Table 1. Outstanding Grasses for Texas. Plant Adaptation Map
Region 1 - East Texas (Texarkana, Houston, Tyler, Beaumont, Nacagdoches)
Region 2 - South Texas (Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Laredo, Del Rio)
Region 3 - Central Texas (Austin, Waco, College Station, San Antonio)
Region 4 - North Central Texas (Dallas, Ft. Worth, Denton, Wichita Falls)
Region 5 - Panhandle (Amarillo)
Region 6 - West Texas (El Paso, Lubbock, San Angelo, Midland, Abilene)
Note - Plants with number 7 are adaptable to most areas of Texas.
| Common name | Scientific name | Best adapted for | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermudagrass | Cynodon dactylon | Good drought tolerance; produces dense turf; poor shade tolerance; seed or sod | |
| Buffalograss1 | Buchloe dactyloides | Excellent drought tolerance; produces thin turf; poor shade tolerance; seeded | |
| Carpetgrass | Axonopus affinis | Adapted to moist sites; tolerates partial shade; many seedheads; thin turf; seed | |
| Centipedegrass | Eremochloa ophiuroides | Low maintenance; tolerates partial shade; drought tolerant; seed or sod | |
| St. Augustinegrass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Produces dense turf; good shade tolerance; poor drought tolerance; sodded | |
| Tall fescue | Festuca arundinacea | Under irrigation, remains green year-round; good shade tolerance; poor drought tolerance; seeded | |
| Zoysiagrass | Zoysia spp. | Produces dense turf; good shade tolerance; good drought tolerance; sodded; varieties: Meyer and Emerald |
1 Texas native