Plant Growing Guides

Inch Lichen

Cladonia uncialis

Decorative Moss

Various species (Bryophyta division)

Green Moss

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

Lichen and Moss

Lichenes (symbiotic) and Bryophyta (division)

Moisture-retaining mosses

Bryophyta (division) - various species

Moss

Bryophyta (Division)

Moss and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichenized fungi (lichens)

Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses); Lichenes (lichens)

Mosses and Liverworts

Bryophyta (mosses) and Marchantiophyta (liverworts)

Native Plants (General Growing Guide)

Various species by region

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichens (symbiotic fungus + algae/cyanobacteria)

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Perennials and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (varies by region)

Native Sedges and Forbs

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

Native Shade Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shade-Tolerant Species

Various (polyphyletic group)

Native Trees and Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

Native Understory Plants Adapted to Wet Conditions

Multiple species (mixed genus/family)

Native Understory Species

Various (regional)

Native Wildflowers and Perennials

Various species (region-dependent)

Mosses (General)

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Wildflowers (Regional Mix)

Various species (region-dependent)

Wildflowers and Native Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Parmelia Lichen

Parmelia species (multiple species including P. sulcata, P. acetabulum)

Common Haircap Moss

Polytrichum commune

Reindeer Moss

Cladonia rangiferina

Sedges and Rushes

Carex spp. (sedges); Juncus spp. (rushes)

Shade-loving Liverworts

Hepaticophyta (division)

Shade-providing native shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Shade-tolerant Mosses

Bryophyta (Division); various species including Hypnum cupressiforme, Dicranum scoparium, Polytrichum commune

Sphagnum Peat Moss

Sphagnum species (S. magellanicum, S. fuscum, S. papillosum, and others)

Terrestrial Moss

Bryophyta (Division) - various species

White Wax Begonia

Begonia semperflorens