Cool Season Grasses

PLSC 211 - Lecture 6

true or false: cool season grasses have a higher nutritive value than warm season grasses

true

Kentucky Bluegrass

perennial

Orchardgrass

perennial bunchgrass

Reed Canarygrass

sod-forming perennial

annual ryegrass

annual bunchgrass

where is the vast majority of annual ryegrass grown?

southeast US

what does Italian Ryegrass require to flower?

vernalization

Perennial Ryegrass

perennial bunchgrass

why can we (South US) not use perennial ryegrass?

• grown primarily in upper Midwest and northeast

• can live for several years in a cool, moist climate

• if planted in south, plants will die within the year and be less productive than annual ryegrass

list the small grains

rye, oats, wheat, barley, triticale

annual bunchgrasses

Smooth Bromegrass

perennial

Tall Fescue

perennial long lived bunchgrass

Timothy

blueish-green perennial bunchgrass