Erosion Control Plants
Deep-rooted and spreading plants that stabilize slopes, prevent soil loss, and protect waterways.
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Alder
Alnus species
Alkali Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Buckbrush
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Southern Bulrush
Typha domingensis
California Wild Lilac
Ceanothus
Carex
Carex spp.
Carex (Sedge)
Carex spp.
Foothill Sedge
Carex tumulicola
Riparian Sedge
Carex riparia
Cliffrose
Cowania stansburyana
Coastal Salt Bush
Atriplex cinerea
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Juniper 'Bar Harbor'
Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
Desert Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Sheep Fescue
Festuca ovina
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Hakonechloa
Hakonechloa macra
Jointed rush
Juncus articulatus
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Liriope Monroe White
Liriope muscari 'Monroe White'
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Creeping Mahonia
Mahonia repens
Melaleuca
Melaleuca spp.
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'
Red Alder
Alnus rubra
Salt Grass
Distichlis spicata
Salt Marsh Cordgrass
Spartina alterniflora
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
Sedge
Carex species
Shadscale
Atriplex confertifolia
Sitka Alder
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Slender Rush
Juncus tenuis
Tall Fescue
Festuca arundinacea
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