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Agrostis stolonifera

Carpet bentgrass, Creeping bent, Creeping bentgrass, Fiorin, Spreading bent

Plant with airy inflorescence.

Plant with airy inflorescence.

Uprooted plant showing stolons.

Uprooted plant showing stolons.

Uprooted plant showing stolons.

Uprooted plant showing stolons.

Uprooted plant photographed on white background.

Uprooted plant photographed on white background.

Close-up photo of leaves.

Close-up photo of leaves.

Portion of the inflorescence showing spikelets.

Portion of the inflorescence showing spikelets.

Cynodon

Bermudagrass, Bermuda Grass, Hybrid Bermudagrass

Tifway Bermuda Lawn

Tifway Bermuda Lawn

hand holding rhizomatous shoots of fine-textured grass

hand holding rhizomatous shoots of fine-textured grass

hand holding flowering shoots of fine-textured grass

hand holding flowering shoots of fine-textured grass

10 Cultivars/Varieties

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Centipedegrass

Lawn with a large, ring-shaped, dead patch caused by disease.

Lawn with a large, ring-shaped, dead patch caused by disease.

Branch with opposite leaves

Branch with opposite leaves

3 Cultivars/Varieties

Festuca rubra

Creeping Red Fescue, Red Fescue, Red-Fescue

Form in May in Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Form in May in Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Flowers in August in Prali TO, Italy

Flowers in August in Prali TO, Italy

Seedhead in August in Alberta, Canada

Seedhead in August in Alberta, Canada

Seedhead in September in Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Seedhead in September in Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Lolium arundinaceum

Tall Fescue

Form in bloom (Highland Park, Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Form in bloom (Highland Park, Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Flower spike (Highland Park, Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Flower spike (Highland Park, Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Leaf stalk (Highland Park, Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Leaf stalk (Highland Park, Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Fruits (Highland Park, Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Fruits (Highland Park, Greensboro, NC)-Late Spring

Lolium multiflorum

Annual Ryegrass, Italian Ryegrass, Rye Grass

Lolium perenne

Perennial Ryegrass

Fine-textured grass with upright, narrow inflorescences.

Fine-textured grass with upright, narrow inflorescences.

Poa pratensis

KBG, Kentucky Bluegrass, Kentucky Blue Grass, Meadow grass

Form in October in Aukland, New Zealand

Form in October in Aukland, New Zealand

Leaf and stem in October in Orere Point, New Zealand

Leaf and stem in October in Orere Point, New Zealand

Flowers in October in Orere Point, New Zealand

Flowers in October in Orere Point, New Zealand

Flower buds in May in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Flower buds in May in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Flower buds close-up in May in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Flower buds close-up in May in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Poa trivialis

Meadow Bluegrass, Rough Bluegrass, Rough Meadow Grass, Roughstalk Bluegrass

Spikelets detached and arranged on a white background.

Spikelets detached and arranged on a white background.

Stem and leaf juncture

Stem and leaf juncture

Close-up photo of a leaf blade with mildew infection.

Close-up photo of a leaf blade with mildew infection.

Seed head in June

Seed head in June

Stenotaphrum secundatum

St. Augustinegrass, St. Augustine Grass

Spike with flowers (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Spike with flowers (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Flower spike (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Stem, leaf sheath and collar (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Stem, leaf sheath and collar (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Leaf tip (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Leaf tip (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Stem (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Stem (Guilford County, NC)-Mid Summer

Zoysia

Japanese Lawngrass, Korean Lawngrass, Korean Velvetgrass, Manilagrass, Mascarenegrass, Zoysiagrass

Inflorescence containing minute flowers

Inflorescence containing minute flowers

Spikelet with seeds alternating along the head

Spikelet with seeds alternating along the head

Close-up of coarse-textured Zoysia turf.

Close-up of coarse-textured Zoysia turf.

Broad view of coarse-textured Zoysia turf

Broad view of coarse-textured Zoysia turf

Close-up of fine-textured Zoysia species

Close-up of fine-textured Zoysia species

Lawn with large, circular, dead patches caused by disease.

Lawn with large, circular, dead patches caused by disease.

18 Cultivars/Varieties