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Andreaea Moss

Andreaea rothii

Cash Crop (Post-Cover Crop)

Cash Crop (Post-Cover Crop)

Various species

Arctic Bluegrass

Arctic Bluegrass

Poa arctica

Arctic Brome

Arctic Brome

Bromus pumpellianus

Arctic Lupin

Arctic Lupin

Lupinus arcticus

Arctic Lupine

Arctic Lupine

Lupinus arcticus

Balsam

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Balsam Purple King

Balsam Purple King

Impatiens balsamina

Balsam Purple King Mixed Colors

Balsam Purple King Mixed Colors

Impatiens balsamina

Common Biennials (Biennial Plants)

Common Biennials (Biennial Plants)

Various species with biennial life cycle

Bluejoint Grass

Bluejoint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Brassica Cover Crop Mix

Brassica Cover Crop Mix

Brassica spp. (B. oleracea, B. napus, B. rapa)

Bryum moss

Bryum moss

Bryum species (genus Bryum)

Bullrush

Bullrush

Typha latifolia

Canada Bluegrass

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Canada Bluejoint

Canada Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Cereal Crops (Oats & Barley)

Cereal Crops (Oats & Barley)

Avena sativa (Oats); Hordeum vulgare (Barley)

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Cereal Grains Cover Crop Mix

Secale cerale, Hordeum vulgare, Avena sativa

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Cereal Rye and Clover Cover Crop Mix

Secale cereale (rye) + Trifolium spp. (clover)

Oats and Rye as Cover Crops

Oats and Rye as Cover Crops

Avena sativa (Oats) / Secale cereale (Rye)

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Cladonia

Cladonia spp.

Clover and Vetch

Clover and Vetch

Trifolium spp. and Vicia spp.

Common Cattail

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

Compact Vinca

Compact Vinca

Catharanthus roseus

Confetti Splash

Confetti Splash

Impatiens walleriana 'Confetti Splash'

Cotton Grass

Cotton Grass

Eriophorum spp.

Cottongrass

Cottongrass

Eriophorum angustifolium

Graceful Cottonsedge

Graceful Cottonsedge

Eriophorum gracile

Russet Cottonsedge

Russet Cottonsedge

Eriophorum russeolum

Cottonsedge

Cottonsedge

Eriophorum vaginatum

Cover Crops (Clover, Vetch, Annual Rye)

Cover Crops (Clover, Vetch, Annual Rye)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp., Secale cereale

Cover Crops

Cover Crops

Fagopyrum esculentum (Buckwheat) / Trifolium spp. (Clover)

Cover Crops (Rye & Clover)

Cover Crops (Rye & Clover)

Secale cereale (Rye) / Trifolium spp. (Clover)

Crystal Palace Blue

Crystal Palace Blue

Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace Blue'

Jimsonweed

Jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Decorative Moss

Decorative Moss

Various species (Bryophyta division)

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Diamond-leaf Cinquefoil

Potentilla anserina subsp. groenlandica

Double Gleam Nasturtium

Double Gleam Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus 'Double Gleam'

Dwarf Basil

Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. minimum

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Broad-leaved Cottongrass

Eriophorum latifolium

Scheuchzer's Cotton Grass

Scheuchzer's Cotton Grass

Eriophorum scheuchzeri

Cottongrass

Cottongrass

Eriophorum species

Fireweed

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

Flowering Herbaceous Plants

Flowering Herbaceous Plants

Various species (herbaceous perennials and annuals)

Pollinator-Attracting Flowering Plants (General Guide)

Pollinator-Attracting Flowering Plants (General Guide)

Various species

Forbs

Forbs

Herbaceous flowering plants (various species)

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Cover Crop Grasses (Rye & Oats)

Secale cereal (Rye), Avena sativa (Oats)

Cover Crops (Grass and Legume Mix)

Cover Crops (Grass and Legume Mix)

Multiple species (e.g., Lolium, Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia)

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