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[Objective] to provide the suitable turfgrass varieties for soil bioremediation in Hg2+ contaminated region. [Method] The leaf chlorophyll content, Fv/Fm, soluble sugar content, SOD activity, MDA content, leaf relative conductance and N, P and K accumulation characteristics of four tested turgrass varieties were determined by a pot simulation experiment of Hg2+ stress. [Result] With increase of Hg2+concentration, the leaf chlorophyll content, Fv/Fm and N, P and K accumulation declined continuously, soluble sugar content and SOD activity showed a first rising and then declining trend, and MDA content and leaf relative conductance increased continuously. The leaf chlorophyll content, Fv/Fm, soluble sugar content, SOD activity and N, P and K accumulation of four turgrass varieties under 75-100 mg/kg Hg2+ stress reduced significantly compared with CK but MDA content and relative conductance increased significantly. High Hg2+ concentration had the significant effects on leaf cell membrane permeability and N, P and K accumulation of seedlings of four tested turfgrass varieties, which severely inhibited plant growth and causes death of plants. [Conclusion] The annual ryegrass variety (Shengyan) with the strongest tolerance to Hg2+ stress among four tested turfgrass varieties can be selected as the optimized tufgrass variety for bioremediation of Hg2+-contaminated soil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]