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Green roof
              (V.I. Lohr)
Hort 330 - List 6:  Plants for Green Roofs and Walls

#
Scientific name
Common name
Family
Origin
1
Achillea spp.
Yarrow
Asteraceae
Northern hemisphere, WA
2
Aquilegia spp.
Columbine
Ranunculaceae
Northern hemisphere, WA
3
Artemisia spp.
Wormwood
Asteraceae North America, WA
4
Buxus spp. Boxwood Buxaceae SE Asia & Europe
5
Dianthus spp. Pink
Caryophyllaceae
Europe
6
Eriogonum spp.
Wild buckwheat
Polygonaceae
North America, WA
7
Gaillardia spp.
Blanket flower
Asteraceae
Western US, WA
8
Geum triflorum
Prairie smoke
Rosaceae
North America, WA
9
Panicum virgatum
Switchgrass
Poaceae
N. hemisphere, WA
10
Sedum album
White stonecrop
Crassulaceae
Europe, Asia, North Africa
11
Sedum spurium
Two-row stonecrop
Crassulaceae
Russia
12
Sempervivum spp.
Hen-and-chicks
Crassulaceae
Western Asia & Europe


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