native grasses
Regional wild turf
Native grasses are grass species that evolved naturally in a particular region, as opposed to those introduced from elsewhere.
The term appears most often in conservation, landscaping, and land management contexts: We're replacing the lawn with native grasses to reduce water use.
Native grasses typically require less maintenance and support local wildlife better than imported species.
- deep rootsLong-standing connection to place
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- bluestemPerennial prairie grass
- erosion controlPreventing soil loss
switchgrass · climate resilience · Great Plains · open range · carbon sequestration · indigenous plants · land stewardship · wildlife shelter · low maintenance · drought tolerant · rangeland · water filtration · buffalo grass · tallgrass prairie · rolling hills · wildflowers · windswept · seed dispersal
- meadowgrass, wildflower, clover, buttercup, daisy
- Australian busheucalyptus, bush, eucalypt, gum trees, bushland
- Australian plantseucalyptus, eucalypts, gum tree, acacia, wattle
- eco-gardenpollinator garden, rain garden, compost, mulch, rain barrel
- ecosystem componentsendemic species, food web, food chain, pollinator, keystone species
- habitat creationhabitat restoration, nest boxes, bat houses, bee hotels, insect hotels
native grasseslawn grass
Cultivated yard vegetation
ornamental grasses · introduced species · Kentucky bluegrass · manicured lawn · exotic plants