Rarely Damaged Ornamental Grasses

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BOTANICAL NAME	COMMON NAME	COMMENTS	ZONE OR STATE SOURCE
Acorus species	Japanese Sweet Flag	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Andropogon species	Big Bluestem	Deer resistant grass	NJ,TX
Aristida purpurea	Purple Treeawn	Deer resistant grass	TX
Arrhenatherum elatius	Variegated Oat Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Arundo donax	Giant Reed Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ,OR,
Bouteloua curtipendula	Sideoats Grama	Native to Texas	TX
Buchloe dactyliodes	Buffalo Grass	Native to Texas	TX
Calamagrostis brachytricha	Korean Feather Reed Grass	Deer resistant grass	NC
Calamagrostis species	Feather Reed Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Carex species	Japanese Sedge	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Chasmanthium latifolium	River Oats/Sea Oats	Native to Southeastern US	NC,NJ,TX
Cortaderia selloeana	Pampas Grass	Deer resistant grass	NC,NJ
Equisetum arvense	Horsetail	Toxic all parts	TX
Eragrostus curvula	Weeping Love Grass	Deer resistant grass	TX, NJ
Erianthus ravennae	Ravenna Grass	Deer resistant grass	TX,NJ
Fargesia species	Clump Bamboo	Deer resistant grass	TX,NJ
Festuca glauca	Blue Fescue	Deer resistant grass	TX,NJ,
Hakonechoa macra	Hakonechloa	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Helictotrichon sempervirens	Blue Oat Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Imperata cylindrica	Japanese Blood Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Juncus effusus	Hard Rush	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Koeleria glauca	Large Blue June Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Leymus arenarius glausous	Lyme Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Miscanthus floridulis	Giant Japanese Silver Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Miscanthus sinensis	Maiden/Jap. Silver Grass	Deer resistant grass	NC,NJ
Molina caerulea	Purple Moor Grass	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Molina caerulea 'Variegata'	Variegated Purple Moor	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Muhlenbergia capillaris	Pink/ Gulf Coast Muhly Grass	Native to Southeastern US	NC
Muhlenbergia dubia	Pine Muhly	Native to Texas	TX
Muhlenbergia dubiodes	Weeping Muhly	Native to Texas	TX
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri	Blue Muhly Grass	Native to Southeastern US	NC
Muhlenbergia rigens	Metcalf Muhly	Native to Texas	TX,
Ophiopogon japonica	Mondo Grass	Deer resistant grass	TX
Panicum virgatum	Panic Grass/Switch Grass	Native to Southeastern US	NC,NJ
Pennisetum alopecuriodes	Fountain Grass	Deer resistant grass	NC,NJ
Pennisetum orientale	Oriental Fountain Grass	Deer resistant grass	NC,NJ
Phyllostachys aurea	Golden Bamboo	Deer resistant grass	NJ
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem	Native to Texas	NJ,TX
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian Grass	Native to Southeastern US	NC,NJ
Stipa tenuissima	Mexican Feathergrass	Native to Southeastern US	TX

Check The Lists of Other Deer Resistant Plants

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Rarely Damaged Shrubs
Rarely Damaged Palms
Rarely Damaged Perennials
Rarely Damaged Ferns
Rarely Damaged Bulbs
Rarely Damaged Annuals
Rarely Damaged Roses
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