Erosion Control Plants
Deep-rooted and spreading plants that stabilize slopes, prevent soil loss, and protect waterways.
Showing 38 plants (filtered)
Clear filtersAlkali Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
Annual Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
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'
Desert Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Sheep Fescue
Festuca ovina
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Jointed rush
Juncus articulatus
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
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'
Reed Canary Grass
Phalaris arundinacea
Salt Grass
Distichlis spicata
Sedge
Carex species
Shadscale
Atriplex confertifolia
Sitka Alder
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Slender Rush
Juncus tenuis
Tall Fescue
Festuca arundinacea
Trailing Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Winter Oats
Avena sativa
Winter Rye
Secale cereale
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