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Native plants in Moscow

195 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

164 of them need no watering beyond Moscow’s own rainfall

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Canopy and structure

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

No watering needed Photo: tetyanakuchma · CC BY 4.0

English Oak

Quercus robur

No watering needed Photo: Łucja Borsuk · CC BY 4.0

Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata

No watering needed Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Grey Alder

Alnus incana

Photo: Полина Полежанкина · CC BY 4.0

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

No watering needed Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson · CC BY 4.0

Common Hazel

Corylus avellana

No watering needed Photo: Ivan Celikov · CC BY 4.0

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

No watering needed Photo: Valerii Glazunov · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Maple

Acer campestre

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

Common Pear

Pyrus communis

No watering needed Photo: Oleksandr Shynder · CC BY 4.0

Rowan Mountain Ash

Sorbus aucuparia

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Tatarian Maple

Acer tataricum

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

No watering needed Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

No watering needed Photo: Paulius Rupšas · CC BY 4.0

White Willow

Salix alba

No watering needed Photo: Naturforvaltning Lørenskog kommune · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Arctic Willow

Salix purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Vladimír Fuka · CC BY 4.0

Black Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Photo: guywallbanks · CC BY 4.0

Black Poplar

Populus nigra

No watering needed Photo: Timo Walcher · CC BY 4.0

White Poplar

Populus alba

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

European White Elm

Ulmus laevis

No watering needed

Common Buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

No watering needed Photo: Sijia Huang · CC BY 4.0

Crack Willow

Salix x fragilis

No watering needed Photo: Jenny Saito · CC BY 4.0

Common osier

Salix viminalis

No watering needed Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 1.0

Shrubs24

Backbone planting

European Cranberrybush

Viburnum opulus

Photo: Albert Cardona · CC BY 4.0

Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

No watering needed Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 1.0

Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

No watering needed Photo: Daryl Nolan · CC0 1.0

Heather

Calluna vulgaris

Photo: Виктор · CC BY 4.0

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

No watering needed Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson · CC BY 4.0

Common Hazel

Corylus avellana

No watering needed Photo: Ivan Celikov · CC BY 4.0

Hedge Maple

Acer campestre

No watering needed Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 1.0

Weeping Pussy Willow

Salix caprea

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Bloodtwig Dogwood

Cornus sanguinea

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Tatarian Maple

Acer tataricum

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

No watering needed Photo: 謝麗霦 · CC BY 4.0

Black Currant

Ribes nigrum

No watering needed Photo: Nikita Goncarenko · CC BY 4.0

Absinthe Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

No watering needed Photo: Radosław Puchałka · CC0 1.0

Alpine Currant

Ribes alpinum

No watering needed Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Arctic Willow

Salix purpurea

No watering needed Photo: Vladimír Fuka · CC BY 4.0

Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

No watering needed Photo: Antonina · CC BY 4.0

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

February Daphne

Daphne mezereum

No watering needed Photo: Jens Ullenius · CC0 1.0

Bog Bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Photo: Ondřej Křivan · CC BY 4.0

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Photo: Dragonfyre · CC BY 4.0

Common Buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

No watering needed Photo: Sijia Huang · CC BY 4.0

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: eml23 · CC BY 4.0

Dark-Leaved Willow

Salix myrsinifolia

Photo: Игорь Загребин · CC0 1.0

Bittersweet Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Grasses21

Movement and texture

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

No watering needed Photo: Татьяна Горбушина · CC0 1.0

Blue Moor Grass

Molinia caerulea

Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 1.0

Tufted Sedge

Carex elata

No watering needed Photo: Mirko Ubović · CC0 1.0

Korean Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis arundinacea

No watering needed Photo: Perry Gunnar Larsen · CC BY 4.0

Red fescue

Festuca rubra

No watering needed Photo: Jens Søgaard Hansen · CC BY 4.0

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis

No watering needed Photo: Lorraine Cook · CC BY 4.0

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Quaking Grass

Briza media

No watering needed Photo: Сергей Крыленко · CC BY 4.0

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

No watering needed

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0

Variegated oat grass

Arrhenatherum elatius 'Variegatum'

No watering needed

Black Sedge

Carex nigra

Photo: Михаил Языков · CC BY 4.0

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

No watering needed Photo: Karen Fry · CC BY 4.0

Skinner's Gold Smooth Brome

Bromus inermis 'Skinner's Gold'

No watering needed

Spring Sedge

Carex praecox

No watering needed

Orchard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

No watering needed Photo: Karen Fry · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Foxtail Grass

Alopecurus pratensis 'Aureus'

