North American Native Plant Society

List of plants available at the North American Native Plant Society Native Plant Sale.


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Ammophila breviligulata
American Beachgrass, American Beach Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Andropogon gerardii
Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Bouteloua curtipendula
Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Bromus ciliatus
Fringed Brome

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Bromus kalmii
Arctic Brome, Prairie Brome, Wild Chess

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Calamagrostis canadensis
Bluejoint

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Carex comosa
Longhair Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Carex crinita
Fringed Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Carex flava
Yellow Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Carex hystericina
Bottlebrush Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Carex lupulina
Hop Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Carex pensylvanica
Pennsylvania Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Carex plantaginea
Plantainleaf Sedge, Plantain-leaf Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Carex pseudocyperus
Cypresslike Sedge, Cypress-like Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist

Carex retrorsa
Knotsheath Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Carex rosea
Rosy Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Carex stipata
Awlfruit Sedge, Awl-fruited Sedge, Stalk-grain Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist

Danthonia spicata
Poverty Oatgrass, Poverty Wild Oat Grass, Curly Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hairgrass, Tufted Hair Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Dichanthelium clandestinum
Deertongue, Deer-tongue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Elymus canadensis
Canada Wild Rye, Canadian Wildrye, Prairie Wildrye, Nodding Wildrye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Elymus hystrix var. hystrix
Eastern Bottlebrush Grass, Bottle-brush Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Elymus riparius
Riverbank Wildrye, Riverbank Wild-rye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Elymus trachycaulus
Slender Wheatgrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Elymus villosus
Hairy Wildrye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Elymus virginicus
Virginia Wild Rye, Virginia Wildrye

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Festuca saximontana
Rocky Mountain Fescue

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Glyceria canadensis
Rattlesnake Mannagrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Glyceria grandis
American Mannagrass, American Manna Grass, Tall Manna Grass, Reed Meadowgrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Glyceria striata
Fowl Mannagrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Hierochloe odorata
Sweetgrass, Vanilla Grass, Sweet Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist

Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Junegrass, Junegrass, Prairie Koeler's Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Luzula acuminata
Hairy Woodrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Panicum virgatum
Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Sorghastrum nutans
Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Spartina pectinata
Prairie Cordgrass, Freshwater Cordgrass, Sloughgrass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sand Dropseed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Dry