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EMSWCD » Native Plants » Native Plant Database » Groundcovers

Groundcovers

Low-growing plants (less than 4ft tall).

Blue-eyed Grass
Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Broad-leaf Shooting Star
Henderson’s shooting star (Dodecatheon hendersonii)
Cusick's Checkermallow
Cusick's checkermallow (Sidalcea cusickii)
Dagger-leaf rush
Daggerleaf rush (Juncus ensifolius)
Deer Fern
Deer fern (Blechnum spicant)
Douglas Aster
Douglas Aster (Aster subspicatus)
False lily-of-the-valley
False lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum dilatatum)
False Solomon's Seal
False Solomon (Maianthemum racemosum)
Goat's Beard
Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus)
Hooker's Fairy Bells
Hooker’s Fairy Bells (Disporum hookerii)
Kinnikinnick
Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Lady Fern
Lady fern (Athyruim filix femina)
Larkspur
Larkspur (Delphinium trollifolium)
Narrow-leaved Mules Ear
Narrow-leaved mules ear (Wyethia angustifolia)
Oregon iris
Oregon iris (Iris tenax)
Oregon Oxalis
Oregon oxalis (Oxalis oregana)
Red Columbine
Red columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
Slough Sedge
Slough sedge (Carex obnupta)
Star-flowered Solomon's Seal
Star-flowered Solomon's seal (Maianthemum stellatum)
Sword Fern
Sword fern (Polystichum munitum)
Tufted Hairgrass
Tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
Western Bleeding Heart
Western bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa)
Wild Ginger
Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum)
Wood Strawberry
Woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Yellow Wood Violet
Yellow wood violet (viola glabella)

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