Low growing

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Plantain-leaved sedge, Seersucker sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Mowing, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Mitchella repens Partidge-berry No Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly-pear cactus No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Packera aurea Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort Yes Yes Herbs Wet conditions
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, Switchgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Some foot traffic
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage No No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem, Prairie beardgrass, Prairie beard ggass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Some foot traffic, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Yes Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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