Plant Growing Guides

OAC Thunder Oat

Avena sativa

Oat Grass

Avena sativa

Oat Groats Hulless

Avena sativa var. nuda

Hulless Oats Marion

Avena sativa var. nuda

Oats

Avena sativa

Common Oats

Avena sativa

Winter Cereal Rye

Secale cereale

Oberkulmer Rotkorn

Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta

Oberkulmer Spelt

Triticum dicoccum

Ornamental Grasses

Poaceae (family)

Ornamental Grass - Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis × acutiflora

Ornamental Grasses (Miscanthus)

Miscanthus × giganteus, Miscanthus sinensis, and related species

Ornamental Grass - Feather Reed Grass

Stipa pennata (Feather Stipa) and related Stipa species

Ornamental Grasses (Stipa and Bouteloua)

Stipa spp. and Bouteloua spp.

Ornamental Grasses (Miscanthus & Panicum)

Miscanthus × giganteus, Panicum virgatum

Ornamental Grass: Stipa (Feather grass) & Poa tenuifolia (Fine-leaved fescue)

Stipa spp. & Poa tenuifolia

Ornamental Grasses for Dry Climates

Various species (e.g., Bouteloua gracilis, Festuca glauca, Panicum virgatum, Stipa pinnata)

Purple Majesty Millet

Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty'

Orzo

Hordeum vulgare

Aquatic Plants (General)

Various aquatic species

Australian Native Ornamental Grasses

Various genera (Chrysopogon, Themeda, Austrostipa, Phragmites, etc.)

Pasture Legumes (Mixed Compatible Species)

Multiple species (Trifolium, Medicago, Lotus, Vicia spp.)

Cool-Season Grasses for Mixed Hay

Multiple species (Lolium perenne, Festuca arundinacea, Poa pratensis, Dactylis glomerata, Bromus inermis)

Desert Native Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Bouteloua gracilis, Hilaria jamesii, Sporobolus wrightii)

Drought-Tolerant Grains

Poaceae family (various genera)

Drought-Tolerant Warm-Season Grasses

Various species (Bouteloua, Buchloe, Panicum, Andropogon, Eragrostis genera)

Pasture Grass Mix Species

Various Poaceae species

Heritage Grains

Secale cereal (Rye), Hordeum vulgare (Barley)

Forage Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and Trifolium spp. (clover)

Native Drought-Tolerant Grasses and Forbs

Various species (e.g., Bouteloua gracilis, Artemisia ludoviciana, Echinacea angustifolia)

Native Hawaiian Coastal Grasses

Multiple species (Heterachne, Ischaemum, Sporobolus, Digitaria, and others)

Native Pasture Species

Various (regional species)

Native Prairie Plants

Various species (e.g., Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Echinacea purpurea, Rudbeckia fulgida)

Native Southwestern Grasses

Various species (Bouteloua, Muhlenbergia, Aristida, Pascopyrum, and others)

Other Pasture Grasses

Various species (Festuca, Lolium, Dactylis, Phleum, Bromus, Trifolium spp.)

Pasture Legumes (Mixed)

Fabaceae family (various species)

Seagrasses (Various Species)

Zostera marina, Posidonia oceanica, Thalassia testudinum, and other marine species

Seagrass species (various)

Zostera marina, Posidonia oceanica, Thalassia testudinum, and other marine angiosperms

Small Grains (Barley & Wheat)

Hordeum vulgare (Barley), Triticum aestivum (Wheat)

Tropical Forage Species

Various species (e.g., Panicum maximum, Brachiaria spp., Leucaena leucocephala)

Tropical Grasses for Mixed Pasture

Various species (Brachiaria, Panicum, Setaria, Cynodon, Paspalum spp.)