No watering needed

Wood Small-Reed

Calamagrostis epigejos

No watering needed Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Mountain Melick

Melica nutans

No watering needed Photo: Marcello Manara · CC BY 4.0

Everoro Sedge

Carex elongata 'Everoro'

No watering needed

Timothy Grass

Phleum pratense

No watering needed Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Perennials128

Seasonal colour

Carpet Bugle

Ajuga reptans

No watering needed Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 1.0

Siberian Iris

Iris sibirica

No watering needed Photo: Igor Balashov · CC BY 4.0

Bloody Cranesbill

Geranium sanguineum

No watering needed Photo: Victor Heng · CC BY 4.0

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

No watering needed Photo: Павлик Лисицын · CC BY 4.0

Spotted Deadnettle

Lamium maculatum

No watering needed Photo: adamcvean · CC0 1.0

Spike Speedwell Spiked Speedwell

Veronica spicata

No watering needed Photo: Кирилл Зенин · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum

No watering needed Photo: Marianne Hoffmann · CC BY 4.0

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

No watering needed Photo: Юлия · CC BY 4.0

Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

No watering needed Photo: myarobilliard · CC0 1.0

Common Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

No watering needed Photo: Sarah Adamson · CC0 1.0

Meadow Cranesbill

Geranium pratense

No watering needed Photo: Наталья Пикалова · CC BY 4.0

Maiden Pink

Dianthus deltoides

No watering needed Photo: Jonny Tostenson · CC0 1.0

Stonecrop

Sedum acre

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Flat Sea Holly

Eryngium planum

No watering needed Photo: aga_l_ · CC BY 4.0

Peach-leaved bellflower

Campanula persicifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jeff Clark · CC BY 4.0

Sweet Violet

Viola odorata

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Hacker · CC BY 4.0

Tall Larkspur

Delphinium elatum

No watering needed Photo: prodewald · CC0 1.0

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

No watering needed Photo: Sim Elliott · CC0 1.0

English Daisy

Bellis perennis

No watering needed Photo: Emma · CC BY 4.0

Corn Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

No watering needed Photo: Nicola Crockford · CC BY 4.0

Fragrant Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum odoratum

Photo: Letniy · CC0 1.0

Solitary Clematis

Clematis integrifolia

No watering needed Photo: Conrad Altmann · CC BY 4.0

Chinese Pink

Dianthus chinensis

No watering needed Photo: Urgamal Magsar · CC BY 4.0

Johnny Jump Up

Viola tricolor

No watering needed Photo: Екатерина Гущина · CC BY 4.0

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

No watering needed Photo: rappman · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Photo: Alan Prather · CC BY 4.0

Long-leaved Speedwell

Veronica longifolia

No watering needed Photo: Oleg Kosterin · CC BY 4.0

Meadow Sage

Salvia pratensis

No watering needed Photo: Bobo-X · CC BY 4.0

Clustered Bellflower

Campanula glomerata

No watering needed Photo: Oleg Kosterin · CC BY 4.0

Catnip

Nepeta cataria

No watering needed Photo: John Gaskin · CC0 1.0

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Great Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

Photo: Vladimir Atachkin · CC BY 4.0

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Common hop

Humulus lupulus

No watering needed Photo: Stanislav Murashkin · CC BY 4.0

Dog Rose

Rosa canina

No watering needed Photo: Charles Joynson · CC0 1.0

Cow Vetch

Vicia cracca

No watering needed Photo: Константин Селивёрстов · CC BY 4.0

Cleavers

Galium aparine

No watering needed Photo: Dan Johnson · CC BY 4.0

Bittersweet Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

No watering needed Photo: Piermario Maculan · CC0 1.0

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Black bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

No watering needed Photo: Patrick Hacker · CC BY 4.0

Ferns7

Shade and damp

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Photo: tkr421 · CC BY 4.0

Male Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

No watering needed Photo: Jess · CC0 1.0

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Photo: Jon Mortin · CC BY 4.0

Common Polypody

Polypodium vulgare

No watering needed Photo: Julia · CC BY 4.0

Spinulose Wood Fern

Dryopteris carthusiana

Photo: Марина Давлетшина · CC BY 4.0

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

No watering needed Photo: Andrew Lewis · CC BY 4.0

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Orpine

Sedum telephium

No watering needed Photo: GBIF contributor · CC BY 4.0

Stonecrop

Sedum acre

No watering needed Photo: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants1

No growth type given

Snake's Head Fritillary

Fritillaria meleagris

No watering needed Photo: Terry Instone · CC BY 4.0

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