Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.45
Liaison William Cocke
Submission Date Jan. 26, 2012
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University of North Texas
Tier2-1: Native Plants

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Lauren Helixon
Assistant Director of Operations
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution prioritize the use of native plant species in landscaping?:
Yes

A brief description of the native plant program, policy, or practice:

UNT Grounds has actively promoted the use of native plant species in all ground activities. The following is a list of all acceptable native plants for use at UNT:

PERINNEALS:
Achillea 'Coronation Gold'
Yarrow
Aniscanthus quadrifidus
Flame Acanthus
Aquilegia chrysantha 'Hinkleyana'
Texas Gold Columbine
Aster oblongifolia
Fall Aster
Coreopsis auriculata 'nana'
Mouse Ear Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Pure yellow Coreopsis
Coreopsis rosea 'Lime Rock Ruby'
Thread Leaf Coreopsis
Dicleptera suberecta
Mexican Honeysuckle
Echinacea angustifolia
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
White Cone Flower
Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskiyou Pink'
Pink Gaura
Lantana horrida
Lantana
Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
Gayfeather
Lupinus texenis
Bluebonnet
Malvivscus drummondii
Turk's Cap
Melampodium leucanthum
Blackfoot Daisy
Pavonia lasiopetala
Rock Rose
Phlomis russelian
Jerusalem Sage
Plumbago spp.
Plumbago
Rudbeckia hirta
Glorioso Daisy
Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie's Dwarf'
Dwarf Mexican Petunia
Salvia coccinea
Scarlet Sage
Salvia darycii
Red Flowering Sage
Salvia farinacea
Mealy Blue Salvia
Salvia gregii
Autumn Sage
Salvia leucantha
Mexican Bush Sage
Scutellaria suffrutescens
Pink Scullcap
Tagetes lucida
Mexican Marigold Mint

GROUNDCOVERS:
Liriope muscari
Liriope
Ophiopogon japonicum
Mondo grass
Ophiopogon japonicum „ Nana‟
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Ornamental Grasses
Calamagrostis acutiflora
Feather Reed Grass
Chasmanthium latifolium
Inland Sea Oats
Imperata cylindrica
Japanese Blood Grass
Liriope gigantea
Giant Liriope
Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret'
Japanese Silver Grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Maiden Grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Peunktchen'
Little Dot Grass
Muhlenbergia rigens
Deer Grass
Nassella tenuissima
Mexican Feather Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'
Miniature Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'
Black Fountain Grass

SHRUBS:
Berberis trifoliate
Agarita
Callicarpa Americana
American Beautyberry
Hesperaloe parviflora
Red Yucca
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oak Leaf Hydrangea
Hypericum patulum 'Henryii;
Saint John's Wort
Ilex vomitoria „Nana‟
Dw. Yaupon Holly
Leucophyllum frutescens
Texas Sage
Myrica pusilla
Dwarf Wax Myrtle
Rhapiolepsis indica
Indian Hawthorn (okay to use)
Rhus virens
Evergreen Sumac
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Hills Hardy'
Rosemary (prostrate is preferred)
Salvia greggii
Autumn Sage
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Gray or green Santolina
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
American Coralberry
Yucca pendulosa
Soft Leaf Yucca

TREES:
Cercis canadensis 'texensis'
Texas Redbud
Chilopsis linearis
Desert Willow
Diospyros texana
Texas Persimmon
Ilex decidua
Deciduous Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon Holly
Lagerstoemia indica
Crapemyrtle
Myrica cerifera
Wax Myrtle
Prunus mexicana
Mexican Plum
Quescus accutissima
Sawtooth Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Bur Oak
Quercus muhlenbergii
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus shumardii
Red Oak
Quercus virginiana
Live Oak
Sophora affinis
Eve‟s Necklace
Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress (no knees)
Ulmus crassifolia
Cedar Elm
Ungnadia speciosa
Mexican Buckeye
Viburnum rufidulum
Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum
Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex
Lawn Grasses
Cynodon dactylon
Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon x C.transvaalensis
Tifway 419
Zoysia – Zorro Blade, El Toro, Palisades or Crowne
Zoysiagrass
Buchloe datyloides
Buffalograss


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