Table 1.
Cool season turfgrass | Rating | Warm season turfgrass | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
Puccinellia spp. (Alkaligrass) | T | Paspalum notatum Flugge (Bahiagrass) | MS |
Poa annua L. (Blue grass) | S | Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda “Tifdwarf”) | MS |
Lolium multiflorum (Annual ryegrass) | MS | Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda “Satiri”) | MT |
Festuca rubra L. spp. (Chewing fescue) | MS | Bouteloua gracilis (H.B.K) (Blue Grama) | MT |
Agrostis tenuis (Colonial bent grass) | S | Bouteloua dactyloides Nutt. (Buffalo grass) | MT |
Agrostis palustris (Creeping bent grass) | MS | Eremochloa ophiuroides (Centipedegrass) Munro | S |
Festuca rubra L. spp. rubra (Creeping red fescue) | MT | Paspalum vaginatum (Seashore paspalum) | T |
Agropyron cristatum (Fairway wheat grass) | MS | Stenotaphrum secundatum (St. Augustine) | T |
Festuca longifolia Thuill. (Hard fescue) | MT | Zoysia japonica (Japanese lawn grass) | T |
Poa pratensis L. Kentucy (Blue grass) | MS | Zoysia matrella (Manila grass) | MT |
Lloium perenne L. (Perennial rye grass) | S | Zoysia tenuifolia (Korean grass) | MS |
Festuca arndinacea Schreb. (Tall fescue) | MT | Digitaria didactyla Wild (Serangoongrass) | MT |
The rating is based on soil salt test levels, sensitive <3 dS m−1, moderate sensitive 3–6 dS m−1, moderate tolerant 6–10 dS m−1, and tolerant >10 dS m−1.