Plant Growing Guides

Alder

Alnus species

Arctic Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium arcuatum

Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Barley Grass

Hordeum vulgare

Birch

Betula spp.

Black Spruce

Picea mariana

Bog moss

Sphagnum species

Silver moss

Bryum argenteum

Cattail

Typha latifolia

Ceratodon Moss

Ceratodon purpureus

Clover (Cover Crop Mix)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, and related legumes

Coniferous Trees

Coniferophyta (Division)

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

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)

Haircap moss

Polytrichum commune

Itasca Spruce

Picea mariana 'Itasca'

Larch

Larix species

Locally Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

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 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

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

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)

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