Plant Growing Guides

Naked Barley

Hordeum vulgare var. nudum

Naked Oats

Avena sativa var. nuda

Native Bunch Grasses

Various species (e.g., Bouteloua gracilis, Stipa comata, Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardii)

Native Bunchgrasses

Various species (Andropogon, Bouteloua, Panicum, Sorghastrum, Stipa, etc.)

Native Cattail

Typha latifolia

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Alpine Native Ferns

Multiple species (e.g., Polystichum lonchitis, Cystopteris fragilis, Athyrium distentifolium)

Native Forage Species (Regional)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Forbs and Sedges

Various species (Carex spp., Juncus spp., and diverse forb families)

Native Grasses

Poaceae (family)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Grasses (Lomandra & Poa species)

Lomandra spp., Poa spp.

Native Grass Species

Various (Poaceae family)

Native Ground Covers and Grasses

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Groundcovers and Sedges

Carex spp. and various native groundcover genera

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Ornamental Grasses

Various species (e.g., Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans)

Native Perennial Grasses

Various species (e.g., Andropogon, Panicum, Sorghastrum, Stipa)

Native prairie grasses

Various species (Andropogon, Panicum, Sorghastrum, Stipa, etc.)

Native Prairie Plants

Various species (mixed perennial community)

Native Riparian Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Panicum virgatum, Spartina pectinata, Carex nebrascensis)

Native Rush Species

Juncus spp. (various species)

Native Salt Marsh Plants

Various species (Spartina alterniflora, Juncus maritimus, Salicornia virginica, etc.)

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Sedges and Forbs

Carex spp., Juncus spp., and various herbaceous dicots

Native Sedges and Grasses

Carex spp., Panicum spp., Andropogon spp., Miscanthus spp., and other native genera

Native Sedges and Rushes

Carex spp. and Juncus spp.

Native Sedges and Woodland Grasses

Carex spp., Calamagrostis spp., Festuca spp., and other native genera

Native Tussock Grasses

Various species (e.g., Stipa, Bouteloua, Andropogon, Festuca)

Native Wetland Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Spartina, Panicum, Typha, Juncus, Carex spp.)

Native Wetland Rushes

Juncus spp. (various species)

Native Wetland Sedges

Carex spp.

Needle-and-thread

Hesperostipa comata

Needlegrass

Stipa species (formerly Achnatherum, Leymus, Oryzopsis)

New Wonder Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Nitrogen-fixing cover crops

Various species (Fabaceae family primary)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. & Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing cover crops (Clover and Vetch)

Trifolium spp. and Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover)

Trifolium spp. and related nitrogen-fixing legumes

Nitrogen-fixing grasses

Various species (e.g., Lolium multiflorum, Secale cereal, Vicia villosa as cover crops)

Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers

Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)

Clover (Nitrogen-fixing Ground Cover)

Trifolium species

Nitrogen-fixing legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) / Trifolium spp. (Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Ground Cover Mix)

Fabaceae family (various species)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Trifolium spp. (clover), Vicia spp. (vetch)