Grasses
* Deer Resistant
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Lib | RNC | Height | Description | Cultural Requirements / Comments | |
| * | Big bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 2-8' | Tall prairie grass, rhizomatous, "turkeyfoot" seedhead | Adapted to all soil types, prefers lowland prairies, heavily grazed by livestock | ||
| * | Blue grama | Bouteloua gracilis | 3-6" | Drought-tolerant lawn grass, forms solid turf, "eyelash" seedheads | Good for sandy soil, sunny location, mow off seedheads in summer to keep neat | ||
| * | Buffalograss | Buchloe dactyloides | X | 4-7" | Drought-tolerant lawn grass, spreads by seeds, runners | Keep area free of weeds and competing grasses until firmly established | |
| * | Eastern gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | 4-9' | Tall prairie grass, rhizomatous, unusual seedheads | Does best in fertile, well-drained soils, cannot tolerate standing water | ||
| * | Hairy grama | Bouteloua hirsuta | 6"-2' | Mid-sized prairie bunchgrass, mostly basal leaves, "eyelash" seedheads | Great for shallow, rocky, slightly calcareous soils | ||
| * | Indiangrass | Sorghastrum nutans | 2-4' | Tall prairie grass, bluish leaves, showy yellow seedhead | Cut back in late winter, great potential as decoratrive grass | ||
| * | Inland seaoats | Chasmanthium latifolium | 1-2' | Flat blades, daintily nodding seedheads in late spring | Needs moisture, partial shade, delicate, decorative, mass for pond-side garden | ||
| * | Lindheimer's muhly | Muhlenbergia lindheimeri | 2-5' | Decorative specimen grass, handsome year-round | Forms stiff, dense clump, don't cut back, seedheads good in dried arrangements | ||
| * | Little bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | 2-4' | Tall prairie grass, rust-colored in winter, fluffy white seedheads | Divided clumps root easily, good ornamental grass for rocky slopes | ||
| * | Pine muhly | Muhlenbergia dubia | 6"-1' | Similar to Lindheimer muhly but much smaller | Well drained sites, drought tolerant | ||
| * | Sideoats grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | 1-3' | Mid-sized prairie grass, colorful seed parts hang from side of rachis | Sun or light shade, good soil, state grass, good mixed with buffalograss | ||
| * | Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | 3-6' | Tall clump grass, delicate seedheads in winter | Prefers low-lying moist sites, mass for wildlife cover, plant singly for accent | ||