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Cold climate plant materials of the upper midwest with known salt tolerance, listed from wet to dry soil moisture

Cold climate plant materials of the upper midwest with known salt tolerance, listed from wet to dry soil moisture
Plant Material Soil Moisture Salt Tolerance in Soil Growth Form Notes on Use
American elm (Ulmus Americana) Always Wet/Frequently Saturated Medium/Low1 Tree  
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) Always Wet Medium1 Tree  
Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis) Frequently Saturated Medium Herbaceous-grass  
Meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis) Frequently Saturated Low Herbaceous-grass  
Karl Foerster reed grass (Calamogrostis acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’) Frequently Saturated/ Mostly Drained High Herbaceous-grass This is a cultivar for landscaping
White ash (Fraxinus Americana) Frequently Saturated/ Mostly Drained High1 Tree  
Poplars (Populus spp.) Frequently Saturated/ Mostly Drained Medium1 Tree Including aspen, cottonwood, black and silver-leaved poplar; fast growing; also provide good streambank stabilization; highly tolerant to salt spray
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Frequently Saturated/Mostly Drained Medium Tree  
Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) Mostly Drained High1 Tree  
Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) Mostly Drained Medium Shrub Colonizes and spreads in high sun
Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) Mostly Drained High Shrub  
Cutleaf sumac (Rhus trilobata) Mostly Drained High Shrub  
Rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa) Mostly Drained Low Shrub  
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) Mostly Drained Medium Herbaceous - grass  
Blue grama grass (Bouteloua hirsuta) Mostly Drained High Herbaceous - grass Selections being made for strongly salt-tolerant varieties; see University of Minnesota for latest
Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Mostly Drained High Herbaceous - grass  
Alkali grass (Puccinella distans) Mostly Drained High Herbaceous - grass  
Tall wheatgrass (Agropyron elongatum) Mostly Drained High Herbaceous - grass  
Western wheat grass (Elytrigia smithii) Mostly Drained High Herbaceous - grass  
Seed Mix: MNDOT urban prairie Mostly Drained High Herbaceous - grass  
Seed Mix: MNDOT western tall grass prairie U M Herbaceous - grass  
1trees with some tolerance to spray