Pasture species and varieties used in NSW and listed below are categorised as:
For a brief explanation of the main pasture plant groups and their characteristics, go to Categories of pasture plants.
For an overview of all species commonly used in NSW read our guide on Pasture varieties used in NSW 2012-13.
The Primefact Introduction to selecting pastures in NSW assists in selecting suitable pasture varieties during pasture improvement.
Name | Category |
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Annual, Italian and short rotation ryegrass varieties 2010 |
Temperate grass |
Arrowleaf clover |
Temperate legume |
Atro |
Tropical legume |
Axillaris |
Tropical legume |
Bahia grass |
Tropical grass |
Balansa clover |
Temperate legume |
Bambatsi panic |
Tropical grass |
Barrel medic |
Temperate legume |
Berseem clover |
Temperate legume |
Biserrula |
Temperate legume |
Bladder clover |
Temperate legume |
Blue Dawn (Brunswick grass) |
Tropical grass |
Bluegrass (Angleton grass) |
Tropical grass |
Box grass or Knottybutt grass |
Native grass |
Buffel grass |
Tropical grass |
Burgundy bean |
Tropical legume |
Burr medic |
Temperate legume |
Butterfly pea |
Tropical legume |
Caucasian clover |
Temperate legume |
Chicory |
Pasture herb |
Cocksfoot |
Temperate grass |
Common wheatgrass |
Native grass |
Consol lovegrass |
Tropical grass |
Coolamon Subterranean clover |
Temperate legume |
Coolatai grass |
Tropical grass |
Cotton panic grass |
Native grass |
Cowpea |
Tropical legume |
Creeping bluegrass |
Tropical grass |
Creeping vigna |
Tropical legume |
Crimson clover |
Temperate legume |
Curly Mitchell grass |
Native grass |
Curly Windmill grass |
Native grass |
Desmanthus |
Tropical legume |
Digit grass |
Tropical grass |
Disc medic |
Temperate legume |
Eastern star clover |
Temperate legume |
Floren bluegrass |
Tropical grass |
Forage peanut |
Tropical legume |
Forest bluegrass |
Tropical grass |
French serradella |
Temperate legume |
Gama medic |
Temperate legume |
Gatton panic |
Tropical grass |
Giant Bermuda Couch grass |
Tropical grass |
Gland clover |
Temperate legume |
Glycine |
Tropical legume |
Grazing brome |
Temperate grass |
Green panic |
Tropical grass |
Greenleaf desmodium |
Tropical legume |
Hairy panic |
Tropical grass |
Hybrid Disc medic |
Temperate legume |
Hybrid Serradella |
Temperate legume |
Indian bluegrass |
Tropical grass |
Izmir Subterranean clover |
Temperate legume |
Kangaroo grass |
Native grass |
Kenya clover |
Temperate legume |
Kikuyu |
Tropical grass |
Lablab |
Tropical legume |
Lotononis |
Tropical legume |
Lotus - Birdsfoot trefoil |
Temperate legume |
Lotus - Greater lotus |
Temperate legume |
Lovegrass |
Tropical grass |
Lucerne |
Temperate legume |
Marc Desmanthus |
Tropical legume |
Mintaro Subterranean clover |
Temperate legume |
Mitchell grass |
Native grass |
Molasses grass |
Tropical grass |
Murex medic |
Temperate legume |
Namoi Woolly pod vetch |
Temperate legume |
Napier Subterranean clover |
Temperate legume |
Narrow leaf plantain |
Pasture herb |
Native millet |
Native grass |
Naturalised pasture legumes |
Temperate legume |
Neverfail |
Native grass |
Old man saltbush |
Forage shrub |
Paddock lovegrass |
Native grass |
Panic grasses for pastures |
Temperate grass |
Paspalum |
Tropical grass |
Pasture Brome |
Temperate grass |
Perennial brome grasses |
Temperate grass |
Perennial ryegrass |
Temperate grass |
Perennial veldt grass |
Temperate grass |
Persian clover |
Temperate legume |
Phalaris |
Temperate grass |
Phoenix, Venture and Matador - Birdsfoot trefoil cultivars |
Temperate legume |
Plains grass |
Native grass |
Plantain |
Pasture herb |
Poa tussock or tussock grass |
Native grass |
Prairie grass |
Temperate grass |
Puccinellia |
Temperate grass |
Purple clover |
Temperate legume |
Purple pigeon grass |
Tropical grass |
Purple wiregrass |
Native grass |
Queensland bluegrass |
Native grass |
Red clover |
Temperate legume |
Red grass |
Native grass |
Rhodes grass |
Tropical grass |
Ringed wallaby grass or white top |
Native grass |
Rose clover |
Temperate legume |
Rough speargrass or Corkscrew grass |
Native grass |
Round-leafed cassia |
Tropical legume |
Ryegrass - Annual |
Temperate grass |
Saraji Sabigrass |
Tropical grass |
Serradella |
Temperate legume |
Setaria |
Tropical grass |
Shaw Creeping vigna |
Tropical legume |
Short-term ryegrass |
Temperate grass |
Silky browntop |
Native grass |
Silvertop (or redanther) wallaby grass |
Native grass |
Slender rats tail grass or native parramatta grass |
Native grass |
Slender serradella |
Temperate legume |
Snail medic |
Temperate legume |
Snow grass |
Native grass |
Sphere medic |
Temperate legume |
Strand medic |
Temperate legume |
Strawberry clover |
Temperate legume |
Strickland fingergrass |
Tropical grass |
Subterranean clover |
Temperate legume |
Sulla |
Temperate legume |
Talish clover |
Temperate legume |
Tall fescue |
Temperate grass |
Tall speargrasses |
Native grass |
Tall wheatgrass |
Temperate grass |
Tall windmill grass |
Native grass |
Timothy |
Temperate grass |
Trophy White clover |
Temperate legume |
Urana Subterranean clover |
Temperate legume |
Wallaby grass |
Native grass |
Warrego summer grass |
Native grass |
Water couch |
Native grass |
Weeping grass (Microleana) |
Native grass |
White clover |
Temperate legume |
Windmill grass |
Native grass |
Wire grass |
Native grass |
Woolly pod vetch |
Temperate legume |
Yellow serradella |
Temperate legume |