NativeSeed Group Inventory

Cool season, perennial sod-former with a vigorous and shallow fibrous root system. Adapted to moist or periodically moist, saline soils. Able to withstand intermittent flooding and shallow water tables. Moderately palatable. Excellent for establishing cover on saline soils. Also used as a turfgrass.

• Growing Region:  Southwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Forage & Pasture, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  1-2 ft

Formerly Lolium multiflorum. Cool season, annual bunchgrass adapted to many sites where adequate water is available. Establishes quickly and easily. Highly palatable to livestock and wildlife. Excellent for temporary pasture or for early spring growth in a perennial pasture mix. Use in erosion control blends for quick, temporary cover. Also used for winter over-seeding of dormant Warm season Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) lawns in the south and southwest.

• Growing Region:  Intermountain West
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Land Reclamation, Turf, Forage & Pasture
• Height:  1-3 ft

Warm season, long-lived, perennial that spreads from rhizomes and stolons forming dense patches. Adapted to a wide variety of sites, including saline soils. Widely used for erosion control and as highly palatable forage for livestock, but may be an aggressive invader. Listed as noxious in some states. Used also as a turfgrass in the south.

• Growing Region:  Southeast, Midwest, Southwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  1-2 ft

Cool season, native perennial grasslike with aggressive black rhizomes. Occurs in seasonally moist wetland areas and prairies, from low elevations up to 10,000 ft. Adapted to fine, medium and coarse alkaline and serpentine soils. Highly palatable to livestock and wildlife and tolerant of grazing and trampling. Useful for riparian and wetland reclamation. Occasionally used as a low maintenance lawn, requiring little mowing and irrigation and able to withstand foot traffic. 

• Growing Region:  Intermountain West, Southwest, California
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Erosion Control, Turf, Commercial Beautification, Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation
• Height:  1-2 ft

Cool season, short to medium height, perennial bunchgrass adapted to a wide range of soils. Attractive light-blue color, often used as a landscape ornamental. Tolerant of drought, poor soils and road salt. Used in wildland situations, in wildflower plantings and as a turfgrass.

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  4+ ft

Warm season, drought tolerant, perennial sod-former. Adapted to a broad spectrum of soils, but thrives on medium textured, well-drained sites. Highest drought tolerance of the major Great Plains grasses. Grows in bunches in the southern U.S., but is a sod-former in the mixed-grass and shortgrass plains, at higher elevations or when frequently watered or closely grazed. Highly palatable and nutritious year round. Also used as a low maintenance turfgrass.

• Growing Region:  Southwest, Intermountain West, Midwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Erosion Control, Turf, Commercial Beautification, Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation
• Height:  1-2 ft

Cool season tufted perennial bunchgrass which is highly desirable for use in erosion control seedings. Commonly found thriving in moist meadows, woodlands, or forests at mid elevations throughout its range. This species’ attractive, bluegreen foliage adds value to commercial landscaping projects where slope or site stabilization is needed. Cool season, tufted, perennial bunchgrass which is highly desirable for use in erosion control seedings. Commonly found thriving in moist meadows, woodlands or forests at mid elevations throughout its range. Shade tolerant. Attractive, blue green foliage adds value to commercial landscaping projects where slope or site stabilization is needed. Short-lived but readily reseeds itself. Varieties listed below.

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Erosion Control, Turf, Commercial Beautification, Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation
• Height:  4+ ft

Formerly Buchloe dactyloides. Short, Warm season, perennial sod-former with vigorous stolons. Long-lived and widely adapted. Extremely palatable to livestock and wildlife and tolerates grazing well. Slow to establish unless seed is treated with potassium nitrate. Used for reclamation, soil stabilization and turfgrass.

• Growing Region:  Southwest, Intermountain West, Midwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  1-3 ft

Formerly F. rubra commutata. Cool season, long-lived, perennial bunchgrass adapted to Cool shady areas. Not alkaline tolerant. Moderate palatability. Similar to non-native Red fescue (F. rubra) but more erect growth habit, may segregate into patches over time and has better heat tolerance. Used for erosion control and turfgrass.

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  4+ ft

Formerly Agrostis tenuis. Cool season, tufted, perennial bunchgrass with a vigorous root system, sometimes with stolons or short rhizomes. Adapted to moist or moderately wet sites. Tolerates acidic and nutritionally poor soils. Nutritious and highly palatable. Commonly used as turfgrass. (

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  1-4 ft

Formerly A. palustris. Cool season, stoloniferous, perennial sometimes with short rhizomes. Grows well in moist sites and tolerates acidic conditions well. Widely adapted. Most often used for lawns, putting greens and erosion control.

• Growing Region:  Intermountain West, Southwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  1-3 ft

Cool season, long-lived perennial sod-former adapted to Cool, shady areas. Not alkaline tolerant. Moderate palatability. Used for erosion control and turf. Introduced, Cool season, long-lived, perennial sod-former adapted to Cool, shady areas. Adapted to a wide range of sites and soils, including low fertility soils. Somewhat alkaline and saline tolerant. Moderate palatability. Used for stabilizing waterways, slopes and banks. Also for turfgrass or a low statured, shade tolerant cover crop in orchards.

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, Midwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Erosion Control, Turf, Commercial Beautification, Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation
• Height:  1-4 ft

Our top-selling lawn blend is designed to provide the best genetic color, leaf texture, sod density, shade tolerance, and pest and disease resistance available. A beautiful lawn that will exceed expectations. Includes multiple leading varieties of Kentucky bluegrass, Perennial ryegrass, and fine fescues (Creeping red/Chewings).

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest
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• Application Type:  Turf
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Widely distributed across the central and eastern half of the United States, except the far northeast, field snake cotton is found growing in dry, disturbed soils of open woodlands and grasslands. This annual, growing 2-3 feet tall, it is topped with white inflorescence from June-September. The spikelet turns to look like cotton, which gives it part of its name.

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
• Blooms:  Summer, Fall
• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  1-3 ft

Formerly Festuca longifolia. Densely tufted, Cool season, long-lived perennial bunchgrass with a massive fibrous, shallow root system. Adapted to a wide range of soil conditions except for standing wet or strongly alkaline sites. Establishment is slow but persistent with mature stands being competitive. Good palatability to livestock and excellent for wildlife. Different varieties for either erosion control or turfgrass. (See Turfgrass section.)

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Pacific Northwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Land Reclamation, Turf
• Height:  1-4 ft