[6] This species has "filled a niche in America", being a better grass to use on turf next to the ocean in places that receive sea spray.

For example, fine-textured types are used for golf courses, while coarser grass is selected for roadside revegetation.

[6] The best-known and oldest cultivar may be 'Adalayd'[3] a grass with a similar texture and blue-green color to Kentucky bluegrass.

'Salam', the most common cultivar in Hawaii, is another dark green type suitable for golf courses.

[7] 'Seadwarf' is a bright green type that is more resistant to a grass disease called dollar spot than other cultivars.

[6] There are other uses for the grass, including erosion control in sandy coastal areas, its native habitat.

[7] Truist Park, the home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves, has Seashore Paspalum Platinum TE as its field surface.