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Club moss are very attractive plants and were once harvested for Christmas decorations. In fact, they are so desirable that ...

There are many nasty actors in our forests. Two of the worst are buckthorn and autumn olive. Both hail from Europe and were ...

The types of native species included in this table are trees, shrubs, perennials, ground covers, ferns, grasses, sedges, rushes, and vines. Table last updated June of 2023.

This long-standing commitment to native plants is a mainstay of the Arboretum. As of June 2016, the Native Plant Collection contains a total of 2,427 accessioned plants, including 353 taxa with 1,039 ...

Since then, more than 40,000 perennial plants native to southwest Michigan, including some of the most unusual and sought-after species, have been nurtured there. Native seeds collected by University ...

Bearberries, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, are evergreen ground cover plants growing across much of Canada and the northern United States. From Alaska to New England, Michigan to South Dakota, this hardy ...