ryegrasses

Common pasture plants

Ryegrasses are grasses of the genus Lolium, widely cultivated for lawns, pastures, and erosion control.

They establish quickly and tolerate heavy foot traffic, making them popular for athletic fields and temporary ground cover.

Perennial ryegrass and annual ryegrass are the most common varieties: The golf course was overseeded with ryegrass for winter play.

turf

fescue

Fine-bladed pasture grass

lawn · mowing · landscaping · irrigation · fertilizer · aeration · dethatching · groundskeeping · lawnmower · overseeding

forage

grazing

Feeding on pasture

hay · silage · herbage · paddock · dairy · cattle · sheep · horses · palatability · digestibility

botany

perennial

Recurring each year

awns · florets · auricles · seed head · spikelet · blade · sheath · crown · stolons · cultivar

hardiness

resilient

Able to recover quickly

cool-season · shade-tolerant · competitive

Opposites
growing season preference

ryegrassesBermuda grass

Warm-climate creeping lawn plant

buffalograss · bermudagrass · carpetgrass

grass type/category

ryegrasseslegumes

Edible pod-bearing plants

clover · alfalfa · dicots · clovers · sedges

Family

ryegrass

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G