Plant Growing Guides

Arctic Bluegrass

Poa arctica

Arctic Brome

Bromus pumpellianus

Barley

Hordeum vulgare

Barley, Golden Promise

Hordeum vulgare

Black Hulless Oat

Avena sativa var. nuda

Bluejoint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Bryum moss

Bryum species (genus Bryum)

Bullrush

Typha latifolia

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Canada Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Cereal crops

Various species (Triticum, Zea, Oryza, Hordeum, Avena, Sorghum spp.)

Cereal Crops (Oats & Barley)

Avena sativa (Oats); Hordeum vulgare (Barley)

Cereal grains

Poaceae family (various genera: Triticum, Hordeum, Secale, Avena, Oryza, Zea)

Cereal Grains Cover Crop Mix

Secale cerale, Hordeum vulgare, Avena sativa

Cereal Rye and Clover Cover Crop Mix

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

Cereals

Various species (Triticum, Hordeum, Avena, Zea, Oryza, Sorghum)

Oats and Rye as Cover Crops

Avena sativa (Oats) / Secale cereale (Rye)

Cladonia

Cladonia spp.

Clover and Vetch

Trifolium spp. and Vicia spp.

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia

Cotton Grass

Eriophorum spp.

Cottongrass

Eriophorum angustifolium

Graceful Cottonsedge

Eriophorum gracile

Russet Cottonsedge

Eriophorum russeolum

Cottonsedge

Eriophorum vaginatum

Cover Crops (Clover, Vetch, Annual Rye)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp., Secale cereale

Cover Crops

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

Cover Crops (Rye & Clover)

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

Decorative Moss

Various species (Bryophyta division)

Broad-leaved Cottongrass

Eriophorum latifolium

Scheuchzer's Cotton Grass

Eriophorum scheuchzeri

Cottongrass

Eriophorum species

Grain Crops

Multiple species (Triticum, Hordeum, Avena, Zea, Oryza, Sorghum)

Grains

Various species (Poaceae family)

Cereal Grains (Oats, Wheat, Rye)

Avena sativa, Triticum aestivum, Secale cereale

Cover Crop Grasses (Rye & Oats)

Secale cereal (Rye), Avena sativa (Oats)

Cover Crops (Grass and Legume Mix)

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

Wildflower and Native Grass Understory

Mixed native species (Poaceae family for grasses, various families for wildflowers)

Moisture-retaining mosses

Bryophyta (division) - various species

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Wetland Grasses

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

Nitrogen-fixing cover crops

Various species (Fabaceae family primary)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover)

Trifolium spp. and related nitrogen-fixing legumes

Non-Brassica Cover Crops

Various species (see description)

Non-legume Cover Crop Mix

Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) & Helianthus annuus (sunflower)

Cereal Cover Crops

Avena sativa (oats) / Hordeum vulgare (barley)

Northern Reedgrass

Calamagrostis stricta