Grass Identification for Sports Turf

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Leaf, dark green, prominent midrib, rapid establishment

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Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

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Green, boat-shaped leaf tip, low growth, prolific seeder.

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Annual meadow-grass (Poa annua)

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Broad leaf, boat-shaped tip, good wear tolerance.

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Smooth-stalked meadow-grass (Poa pratensis)

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Needle-like leaves, creeping rhizomes, shade tolerant.

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Creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra)

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Leaves, more prostrate growth, high shoot density.

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Slender creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra ssp. litoralis)

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Chewings fescue (Festuca rubra ssp. commutata)

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Fine leaves, shade and drought tolerant.

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Fine, stiff leaves; tolerant of drought and low soil fertility.

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Hard fescue (Festuca trachyphylla)

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Rhizomes, good recovery, fine texture.

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Strong creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra ssp. rubra)

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Fine leaf, dense sward, tolerates close mowing.

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Browntop bent (Agrostis capillaris)

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Very fine leaf, used on golf greens.

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Creeping bent (Agrostis stolonifera)