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Native Grasses and Forbs. These are grasses and flowering board -leaf plants which are <br />indigenous to the State of Minnesota. Native grasses include Bluestem, Indiangrass and <br />Prairie Cordgrass. <br />Native Plants. These are plants which were present in Minnesota before European <br />settlers arrived, circa 1800. <br />Natural Area. Any wetland and flood plain designated on the official zoning map of the <br />City and any area of mature woodland, prairie and meadow vegetation native to <br />Minnesota. <br />Natural Barrier. A tree, shrubbery or. earth barrier that acts as a visual or noise barrier <br />from roads, railroads and differing land uses. <br />Non-native or Exotic Plants. Plants which have been introduced into Minnesota from <br />Eurasia, or by accident since the 1800s. <br />Noxious Weed. Any plant which is identified by the Commissioner of Agriculture ofthe <br />State of Minnesota as a noxious weed pursuant to Minnesota Status Section 18.171, <br />Subd.5. Noxious weeds include poison ivy, hemp and bull thistle. <br />Ornamental Grasses or Ground Covers. Non-native grasses and ground covers used as <br />part of a planned landscaped area. Ornamental grasses do not include turf grasses. <br />Ornamental Tree. A deciduous tree with a mature height of less than thirty (30) feet. <br />Overstory Tree. Large deciduous shade producing trees with a mature height of over <br />thirty (30) feet. <br />Perennial. A plant, usually a flowering species, having a life span of more than two (2) <br />years. It also appears and blooms every year. <br />Performance Bond. A bond with good and sufficient sureties, approved by the City <br />Council, which is conditioned upon satisfactory implementation of an approved plan and <br />which names the City as oblige. <br />Planned Landscaped Area. An area where flowers, vegetables, ground covers; trees, <br />shrubs, ornamental vegetation and native vegetation are planted as part of a design. <br />Planting Schedule. A listing of all plants to be installed which identifies their common <br />name, botanical name, plant size, ,root type and quantity to be installed. <br />Restoration Area. An area in which native grasses and forbs are being or have been <br />intentionally re-established by human means. <br />3 <br />