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List of groundcover species (sorted by common name)
       
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Common name Scientific name
Alpine goldenrod Solidago cutleri
American alumroot Heuchera americana
American beachgrass Ammophila breviligulata
American cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
American germander Teucrium canadensis
Alum root Heuchera sanguinea
Astilbe Astilbe x arendsii
August lily Hosta plantaginea
Barren myrtle Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Basket-of-gold Aurinia saxatilis
Beach fleabane Erigeron glaucus
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bear's grape Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii
Bigroot cranesbill Geranium macrorrhizum
Bigroot geranium Geranium macrorrhizum
Bilberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia fulgida
Black peppermint Mentha piperita
Blue catmint Nepeta x faassenii
Blue-downy lyme grass Leymus arenarius
Bluejoint Andropogon gerardii
Bluejoint reedgrass Calamagrostis canadensis
Blue leadwood Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Blue lily-turf Liriope muscari
Blue lyme grass Leymus arenarius
Blue sedge Carex glauca (syn. C. flacca, C. firma)
Blue star creeper Laurentia fluviatilis
Blue wood sedge Carex flaccosperma
Bonytip fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa
Campion Silene caroliniana
Canadian reedgrass Calamagrostis canadensis
Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis
Carnation Dianthus myrtinervius
Carnation grass Carex glauca (syn. C. flacca, C. firma)
Catchfly Silene caroliniana
Catmint Nepeta subsessilis, Nepeta x faassenii
Chigger flower Asclepias tuberosa
Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
Climbing hydrangea Hydrangea anomala
Coat flower Petrorhagia saxifraga
Common periwinkle Vinca minor
Coral bells Heuchera sanguinea
Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
Creashak Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Creeping baby's breath Gypsophila repens
Creeping bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia
Creeping charley Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping lily-turf Liriope spicata
Creeping mazus Mazus reptans
Creeping phlox Phlox stolonifera
Creeping red thyme Thymus serpyllum
Creeping speedwell Veronica repens
Creeping thyme Thymus praecox, Thymus serpyllum
Crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum
Crimson bells Heuchera sanguinea
Crowbars Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Cypress Microbiota decussata
Deertongue Dichanthelium clandestinum (syn. Panicum c.)
Double bladder campion Silene uniflora
Dunegrass Ammophila breviligulata
Dutch clover Trifolium repens
Dwarf deutzia Deutzia gracilis
Dwarf periwinkle Vinca minor
Dwarf plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Early daylily Hemerocallis dumortieri
Early sedge Carex pennsylvanica
English lavender Lavandula angustifolia
Fairway crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum
Fairway wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum
Fairy wings Epimedium x perralchicum
False miterwort Tiarella cordifolia
False rockcress Aubrieta deltoides
False spirea Astilbe x arendsii
Feited cranesbill Geranium macrorrhizum
Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia
Fox plum Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Fragrant hosta Hosta plantaginea
Fragrant plantain lily Hosta plantaginea
Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
Glaucous sedge Carex glauca (syn. C. flacca, C. firma)
Golden coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida
Golden dead nettle Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Goldenrod Solidago sphacelata
Goldenstar Chrysogonum virginianum
Goldentuft Aurinia saxatilis
Goldentuft alyssum Aurinia saxatilis
Gray rockcress Arabis caucasica
Green and gold Chrysogonum virginianum
Hardy geranium Geranium macrorrhizum
Hardy ice Delosperma nubigenum
Harewell speedwell Veronica prostrata
Heartleaf bergenia Bergenia cordifolia
Heath aster Aster ericoides
Heath sedge Carex glauca (syn. C. flacca, C. firma)
Hog cranberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Hybrid anemone Anemone x hybrida
Indian paintbrush Asclepias tuberosa
Japanese anemone Anemone x hybrida
Japanese blood grass Imperata cylindrica
Japanese pachysandra Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese painted fern Athyrium nipponicum
Japanese sedge Carex morrowi
Junegrass Koeleria cristata (syn. K.macrantha, K. pyramidata)
Kinnikinick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Koeler grass Koeleria cristata (syn. K.macrantha, K. pyramidata)
