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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.


Native Plant Zones



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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