with less N and watering (National Turfgrass Evaluation Program, 1998a,b,c). A range of native grass species evolved under the environmental Native grasses of the northern Great Plains may be extremes of a continental climate in the northern Great Plains, but good candidates for low maintenance or xeriscape turf most have not been evaluated for their suitability as turf. The objective (Holzworth, 1990). These species have evolved under of this research was to evaluate the turfgrass potential of a range of native grasses under three mowing heights. Twelve species (a total the environmental extremes of a continental climate, of 28 entries) were evaluated under three mowing heights (62, 38, but most have not been evaluated for their suitability and 18 mm), for turf quality, color, and density at two locations in as managed turf. A number of publications mention Manitoba, Canada. The species evaluated included alpine bluegrass 2018

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