Horticulture 231

List 9 – Evergreen Groundcovers


. Scientific name Common name Family Origin
1 Vinca minor Periwinkle Apocynaceae Europe
2 Hedera helix English ivy Araliaceae Asia
3 Asarum sp. Wild ginger Aristolochiaceae N. hemisphere, WA
4
Pachysandra terminalis Japanese pachysandra Buxaceae Japan
5
Euonymus fortunei Wintercreeper Celastraceae Japan, Korea
6
Polystichum munitum
Western sword fern
Dryopteridaceae Western N. Amer., WA
7
Hypericum calycinum Aaronsbeard St. Johnswort Hypericaceae SE Europe, Asia Minor
8
Ajuga reptans Bugleweed Lamiaceae Europe
9
Lamium maculatum Lamium Lamiaceae Asia and Europe
10 Lavandula sp. Lavender Lamiaceae Mediterranean
11
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Lamiaceae S. Europe
12 Eriogonum sp. Wild buckwheat Polygonaceae N. America, WA
13 Dryas octopetala Mountain avens Rosaceae N. hemisphere, WA
14 Fragaria chiloensis Beach strawberry Rosaceae Western America, WA
15
Asgn 5b choice from:
  a. Euphorbia amygdaloides
  b. Stachys byzantina
  c. Thymus praecox

a. Wood spurge
b. Lamb's ear
c. Creeping thyme

a. Euphorbiaceae
b. Lamiaceae
c. Lamiaceae

a. Europe
b. Iran
c. Europe

Plants repeated from Hort 232:

R1
Plectranthus verticillatus Swedish ivy Lamiaceae Australia
R2
Nephrolepis exaltata Boston fern
Polypodiaceae Tropics


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Virginia Lohr, Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
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