Erosion Control Plants
Deep-rooted and spreading plants that stabilize slopes, prevent soil loss, and protect waterways.
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Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga (Bugleweed)
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga Black Scallop
Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'
Alder
Alnus species
Annual Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Buckbrush
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Carex
Carex spp.
Coastal Salt Bush
Atriplex cinerea
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Myrtle
Vinca minor
Creeping Veronica
Veronica repens
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Sheep Fescue
Festuca ovina
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Hakonechloa
Hakonechloa macra
Japanese Spurge
Pachysandra terminalis
Jointed rush
Juncus articulatus
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Dead Nettle Silverteppich
Lamium maculatum 'Silverteppich'
Liriope Monroe White
Liriope muscari 'Monroe White'
Creeping Mahonia
Mahonia repens
Melaleuca
Melaleuca spp.
Mountain Alder
Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Salt Grass
Distichlis spicata
Sedge
Carex species
Sitka Alder
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Tall Fescue
Festuca arundinacea
Trailing Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Weeping Willow
Salix alba var. tristis
Wintercreeper Gold Spot
Euonymus fortunei 'Gold Spot'
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