" - 15" | 2-3 lbs/acre | Full Sun |
| Alpine Bluegrass | Poa alpina | 20" | 1-3 lbs/acre | Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Annual Ryegrass | Lolium perenne ssp. Multiflorum | 18" | 20-35 lbs/acre | Partial Sun, Shade, Full Sun |
| Arizona Fescue | Festuca arizonica | 14" | 3-6 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Basin Wildrye | Leymus cinereus | 12" | 6-15 lbs/acre | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
Fowl Bluegrass
Scientific Name: Poa palustris
Minimum Precipitation: 20"
Planting Rate: 1-3 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Shade, Partial Sun, Full Sun
Weeping Lovegrass
Scientific Name: Eragrostis curvula
Minimum Precipitation: 16"
Planting Rate: 1-2 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Galleta
Scientific Name: Pleuraphis jamesii
Minimum Precipitation: 7"
Planting Rate: 6-12 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Green Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Elymus hoffmannii
Minimum Precipitation: 13"
Planting Rate: 5-10 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Inland Saltgrass
Scientific Name: Distichlis spicata
Minimum Precipitation: 5"
Planting Rate: 4-10 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Italian Ryegrass
Scientific Name: Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum
Minimum Precipitation: 18"
Planting Rate: 20-25 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Mammoth Wildrye
Scientific Name: Leymus racemosus
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 10-30 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Pine Dropseed
Scientific Name: Blepharoneuron tricholepis
Minimum Precipitation: 14" - 16"
Planting Rate: 3 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Six Weeks Fescue
Scientific Name: Vulpia octoflora
Minimum Precipitation: 10"
Planting Rate: 2-3 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Softstem Bulrush
Scientific Name: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Minimum Precipitation: 18"
Planting Rate: 2-4 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade, Partial Sun
Snake River Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Elymus wawawaiensis
Minimum Precipitation: 8"
Planting Rate: 6-12 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Threesquare
Scientific Name: Scirpus pungens, also know as Schoenoplectus pungens
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 8-15 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Shade, Full Sun
Tall Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Thinopyrum ponticum
Minimum Precipitation: 12" - 14"
Planting Rate: 10 lbs/acre (non-saline); 15 lbs/acre (saline)
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Spike Dropseed
Scientific Name: Sporobolus contractus
Minimum Precipitation: 7"
Planting Rate: 2 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Spike Rush
Scientific Name: Eleocharis palustris
Minimum Precipitation: 16"
Planting Rate: 2-4 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Thickspike Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Elymus lanceolatus subsp. lanceolatus
Minimum Precipitation: 10"
Planting Rate: 8-16 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Beardless Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis
Minimum Precipitation: 10"
Planting Rate: 7-14 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Western Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Pascopyrum smithii
Minimum Precipitation: 12" - 14"
Planting Rate: 10-32 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Spike Trisetum
Scientific Name: Trisetum spicatum
Minimum Precipitation: 18"
Planting Rate: 2-4 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Switchgrass
Scientific Name: Panicum virgatum
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 3-6 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Tall Fescue Pasture
Scientific Name: Festuca arundinacea
Minimum Precipitation: 18"
Planting Rate: 15-20 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Thurber Fescue
Scientific Name: Festuca thurberii
Minimum Precipitation: 20"
Planting Rate: 3-5 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Timothy
Scientific Name: Phleum pratense
Minimum Precipitation: 18"+
Planting Rate: 8-10 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Tufted Hairgrass
Scientific Name: Deschampsia cespitosa
Minimum Precipitation: 16"
Planting Rate: 1-3 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Nodding Brome
Scientific Name: Bromus anomalus
Minimum Precipitation: 14"
Planting Rate: 5-10 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Orchardgrass
Scientific Name: Dactylis glomerata
Minimum Precipitation: 14"-18" depending on variety
Planting Rate: 4-15 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Perennial Ryegrass
Scientific Name: Lolium perenne
Minimum Precipitation: 30"
Planting Rate: 20-25 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Prairie Junegrass
Scientific Name: Koeleria macrantha
Minimum Precipitation: 14"
Planting Rate: 1-2 lb/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pubescent Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Thinopyrum intermedium spp barbulatum
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 10-22 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Redtop
Scientific Name: Agrostis gigantea
Minimum Precipitation: 30"+
Planting Rate: 2-5 lb/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Reed Canarygrass
Scientific Name: Phalaris arundinacea
Minimum Precipitation: 16"+
Planting Rate: 5-7 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Rocky Mountain Fescue
Scientific Name: Festuca saximontana
Minimum Precipitation: 10"+
Planting Rate: 1-3 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Russian Wildrye
Scientific Name: Psathyrostachys junceus
Minimum Precipitation: 8"
Planting Rate: 5-10 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Sand Dropseed
Scientific Name: Sporobolus cryptandrus
