Plant Growing Guides

Alder

Alnus species

Arctic Willow

Salix arctica

Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Azolla

Azolla spp.

Barley Grass

Hordeum vulgare

Bebb's Willow

Salix bebbiana

Native Berries and Fruit-Bearing Plants

Various native species

Dwarf Birch

Betula nana

Birch

Betula spp.

Black Spruce

Picea mariana

Bog moss

Sphagnum species

Boreal Blizzard Haskap

Lonicera caerulea var. edulis

Silver moss

Bryum argenteum

Siberian Peashrub

Caragana arborescens

Cattail

Typha latifolia

Ceratodon Moss

Ceratodon purpureus

Inch Lichen

Cladonia uncialis

Clover (Cover Crop Mix)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, and related legumes

Coniferous Trees

Coniferophyta (Division)

Crustose Lichen

Various species (e.g., Lecanora, Caloplaca, Xanthoria)

Curled Cress

Lepidium sativum

Drought-tolerant native species

Various (region-dependent)

Dwarf Birch

Betula nana

Eastern Larch

Larix laricina

Eastern Larch (Tamarack)

Larix laricina

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Chamisso's Cotton Grass

Eriophorum chamissonis

Slender Cotton Grass

Eriophorum gracile

Sheathed Cottongrass

Eriophorum vaginatum

Fruticose Lichen

Various species (e.g., Cladonia, Usnea, Ramalina)

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)

Green Moss

Various species (e.g., Hypnum cupressiforme, Bryum capillare, Dicranum scoparium)

Ground-covering native plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Haircap moss

Polytrichum commune

Impatiens, Super Elfin

Impatiens walleriana 'Super Elfin'

Indigenous Flowering Perennials

Various native species (region-dependent)

Lapland Rose

Rosa acicularis subsp. acicularis

Ledum

Ledum groenlandicum

Marsh Labrador Tea

Ledum palustre

Lichen and Moss

Lichenes (symbiotic) and Bryophyta (division)

Lichen and Native Groundcovers

Various species (Lichen: Division Ascomycota & Basidiomycota; Groundcovers: Multiple families)

Livermoss

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Locally Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Low-growing native shrubs

Various species (genus/species varies by region)