Lady's mantle Alchemilla mollis
Lamb's ears Stachys byzantina
Lamiastrum Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Largeleaf brunnera Brunnera macrophylla
Late low blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
Latin American fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Laurentia Laurentia fluviatilis
Lavandin Lanvandula hybrida
Lavender Lavandula angustifolia, L. hybrida
Leadwort Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Lenten rose Helleborus orientalis
Lilacbush Aubrieta deltoidea
Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
Loosestrife Lysimachia nummularia
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
Low sweet blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
Madwort Aurinia saxatilis
Maiden pink Dianthus deltoides
Manzanita Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Marram grass Ammophila breviligulata
Marram sea grass Leymus arenarius
Marsh pinegrass Calamagrostis canadensis
Marsh reedgrass Calamagrostis canadensis
Mauve catmint Nepeta x faassenii
Meadow pinegrass Calamagrostis canadensis
Meal plum Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Mealberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Miterwort Tiarella cordifolia
Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia
Morrow's sedge Carex morrowi
Moss pink Phlox subulata
Moss phlox Phlox subulata
Moss sandwort Minuartia verna
Mother-of-thyme Thymus praecox, Thymus serpyllum
Mountain box Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Mountain sandwort Arenaria montana
Myrtle Vinca minor
Narrow bent Leymus arenarius
Nepal cinquefoil Potentilla nepalensis
Northern dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
Northern maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum
Pale evening primrose Oenothera pallida
Penn sedge Carex pennsylvanica
Pennsylvania sedge Carex pennsylvanica
Peppermint Mentha piperita
Perennial candytuft Iberis saxatilis
Pig squeak Bergenia cordifolia
Pinks Dianthus myrtinervius
Plantainleaf pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pleurisy root Asclepias tuberosa
Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie junegrass Koeleria cristata
Pratia Laurentia fluviatilis
Purple rockcress Aubrieta deltoides
Pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia
Rancheria grass Leymus arenarius
Rapper dandies Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Red baron blood Imperata cylindrica
Red bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Red cogon Imperata cylindrica
Rock madwort Aurinia saxatilis
Rockberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Running myrtle Vinca minor
Russian arborvitae Microbiota decussata
Sandberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Saxifrage pink Petrorhagia saxifraga
Saxifrage tunicflower Petrorhagia saxifraga
Scented cranesbill Geranium macrorrhizum
Sea lyme grass Leymus arenarius
Seaside daisy Erigeron glaucus
Shamrock Trifolium repens
Siberian bugloss Brunnera macrophylla
Siberian cypress Microbiota decussata
Slender deutzia Deutzia gracilis
Snow flurry aster Aster ericoides
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum
Speedwell-creeping Veronica peduncularis
Spruce stonecrop Sedum reflexum
Spruced-leaved stonecrop Sedum reflexum
Stonecrop Sedum spurium
Sundrops Oenothera pallida
Swamp isotoma Laurentia fluviatilis
Texoka buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides
Thinfruit sedge Carex flaccosperma
Thymeleaf bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia
Trailing ice plant Delosperma nubigenum
True lavender Lavandula angustifolia
Tufted catchfly Silene saxifraga
Turkeyfoot Andropogon gerardii
Two-row stonecrop Sedum spurium
Universe plant Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Uva-ursi Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Variegated Japanese sedge Carex morrowi
Variegated yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Vernal stitchwort Minuartia verna
Wall rock cress Arabis caucasica
Wavy-leaved platain lily Hosta undulata
Wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum
White clover Trifolium repens
Whorled loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Wild germander Teucrium canadensis
Wild strawberry Fragaria x sp.
Wild thyme Thymus serpyllum
Woman's tobacco Antennaria plantaginifolia
Wood sage Teucrium canadensis
Woolly betony Stachys byzantina
Woolly hedgenettle Stachys byzantina
Woolly thyme Thymus praecox
Woolly woundwort Stachys byzantina
Woolly yarrow Achillea tomentosa
Yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Yellow sedge Carex pennsylvanica

 

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