Plant Growing Guides

Arctic Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium arcuatum

Arctic Bluegrass

Poa arctica

Barley

Hordeum vulgare

Barley, Golden Promise

Hordeum vulgare

Barley Grass

Hordeum vulgare

Black Hulless Oat

Avena sativa var. nuda

Bluejoint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Bog moss

Sphagnum species

Silver moss

Bryum argenteum

Bryum moss

Bryum species (genus Bryum)

Bullrush

Typha latifolia

Canada Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Cattail

Typha latifolia

Ceratodon Moss

Ceratodon purpureus

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 (Cover Crop Mix)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, and related legumes

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 (Rye & Clover)

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

Chamisso's Cotton Grass

Eriophorum chamissonis

Slender Cotton Grass

Eriophorum gracile

Broad-leaved Cottongrass

Eriophorum latifolium

Scheuchzer's Cotton Grass

Eriophorum scheuchzeri

Sheathed Cottongrass

Eriophorum vaginatum

Cord Moss

Funaria hygrometrica

Grain Crops

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

Grains

Various species (Poaceae family)

Grass Cover Crops

Poaceae family (various species)

Grasses

Poaceae (family)

Grasses in Cover Crop Blends

Poaceae family (multiple species)

Cereal Grains (Oats, Wheat, Rye)

Avena sativa, Triticum aestivum, Secale cereale

Cover Crop Grasses (Rye & Oats)

Secale cereal (Rye), Avena sativa (Oats)

Grass Mixes

Poaceae family (multiple species)

Wildflower and Native Grass Understory

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

Haircap moss

Polytrichum commune

Cattails and Rushes

Typha spp. (Cattails), Juncus spp. (Rushes)