Erosion Control Plants
Deep-rooted and spreading plants that stabilize slopes, prevent soil loss, and protect waterways.
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Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Atropurpurea Bugleweed
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
Ajuga (Bugleweed)
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga Black Scallop
Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'
Ajuga Giant Bronze
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
Alder
Alnus species
Alkali Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
Annual Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Buckbrush
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Carex
Carex spp.
Carex (Sedge)
Carex spp.
Riparian Sedge
Carex riparia
Cliffrose
Cowania stansburyana
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Juniper 'Bar Harbor'
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
Creeping Myrtle
Vinca minor
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Creeping Phlox 'Scarlet Flame'
Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'
Creeping Veronica
Veronica repens
Desert Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Sheep Fescue
Festuca ovina
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Hairy vetch
Vicia villosa
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
Marsh Cinquefoil
Comarum palustre
Mountain Alder
Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia
Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Native Grasses
Poaceae family (various species)
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Oats
Avena sativa
Ornamental Grasses
Poaceae (family)
Ornamental Juniper Gold Coast
Juniperus horizontalis 'Gold Coast'
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