A List of Forage Grasses

There are many types of grasses or examples of grasses that are edible and
good as animal feed. Find below the list of 50 forage grasses and their
botanical names.

Common Name Botanical Name

Gamba grass Andropogon gayanus

Southern gamba A. tectorum

Carpet grass Axonopus compressus

Imperial grass Axonopus scoparius

Signal grass Brachiaria decumbens

Para grass Brachiaria mutica

Palisade grass B. brizantha

Rugi, congo grass B. ruziziensis

Buffel grass Cenchrus ciliaris

Rhodes grass Chloris gayana

Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon

Giant star grass Cynodo nlemfuensis

Pangola grass Digitaria decumbens

Jaragua grass Hyparrhenia rufa

Molasses Melinis minutiflora

Guinea grass Panicum maximum

Klein grass Panicum coloratum

Blue panic Panicum antidotale

Elephant grass Pennisetum purpureum

Kyasuwa grass Panicum pedicellatum

Kikuyu grass Panicum clamdestinum

Sugar cane Saccharum officinarum

Setaria Setaria anceps

Spear grass Imperata cylindrical

Guatemala grass Tripsacum laxum

Stubborn grass Eleucine indica

Weeping love Eragrostis tremula

Wutsiyar jaki Aristida stipondes

Blue drop-seed Sporobolus pyramidalis

Lemon grass Cymbopogon citratus

Wheatgrass Agropyron  spp.

Bent grass Agrostis spp.

Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus praiensis

Beach grass Ammophila spp.

Blue stems grass Andropogon spp.

Tall Oatgrass Arrhenatherum elatius

Grama grass Bouteloua spp.

Bromo grass Bromus spp.

Buffalo grass Buchloë dactyloides

Wild-rye Elymus spp.

Lovegrass Eragrostis spp.

Centipede grass Eremochloa ophiuroides

Fescue Festuca spp.

Rye grass Lolium spp.

Indian Rice grass Oryzopsis hymenoides

Paspalum grass Paspalum spp.

Canary grass Phalaris spp.

Timothy grass Phleum pretense

Foxtail Millet Setaria Itálica

Stipa or Needle grass Stipa spp.

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A List of Forage Legumes

Find below a list of 50 pasture legumes and their botanical names

Common Name Botanical Name

Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan

Calopo Calopogonium mucunoides

Centro Centrosema pubescens

Greenleaf Desmodium Desmodium intortum

Silverleaf Desmodium Desmodium uncinatum

Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium

Hyacinth bear Lablab purpureus

Lucaena, lead tree Leucaena leucocephala

Gycine Neonotania wightii

Kudzu Pueraria phaseoloides

Stylo Stylosanthes guyanensis

Townsville Stylosanthes humilis

Alfalfa Medicago sativa

Mimosa Mimosa pudica

Buffalo leaf Alysicarpus viginalis

Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus

Red Clover Trifolium pratense

White Clover Trifolium repens

Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis

Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum

Kura Clover Trifolium ambiguum

Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca

Common vetch Vicia sativa

Soybean Glycine max

Black Medic Medicago lupulina

Butterfly pea Clitoria ternatea

Yellow lupin seed Lupinus luteus

West African albizia Albizia ferruginea

Winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Wild senna Senna tora

White lupin Lupinus albus

Acacia Acacia nilotica

Berseem Trifolium alexandrinum

Black gram Vigna mungo

Carob Ceratonia siliqua

Chickpea Cicer arietinum

Chinese albizia Albizia chinensis

Chilean mesquite Prosopis chilensis

Grass pea Lathyrus sativus

Horse gram Gleditsia triacanthos

Hedge lucerne Desmanthus virgatus

Jack bean Canavalia ensiformis

Mellettia Mellettia extensa

Lentil Lens culinaris

Orfot Vachellia oerfota

Okan Cylicodiscus gabunensis

Mug bean Vigna radiate

Lablab Lablab purpureus

Peanut Trifolium resupinatum

Otholobium Otholobium candicans