Fine fescues have a high shoot density. They are shade tolerant, but not as drought tolerant as Kentucky Bluegrass. This species is quick to establish which is why it is often mixed with the slower Kentucky Bluegrass. It is not as cold tolerant. It is a bunch grass, with fine to medium texture, and medium shoot density.
Perennial ryegrass is tolerant to traffic.
It is not drought tolerant. Buchloe dactyloides , or Buffalograss, is a warm season grass that is native to the short grass prairies. Buffalograss is stoloniferous. It is fine in texture, with medium shoot density. It is heat, cold, and drought tolerant.