Green Infrastructure Plan for MD Anderson Campus, Houston

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DIG 11: PLANT ASSEMBLAGES PLANT ASSEMBLAGES

Native Plants: A plant that is a part of the balance of nature that has developed over hundreds or thousands of years in a particular region or ecosystem. Naturalized Plants: A non-native plant that does not need human help to reproduce and maintain itself over time in an area where it is not native. Adaptive Plants: A non-native plant that can be adapted to the environement of an area. Invasive Plants Removal: Getting Rid of those plants that areboth non-native and able to establish on many sites, grow quickly, and spread to the point of disrupting plant communities or ecosystems.

Buffer/Corridor/Parking Lot

Green Wall

Prairie Site

Rain Garden/Bioswale

Rooftop Extensive

Garden Intensive

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