grass species
Type of sod
A grass species is a distinct type of grass classified by botanists according to its biological characteristics, reproductive features, and genetic makeup.
The grass family (Poaceae) contains thousands of species, from lawn grasses like Kentucky bluegrass to cereal crops like wheat and rice to ornamental varieties like pampas grass.
The golf course superintendent selected drought-tolerant grass species for the fairways.
Identifying grass species matters for agriculture, landscaping, and ecological restoration.
- crabgrassInvasive lawn weed
- Kentucky bluegrassCool-season lawn species
- blue gramaNative shortgrass species
- lemongrassFragrant tropical culinary grass
- cereal grainEdible grass seed
teff · cordgrass · sea oats · switchgrass · bentgrass · wheat · sorghum · zoysia · needlegrass · millet · oats · barley · cheatgrass · quackgrass · rye · timothy · giant reed · blade
- Pasturespaddocks, grasslands, meadows, rangelands, grazing lands
- lawn carelawn mower, mowing, fertilizer, lawn mowers, mowers
- meadows and pasturesgrassland, grazing land, hayfield, hayfields, open fields
grass speciestree species
Type of woody plant
flowering shrub · woody plant · succulent · cactus · conifer
grass speciestree
Woody perennial plant
canopy tree · redwood · sequoia · oak tree · climbing vine