Plant Growing Guides

Alliums (Garlic, Onions)

Allium sativum (garlic), Allium cepa (onion)

Andreaea Moss

Andreaea rothii

Arctic Antennaria

Antennaria dioica var. hyperborea

Arctic Bluegrass

Poa arctica

Arctic Lupin

Lupinus arcticus

Arctic Lupine

Lupinus arcticus

Arctic Poppy

Papaver radicatum

Balsam Poplar

Populus balsamifera

Barley

Hordeum vulgare

Barley, Golden Promise

Hordeum vulgare

Common Biennials (Biennial Plants)

Various species with biennial life cycle

Black Hulless Oat

Avena sativa var. nuda

Bluejoint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Bryum moss

Bryum species (genus Bryum)

Bullrush

Typha latifolia

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.

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)

Jimsonweed

Datura stramonium

Broad-leaved Cottongrass

Eriophorum latifolium

Scheuchzer's Cotton Grass

Eriophorum scheuchzeri

Fireweed

Chamerion angustifolium

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)

Wildflower and Native Grass Understory

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

Legume Cover Crop Mixes

Various Fabaceae species (e.g., Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia, Lupinus)

Legume Cover Crop Mixtures

Multiple species (Vicia villosa, Trifolium spp., Pisum sativum)

Low-growing native groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Moisture-retaining mosses

Bryophyta (division) - various species

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)