Plant Growing Guides

Arctic Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium arcuatum

Arctic Brome

Bromus pumpellianus

Barley Grass

Hordeum vulgare

Bog moss

Sphagnum species

Silver moss

Bryum argenteum

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Cattail

Typha latifolia

Ceratodon Moss

Ceratodon purpureus

Clover and Vetch

Trifolium spp. and Vicia spp.

Clover (Cover Crop Mix)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, and related legumes

Cover Crops

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

Decorative Moss

Various species (Bryophyta division)

Chamisso's Cotton Grass

Eriophorum chamissonis

Slender Cotton Grass

Eriophorum gracile

Cottongrass

Eriophorum species

Sheathed Cottongrass

Eriophorum vaginatum

Cord Moss

Funaria hygrometrica

Grass Cover Crops

Poaceae family (various species)

Grasses

Poaceae (family)

Grasses in Cover Crop Blends

Poaceae family (multiple species)

Grass Mixes

Poaceae family (multiple species)

Cover Crops (Grass and Legume Mix)

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

Haircap moss

Polytrichum commune

Cattails and Rushes

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

Mixed Grass Species

Poaceae (various genera and species)

Moss

Bryophyta (Division)

Mosses and Liverworts

Bryophyta (mosses) and Marchantiophyta (liverworts)

Native Forbs and Sedges

Various species (Carex spp., Juncus spp., and diverse forb families)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Grass Species

Various (Poaceae family)

Native Ground Covers and Grasses

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Rush Species

Juncus spp. (various species)

Native Sedges and Forbs

Carex spp., Juncus spp., and various herbaceous dicots

Nitrogen-fixing cover crops

Various species (Fabaceae family primary)

Non-Brassica Cover Crops

Various species (see description)

Non-legume Cover Crop Mix

Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) & Helianthus annuus (sunflower)

Emergent Wetland Plants (Mixed)

Various species in wetland ecosystems

Native Regional Grasses

Various species (region-dependent)

Mosses (General)

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Grass Species (General)

Poaceae (family) - various genera

Native Pasture Species

Various (regional species)

Witchgrass

Panicum capillare

Poa grass

Poa spp.

Gray Cushion Moss

Racomitrium canescens

Rock-loving mosses

Various species (e.g., Grimmia pulvinata, Syntrichia ruralis, Racomitrium canescens)

Rush

Juncus species