Plant Growing Guides

Berry-producing Understory Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Sambucus, Ilex, Viburnum, Cornus)

Broad Leaf Plantain

Plantago major

Bunchberry Dogwood

Cornus canadensis

Canadian Dogwood

Cornus canadensis

Evergreen Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Buxus, Ilex, Taxus, Euonymus)

Green Moss

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

Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Shade Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Understory Shrubs and Groundcovers

Various species (see varieties)

Native Understory Species

Various (regional)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing understory plants

Various species (e.g., Alnus, Caragana, Elaeagnus, Hippophae)

Ornamental Shrubs

Various species (Genus-dependent)

Ostrich Feather

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Ornamental Shrubs (General Growing Guide)

Various species

Shade-providing native shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Shade Shrubs

Multiple species (general category)

Bearberry (Arctostaphylos)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Shrubs

Various species (Woody plants, generally 3-15 feet tall)

Small woodland shrubs

Various species (Ilex verticillata, Lindera benzoin, Sambucus canadensis, etc.)

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants (General Category)

Various species

Bearberry (Kinnikinnick)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Serviceberry (Amelanchier)

Amelanchier spp.

Wild Sarsaparilla

Aralia nudicaulis