Minimum Precipitation: 5"
Planting Rate: 1-2 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Sandberg Bluegrass
Scientific Name: Poa secunda spp sandbergii
Minimum Precipitation: 10"
Planting Rate: 2-4 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Sheep Fescue
Scientific Name: Festuca ovina
Minimum Precipitation: 10"-12"
Planting Rate: 3-6 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Siberian Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Agropyron fragile
Minimum Precipitation: 6"
Planting Rate: 6-12 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Sideoats Grama
Scientific Name: Bouteloua curtipendula
Minimum Precipitation: 10" - 12"
Planting Rate: 5-16 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Slender Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Elymus trachycaulus
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 8-16 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Smooth Brome
Scientific Name: Bromus inermis
Minimum Precipitation: 12" - 18"
Planting Rate: 8-20 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Intermediate Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Thinopyrum intermedium
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 10-22 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Green Needlegrass
Scientific Name: Nassella viridula
Minimum Precipitation: 14"
Planting Rate: 6-12 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Hard Fescue
Scientific Name: Festuca trachyphylla
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 3-6 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Idaho Fescue
Scientific Name: Festuca idahoensis
Minimum Precipitation: 14" - 20"
Planting Rate: 3-6 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Indian Ricegrass
Scientific Name: Achnatherum hymenoides
Minimum Precipitation: 8"
Planting Rate: 6-12 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Kentucky Bluegrass – Forage type
Scientific Name: Poa pratensis
Minimum Precipitation: 18" - 30"
Planting Rate: 10-15 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Letterman’s Needlegrass
Scientific Name: Stipa lettermanii
Minimum Precipitation: 6"
Planting Rate: 6-8 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Little Bluestem
Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 4-12 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Meadow Brome
Scientific Name: Bromus biebersteinii
Minimum Precipitation: 16"
Planting Rate: 10-20 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Mountain Brome
Scientific Name: Bromus marginatus
Minimum Precipitation: 18"
Planting Rate: 12-38 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Muttongrass
Scientific Name: Poa fendleriana
Minimum Precipitation: 10"
Planting Rate: 2-3 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Needle & Thread Grass
Scientific Name: Hesperostipa comata spp. comata
Minimum Precipitation: 7" - 12"
Planting Rate: 6 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Big Bluestem
Scientific Name: Andropogon gerardii
Minimum Precipitation: 14"
Planting Rate: 8-16 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Fringed Brome
Scientific Name: Bromus ciliatus
Minimum Precipitation: +30"
Planting Rate: 15-18 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun
Big Bluegrass
Scientific Name: Poa secunda ssp. ampla
Minimum Precipitation: 15"
Planting Rate: 2-4 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Blue Grama
Scientific Name: Boueloua gracilis
Minimum Precipitation: 10"
Planting Rate: 1.5-5 lbs/acre reclamation, 1-2 lbs/1000 sq ft lawn
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Blue Wildrye
Scientific Name: Elymus glaucus
Minimum Precipitation: 16"
Planting Rate: 12 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata
Minimum Precipitation: 8" - 10"
Planting Rate: 6-20 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bottlebrush Squirreltail
Scientific Name: Elymus elemoides
Minimum Precipitation: 8"
Planting Rate: 5-18 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Buffalograss
Scientific Name: Bouteloua dactyloides
Minimum Precipitation: 10"
Planting Rate: 8-26 lbs/acre reclamation, 2-3lbs/1000 sq ft lawn
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Canada Bluegrass
Scientific Name: Poa compressa
Minimum Precipitation: 15" - 18"
Planting Rate: 1-2 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Shade, Full Sun
Canada Wildrye
Scientific Name: Elymus canadensis
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 10-30 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Canby Bluegrass
Scientific Name: Poa secunda spp canbyi
Minimum Precipitation: 10"
Planting Rate: 2-4 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Creeping Foxtail
Scientific Name: Alopecurus arundinaceus
Minimum Precipitation: 18"
Planting Rate: 2-6 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Crested Wheatgrass
Scientific Name: Agropyron cristatum x desertorum
Minimum Precipitation: 8"
Planting Rate: 5-12 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Full Sun
Alkali Sacaton
Scientific Name: Sporobolus airoides
Minimum Precipitation: 10" - 15"
Planting Rate: 2-3 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun
Alpine Bluegrass
Scientific Name: Poa alpina
Minimum Precipitation: 20"
Planting Rate: 1-3 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Shade, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Annual Ryegrass
Scientific Name: Lolium perenne ssp. Multiflorum
Minimum Precipitation: 18"
Planting Rate: 20-35 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Partial Sun, Shade, Full Sun
Arizona Fescue
Scientific Name: Festuca arizonica
Minimum Precipitation: 14"
Planting Rate: 3-6 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Basin Wildrye
Scientific Name: Leymus cinereus
Minimum Precipitation: 12"
Planting Rate: 6-15 lbs/acre
Sun/Shade Tolerance: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pricing & Availability
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