Native Groundcover of Louisiana

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Northern Dewberry

Northern Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Family: Rosaceae

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Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Family: Violaceae

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Sand Violet

Sand Violet

Viola affinis

Family: Violaceae

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Virginia Strawberry

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Family: Rosaceae

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Prostrate Blue Violet

Prostrate Blue Violet

Viola walteri

Family: Violaceae

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Birdfoot Violet

Birdfoot Violet

Viola pedata

Family: Violaceae

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Arrowleaf Violet

Arrowleaf Violet

Viola sagittata

Family: Violaceae

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Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia

Family: Violaceae

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Twoflower Violet

Twoflower Violet

Viola viarum

Family: Violaceae

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Viola rosacea

Viola rosacea

Viola rosacea

Family: Violaceae

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Early Blue Violet

Early Blue Violet

Viola palmata

Family: Violaceae

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Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Family: Violaceae

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Southern Coastal Violet

Southern Coastal Violet

Viola septemloba

Family: Violaceae

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Viola eriocarpa

Viola eriocarpa

Viola eriocarpa

Family: Violaceae

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Northern Bog Violet

Northern Bog Violet

Viola nephrophylla

Family: Violaceae

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Langlois' Violet

Langlois' Violet

Viola langloisii

Family: Violaceae

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Carolina Violet

Carolina Violet

Viola villosa

Family: Violaceae

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Oldwoman

Oldwoman

Artemisia stelleriana

Family: Asteraceae

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Corpus Christi Fleabane

Corpus Christi Fleabane

Erigeron procumbens

Family: Asteraceae

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Pinkladies

Pinkladies

Oenothera speciosa

Family: Onagraceae

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Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Family: Vitaceae

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Seabeach Evening Primrose

Seabeach Evening Primrose

Oenothera humifusa

Family: Onagraceae

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Whitemargin Sandmat

Whitemargin Sandmat

Euphorbia albomarginata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Spotted Sandmat

Spotted Sandmat

Euphorbia maculata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Prostrate Sandmat

Prostrate Sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Matted Sandmat

Matted Sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Spreading Sandmat

Spreading Sandmat

Euphorbia humistrata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Dixie Sandmat

Dixie Sandmat

Euphorbia bombensis

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Gulf Sandmat

Gulf Sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Spreading Chinchweed

Spreading Chinchweed

Pectis prostrata

Family: Asteraceae

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Common Cinquefoil

Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex

Family: Rosaceae

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Potentilla supina

Potentilla supina

Potentilla supina

Family: Rosaceae

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Pinewoods Milkweed

Pinewoods Milkweed

Asclepias humistrata

Family: Apocynaceae

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Woolly Prairie Clover

Woolly Prairie Clover

Dalea lanata

Family: Fabaceae

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Carolina Clover

Carolina Clover

Trifolium carolinianum

Family: Fabaceae

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Wild Blue Phlox

Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Moss Phlox

Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Singlehead Pussytoes

Singlehead Pussytoes

Antennaria solitaria

Family: Asteraceae

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Poverty Rush

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Family: Juncaceae

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Woman's Tobacco

Woman's Tobacco

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Family: Asteraceae

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Parlin's Pussytoes

Parlin's Pussytoes

Antennaria parlinii

Family: Asteraceae

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Lesser Creeping Rush

Lesser Creeping Rush

Juncus repens

Family: Juncaceae

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American Alumroot

American Alumroot

Heuchera americana

Family: Saxifragaceae

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Lanceleaf Fogfruit

Lanceleaf Fogfruit

Phyla lanceolata

Family: Verbenaceae

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Baybean

Baybean

Canavalia rosea

Family: Fabaceae

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Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Turkey Tangle Fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Family: Verbenaceae

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Rose Mock Vervain

Rose Mock Vervain

Glandularia canadensis

Family: Verbenaceae

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Pitcher's Stitchwort

Pitcher's Stitchwort

Sabulina patula

Family: Caryophyllaceae

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Threeflower Ticktrefoil

Threeflower Ticktrefoil

Grona triflora

Family: Fabaceae

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Shoreline Seapurslane

Shoreline Seapurslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum

Family: Aizoaceae

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Virginia Springbeauty

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

Family: Montiaceae

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Green And Gold

Green And Gold

Chrysogonum virginianum

Family: Asteraceae

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Tiny Bluet

Tiny Bluet

Houstonia pusilla

Family: Rubiaceae

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Azure Bluet

Azure Bluet

Houstonia caerulea

Family: Rubiaceae

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Wedgeleaf

Wedgeleaf

Phyla cuneifolia

Family: Verbenaceae

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Verrucose Seapurslane

Verrucose Seapurslane

Sesuvium revolutifolium

Family: Aizoaceae

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Bayhops

Bayhops

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Family: Convolvulaceae

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Juniper Leaf

Juniper Leaf

Polypremum procumbens

Family: Tetrachondraceae

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Red Spiderling

Red Spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Family: Nyctaginaceae

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Scarlet Spiderling

Scarlet Spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Family: Nyctaginaceae

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Native groundcover plants of Louisiana, USA — low, spreading species for shade, slopes, and lawn replacement. Refine by light, soil, or bloom time above.