Forage

Common forages

Grasses

• Agrostis spp. – bentgrasses
• *Agrostis capillaris – common bentgrass
• *Agrostis stolonifera – creeping bentgrass
• Andropogon hallii – sand bluestem
• Arrhenatherum elatius – false oat-grass
• Bothriochloa bladhii – Australian bluestem
• Bothriochloa pertusa – hurricane grass
• Brachiaria decumbens – Surinam grass
• Brachiaria humidicola – koronivia grass
• Bromus spp. – bromegrasses
• Cenchrus ciliaris – buffelgrass
• Chloris gayana – Rhodes grass
• Cynodon dactylon – bermudagrass
• Dactylis glomerata – orchard grass
• Echinochloa pyramidalis – antelope grass
• Entolasia imbricata – bungoma grass
• Festuca spp. – fescues
• *Festuca arundinacea – tall fescue
• *Festuca pratensis – meadow fescue
• *Festuca rubra – red fescue
• Heteropogon contortus – black spear grass
• Hymenachne amplexicaulis – West Indian marsh grass
• Hyparrhenia rufa – jaragua
• Leersia hexandra – southern cutgrass
• Lolium spp. – ryegrasses
• *Lolium multiflorum – Italian ryegrass
• *Lolium perenne – perennial ryegrass
• Megathyrsus maximus – Guinea grass
• Melinis minutiflora – molasses grass
• Paspalum conjugatum - carabao grass
• Paspalum dilatatum – dallisgrass
• Phalaris arundinacea – reed canarygrass
• Phleum pratense – timothy
• Poa spp. – bluegrasses, meadow-grasses
• *Poa arachnifera – Texas bluegrass
• *Poa pratensis – Kentucky bluegrass
• *Poa trivialis – rough bluegrass
• Setaria sphacelata – African bristlegrass
• Themeda triandra – kangaroo grass
• Thinopyrum intermedium – intermediate wheatgrass

  Herbaceous legumes

• Arachis pintoi – pinto peanut
• Astragalus cicer – cicer milkvetch
• Chamaecrista rotundifolia – roundleaf sensitive pea
• Clitoria ternatea – butterfly-pea
• Kummerowia – annual lespedezas
• *Kummerowia stipulacea – Korean clover, Korean lespedeza
• *Kummerowia striata – Japanese clover, common lespedeza
• Lotus corniculatus – bird's-foot trefoil
• Macroptilium atropurpureum – purple bush-bean
• Macroptilium bracteatum – burgundy bean
• Medicago spp. – medics
• *Medicago sativa – alfalfa, lucerne
• *Medicago truncatula – barrel medic
• Melilotus spp. – sweetclovers
• Neonotonia wightii – perennial soybean
• Onobrychis viciifolia – common sainfoin
• Stylosanthes spp. – stylo
• *Stylosanthes humilis – Townsville stylo
• *Stylosanthes scabra – shrubby stylo
• Trifolium spp. – clovers
• *Trifolium hybridum – alsike clover
• *Trifolium incarnatum – crimson clover
• *Trifolium pratense – red clover
• *Trifolium repens – white clover
• Vicia spp. – vetches
• *Vicia articulata – oneflower vetch
• *Vicia ervilia – bitter vetch
• *Vicia narbonensis – narbon vetch
• *Vicia sativa – common vetch, tare
• *Vicia villosa – hairy vetch
• Vigna parkeri – creeping vigna

  Tree legumes

• Acacia aneura – mulga
• Albizia spp. – silk trees
• Albizia canescens – Belmont siris
• Albizia lebbeck – lebbeck
• Enterolobium cyclocarpum – earpodtree
• Leucaena leucocephala – leadtree

Silage

• Alfalfa
• Maize
• Grass-legume mix
• Sorghums
• Oats

  Crop residue

• Sorghum
• Corn or soybean stover