Oregon Grass List

Here is a list of grasses grown in Oregon for seed production. For more detailed information about most of the grasses in our list please see our forage grasses, turf grasses and native grasses pages.
If you find that we have missed any species please feel free to contact us with your information and we will add it to our list.

(Scientific Name) (Common Name)
Arogpyron caninium Bearded Wheat
Alopecurus geniculatus Water Foxtail
Argrostis canina Velvet Bentgrass
Argrostis exarata Spike Bentgrass
Argrostis stolonifera Creeping Bentgrass
Argrostis tenuis Colonial Bentgrass
Beckmannia syzigachne American Slough Grass
Bromus carinatus California Brome
Bromus sitchensis Sitka Brome or Alaska Brome
Bromus vulgaris Columbia Brome
Carex aperta Columbia Sedge
Carex Hendersonii Timber Sedge
Carex mertensii Mertens Sedge
Carex obnupta Slough Sedge
Carex stichensis Water Sedge or Sitka Sedge
Carex stipata Sawbeak Sedge
Carex tumalicola Foothill Sedge
Dactylis glomerata Orchardgrass
Danthonia californica California Oatgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hairgrass
Elymus glaucus Blue Wildrye
Elymus trachycaulus Slender Wheatgrass
Eriophyllum lanatum Woolly Eriophyllum or Oregon Sunshine
Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue
Festuca californica California Fescue
Fesctuca occidentalis Western Fescue
Festuca roemerii Roemers Fescue
Festuca rubra Red Creeping Fescue
Festuca rubra Red Creeping Fescue
Festuca rubra 'Molate' Red Fescue
Fesctuca subulata Nodding Fescue or Bearded Fescue
Glyceria borealis Northern Mannagrass
Glyceria elata Tall Mannagrass
Glyceria grandis Reed Mannagrass
Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow Barley
Isopyrum hallii Meadow Rue
Leersia oryzoides Rice Cut
Lolium multiflorum Annual Ryegrass
Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass
Luza Spicata Wood Rush
Phleum pratense Timothy
Poa pratensis Kentucky Bluegrass
Poa Scrabrella Pine Bluegrass
Torreyochloa pauciflora Weak Alkali Grass