List of species suitable for planting in riprap
Riprap
Plants listed below are organized by life form.
Some of the species are not distributed throughout the state of Minnesota.
Consult the native plant encyclopedia maps to select species that are
appropriate for your part of the state. Also, check the native plant profiles
to match the shoreland zone and soil type requirements for each
species to the characteristics of your site.
Grasses, sedges, rushes:
| Carex species |
various sedges |
| Glyceria grandis |
tall manna grass |
| Glyceria striata |
fowl manna grass |
| Juncus nodosus |
knotted rush |
| Juncus tenuis |
path rush |
| Koeleria macrantha |
junegrass |
| Schizachyrium scoparium |
little bluestem |
| Scirpus cyperinus |
woolgrass |
| Spartina pectinata |
prairie cordgrass |
| Typha latifolia |
broad-leaved cattail |
Wildflowers:
| Asclepias incarnata |
swamp milkweed |
| Eupatorium maculatum |
spotted Joe-Pye weed |
| Euthamia graminifolia |
grass-leaved goldenrod |
| Physostegia virginiana |
obedient plant |
| Verbena hastata |
blue vervain |
| Zizia aptera |
heart-leaved alexanders |
| Zizia aurea |
golden alexanders |
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