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Native Plant Zones

Use this chart as a general guideline to help you determine the appropriate species and planting zones. This chart lists a selection of species which may be appropriate to plant in the indicated zones. The actual species selected for your project site will depend on a number of factors. Please remember that species selection and installation techniques depend upon soil type, slope, water level, plant material, and the prevailing site conditions at time of installation. Furthermore, within a planting zone, the depth at which you install bare root materials or plant plugs depends on the vegetative growth of the planting stock. If you plan to install emergent plant stock in deep waters, the material you plant must have sufficient vegetative growth to extend out of the water once planted. Most species will spread beyond the installed water depth. Certain species will spread into deep water, some will spread into shallow water and some will do both.

TYPICAL ZONE
Upland Dry	Upland Damp	Sunny Saturated	Shaded Wetland	Emergent Shallow	Emergent Deep	Submersed Shallow	Submersed Deep
WATER LEVEL
12" + above water	3"– 12" above water	3"– 0" above water	1" above – 3" below	1" above - 3" below	3" – 12" below water	6"– 18" below water	18"– 72" below water
INDICATIVE SPECIES
Allium cernuum Amorpha canescens Andropogon gerardii Andropogon scoparius Anemone cylindrica Anemone virginiana Aquilegia canadensis Asclepias syriaca Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias verticillata Aster azureus Baptisia australis Baptisia leucantha Baptisia leucophaea Bouteloua curtipendula Cacalia atriplicifolia Cassia fasciculata Ceanothus americanus Coreopsis lanceolata Coreopsis palmata Desmanthus illinoensis Desmodium illinoense Dodecatheon meadia Echinacea pallida Elymus canadensis Euphorbia corollata Helianthus mollis Helianthus occidentalis Monarda fistulosa Parthenium integrifolium Penstemon digitalis Petalostemum purpureum Rudbeckia hirta Silphium laciniatum Solidago rigida	Actinomeris alternifolia Andropogon gerardii Andropogon scoparius Anemone canadensis Aquilegia canadensis Asclepias syriaca Asclepias verticillata Aster ericoides Aster laevis Aster novae-angliae Baptisia leucantha Baptisia leucophaea Cacalia atriplicifolia Calamagrostis canadensis Cassia fasciculata Coreopsis tripteris Desmanthus illinoensis Desmodium illinoense Echinacea purpurea Elymus canadensis Helenium autumnale Helianthus grosseserratus Helianthus occidentalis Iris virginica shrevei Liatris spicata Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Monarda fistulosa Panicum virgatum Physostegia virginiana Rudbeckia subtomentosa Silphium laciniatum Solidago rigida Veronicastrum virginicum Zizia aurea	Agalinis tenuifolia Alisma subcordatum Angelica atropurpurea Asclepias incarnata Aster novae-angliae Aster puniceus Aster umbellatus Bidens cernua Calamagrostis canadensis Carex comosa Carex stricta Cassia hebecarpa Coreopsis tripteris Echinochloa crusgalli Elymus canadensis Eupatorium maculatum Gentiana andrewsii Glyceria striata Helenium autumnale Iris virginica shrevei Juncus effusus Leersia oryzoides Liatris spicata Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Ludwigia alternifolia Panicum virgatum Peltandra virginica Pycnanthemum virginianum Sagittaria latifolia Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus validus creber Silphium perfoliatum Spartina pectinata Verbena hastata	Actinomeris alternifolia Alisma subcordatum Aster umbellatus Bidens cernua Calamagrostis canadensis Caltha palustris Carex crinita Carex hystericina Carex lupulina Carex muskingumensis Carex squarrosa Carex typhina Carex vulpinoidea Chelone glabra Cinna arundinacea Echinochloa crusgalli Elymus canadensis Elymus virginicus Glyceria striata Helenium autumnale Leersia oryzoides Lobelia siphilitica Mimulus ringens Panicum virgatum Rudbeckia laciniata Scirpus atrovirens Spartina pectinata	Actinomeris alternifolia Agalinis tenuifolia Alisma subcordatum Asclepias incarnata Aster simplex Caltha palustris Carex lurida Carex vulpinoidea Cassia hebecarpa Eleocharis obtusa Elymus virginicus Eupatorium perfoliatum Glyceria striata Helenium autumnale Iris virginica shrevei Juncus effusus Leersia oryzoides Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Ludwigia alternifolia Mimulus ringens Pontederia cordata Rosa palustris Rudbeckia laciniata Sagittaria latifolia Saururus cernuus Scirpus acutus Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus pungens Scirpus validus creber Sparganium eurycarpum Spiraea alba Verbena hastata Vernonia fasciculata	Carex lacustris Cephalanthus occidentalis Decodon verticillatus Hibiscus laevis Hibiscus palustris Iris virginica shrevei Justicia americana Nuphar advena Nymphaea tuberosa Peltandra virginica Pontederia cordata Potamogeton natans Potamogeton pectinatus Sagittaria latifolia Scirpus acutus Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus fluviatilis Scirpus validus creber Sparganium americanum Sparganium eurycarpum Vallisneria americana	Cephalanthus occidentalis Decodon verticillatus Hibiscus laevis Hibiscus palustris Nelumbo lutea Nuphar advena Nymphaea tuberosa Peltandra virginica Pontederia cordata Potamogeton natans Potamogeton pectinatus Sagittaria latifolia Scirpus acutus Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus fluviatilis Scirpus validus creber Sparganium americanum Sparganium eurycarpum Vallisneria americana	Elodea canadensis Nelumbo lutea Nuphar advena Nymphaea tuberosa Pontederia cordata Potamogeton natans Potamogeton pectinatus

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