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
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Buckbrush
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Carex
Carex spp.
Cliffrose
Cowania stansburyana
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Juniper 'Bar Harbor'
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
Creeping Myrtle
Vinca minor
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Creeping Veronica
Veronica repens
Desert Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Sheep Fescue
Festuca ovina
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
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'
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Creeping Mahonia
Mahonia repens
Mountain Alder
Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia
Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Ornamental Grasses
Poaceae (family)
Ornamental Juniper Gold Coast
Juniperus horizontalis 'Gold Coast'
Salt Grass
Distichlis spicata
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
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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