Plant Growing Guides

Andreaea Moss

Andreaea rothii

Arctic Bluegrass

Poa arctica

Arctic Lupin

Lupinus arcticus

Arctic Lupine

Lupinus arcticus

Common Biennials (Biennial Plants)

Various species with biennial life cycle

Bluejoint Grass

Calamagrostis canadensis

Bryum moss

Bryum species (genus Bryum)

Bullrush

Typha latifolia

Canada Bluejoint

Calamagrostis canadensis

Cereal Crops (Oats & Barley)

Avena sativa (Oats); Hordeum vulgare (Barley)

Cereal Grains Cover Crop Mix

Secale cerale, Hordeum vulgare, Avena sativa

Cereal Rye and Clover Cover Crop Mix

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

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

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 Mixtures

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

Low-growing native groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)

Native Wetland Grasses

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

Native Wildflower Mix

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Wildflowers (Regional Mix)

Various species (region-dependent)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover)

Trifolium spp. and related nitrogen-fixing legumes

Cereal Cover Crops

Avena sativa (oats) / Hordeum vulgare (barley)

Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

Northern Reedgrass

Calamagrostis stricta

Native Forbs (Ecological Community)

Wildflower mix - varies by region

Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops (Mixed)

Various species (Fabaceae and other families)

Regional Ground Covers (General Guide)

Various species by region

Tufted Bluegrass

Poa cespitosa

Rosebay

Chamaerion angustifolium

Rye (Elbon)

Secale cereale

Turkey Tail Mushroom

Trametes versicolor

Wetland Grasses

Various species (e.g., Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia, Spartina alterniflora)

Winter Cover Crops

Various species (Secale cereale, Vicia villosa, Trifolium repens, others)