Turfgrass… How you identify grass. Identifying North Carolina lawn grass varieties. There are three regions or zones based on climate –Temperature –Available

Turfgrass…

How you identify grass

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Identifying North Carolina lawn grass varieties.

• There are three regions or zones based on climate– Temperature – Available moisture – Length of growing

season

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U.S. Regions or Zones

• Three of the U.S. regions or zones are in North Carolina.– Mountains and Western Piedmont= Region 1– Central and Eastern Piedmont and Coastal

Plains= Region 2– Extreme Southeastern Coast=Region 3

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Climatic Conditions in North Carolina

• Many lawn grasses are grown in the North Carolina Regions

• Each region has its own suitable grass

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Region 1-Cool Season Grasses

• Kentucky Bluegrass• Bentgrass• Tall Fescue

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Region 2- Transition Zone

• Bermudagrass• Zoysia• Centipedegrass• St. Augustine• Carpetgrass• Tall Fescue• Kentucky Bluegrass

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Region 3-Warm Season

• St. Augustine• Bermuda• Carpetgrass• Zoysia• Bahiagrass

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Cool Season Grasses

• Grow best in spring and fall

• Stay green in winter• Tall Fescue, Kentucky

Bluegrass, Fine Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Annual Ryegrass

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Warm Season Grasses

• Grow best in summer• Go dormant in winter• Bermudagrass, Zoysia,

St. Augustine, Bahiagrass, Centipede grass

Identification-Growth Habits

• Ways new shoots are produced– Rhizome=KY Bluegrass– Stolon= Centipedegrass and

St. Augustine– Stolon and

Rhizome=Bermuda and Zoysia

– Bunch type=Tall Fescues, Perennial Ryegrass, and Annual Ryegrass

Identification-Leaf Texture

• Fine-Bermuda, KY, Perennial Rye, Zoysia

• Medium-Centipede and Annual Rye

• Coarse-Bahia, St. Augustine grass and Tall Fescue from medium to coarse

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Identification-Color

• Light green– Centipede

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• Medium Green– Tall Fescue

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• Medium green to dark green– KY, Bahia, St. Augustine grass, Zoysia

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• Light to dark green– Bermudagrass

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Kentucky Bluegrass

• Growth habit-rhizome• Cool season• Leaf texture-fine• Color-Medium to dark

green

Bahiagrass

• Growth Habit-Rhizome

• Warm season• Leaf texture-coarse• Color-medium to dark

green

Centipede

• Growth Habit-stolon• Warm season• Leaf texture-medium• Color-Light green

St. Augustine

• Growth Habit-stolon• Warm season• Leaf texture-coarse• Color-medium to dark

green

Bermuda

• Growth Habit-both stolon and rhizome

• Warm season• Leaf texture-fine• Color-light to dark

green

Zoysia

• Growth Habit-both stolon and rhizome

• Warm season• Leaf texture-fine• Color-medium to dark

green

Fescue

• Growth Habit-bunch type

• Cool season• Leaf texture-medium

to coarse• Color-medium green

Ryegrass

• Can be annual or perennial

• Growth Habit-Bunch type

• Cool season• Leaf texture-

Perennial-fine, annual-medium

• Color-medium green

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