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
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
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
Cliffrose
Cowania stansburyana
Coastal Salt Bush
Atriplex cinerea
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Hairy vetch
Vicia villosa
Hakonechloa
Hakonechloa macra
Japanese Spurge
Pachysandra terminalis
Jointed rush
Juncus articulatus
Dead Nettle Silverteppich
Lamium maculatum 'Silverteppich'
Liriope Monroe White
Liriope muscari 'Monroe White'
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Creeping Mahonia
Mahonia repens
Melaleuca
Melaleuca spp.
Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Native Grasses
Poaceae family (various species)
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'
Purple Vetch
Vicia benghalensis
Red Alder
Alnus rubra
Sedge
Carex species
Sitka Alder
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Slender Rush
Juncus tenuis
Trailing Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
Wintercreeper Gold Spot
Euonymus fortunei 'Gold Spot'
Winter Rye
Secale cereale
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