Roof Systems Of Prarie Plants

The above ground part of the plant provides food for other living organisms oxygen for the atmosphere habitats for other living creatures and fuel for the prairie fires in the fall.

Roof systems of prarie plants.

One can literally create a prairie or shade garden on the roof. Many people don t understand the importance of the enormous root systems of some of prairie plants. Harringtonb lee skabelundc peter macdonaghd reid r. Volume 7 number 1 143 prairie based green roofs.

Blazingstar thickspike liatris pycnostachya. Fm approved in july 2011 the liveroof hybrid green roof system became the first to be fm approved according the fm standard 4477. Well adapted to drought because they have a deep root system for water absorption. Moisture loving plants are found closest to or in the water while less moisture dependent plants or plants with deep roots are found as you move up the banks towards the upland areas.

Literature templates and analogs richard k. Depending on the plant selections liveroof systems meet the requirements to qualify as generic fire resistant succulent based systems 4 1 1 or grass based systems 4 1 2. Varitile manufactures a range of steel lightweight metal roofing tiles and accessories with natural stones bonded to the aluzinc coated steel using a unique acrylic polymer adhesive. The deep system is used for biodiverse green roofs.

Common sedum species used include sedum acre s. Blazingstars tend to be colonizing plants that can thrive in degraded or recovering prairies. Try dry habitat perennials and. Mat forming species of sedum sempervivum and moss are good choices.

Ferns such as polypodium vulgare and asplenium trichomanes could be used in dry shady conditions. Some seeds will never sprout without prairie fires. The large root systems of silphiums play an important role in a prairie. Up to 5 m.

Coffmane and gord kochf aun lincoln department of agronomy and horticulture and the program in landscape architecture 279 plant sciences lincoln ne usa 68583 0915 402 472 1127 rsutton1 unl edu corresponding author.