The primary benefit of native grasses over pasture grasses is their structural difference, or simply the way they grow. Pasture grasses, like Bermuda and fescue, grow together at ground level to create a thick mat of grass. This thick layer of grass makes it hard for small ground dwelling species like quail to navigate, find food, and hide from predators. These grasses also provide very little cover for larger species like deer and turkey. Native grasses are bunch grasses which grow in tall clump,s leaving more space for seed producing forbs and bare ground. These grasses are tall enough for deer and turkey to hide in, while providing nesting and brood rearing habitat for quail. Native grasses also remain standing through most of the winter providing winter cover for wildlife.