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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder Medium Trees Bats, Edible garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple, Goosefoot maple, Moosewood, Snakebark maple, Whistlewood Shrubs & Small Trees Drought tolerant garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Acer rubrum Red maple Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Acer saccharinum Silver maple Large Trees Bats, Drought tolerant garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Acer saccharum Sugar maple Large Trees Bats, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern Fern & Fern Allies Container garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Allium cernuum Nodding onion Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Alnus serrulata Hazel alder, Smooth alder Shrubs & Small Trees Erosion control, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry, Shadbush Shrubs & Small Trees Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Walkways, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Patio, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Salt, Urban environments
Anatherum glomeratum Bushy bluestem, Bushy beardgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Anatherum virginicum var. virginicum Broomsedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Antennaria plantaginifolia Ladies' tabacco, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Pussytoes, Plantain pussytoes, Everlasting, Mouse ear, Plantain-leaved pussytoes Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Walkways Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Apios americana Groundnut, Common groundsel Vines Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp, Hemp dogbane Herbs Pollinator garden, Songbirds
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild columbine Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale indian-plantain Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Heat
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest Fire, Wet conditions
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streetside planting Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Asarum canadense Common wild ginger Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Frogs and toads, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Asimina triloba Common pawpaw, Paw paw, Paw-paw, Pawpaw Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Fire, Wet conditions
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern Fern & Fern Allies Frogs and toads, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel tree, High-tide bush, High tide bush Shrubs & Small Trees Erosion control, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Heat, Salt, Wet conditions
Benthamidia florida Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Mass planting, Patio, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Betula lenta Black birch, Sweet birch Large Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Hellvine, Cow-itch, Foxglove vine, Devil's shoestring Vines Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Soil compaction
Carex bromoides Common brome sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Lawn, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Carex flaccosperma Thin-fruited sedge, Meadow sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Rock garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Carex grayi Gray's sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Carex lupulina Hop sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Carex lurida Sallow sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Carex normalis Greater straw sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Oak sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Seersucker sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Carex plantaginea Plantain-leaved sedge, Plantainleaf sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds Wet conditions
Carex platyphylla Broad-leaved sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Wind
Carya cordiformis Bitternut, Bitternut hickory, Red hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Fire
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinkapin, Allegheny chinquapin Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Mountain snowbell, Redroot Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments
Celtis laevigata Southern hackberry, Sugarberry Large Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Fire, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wind
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Chasmanthium latifolium River oats, Indian wood oats, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, Wood-oat, Northern sea oats Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree, Old man's beard Shrubs & Small Trees Flowering tree, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Fire
Clematis virginiana Virgin's bower, Virgin's-bower Vines Songbirds Allelopathic plants
Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower, Ageratum, Blue boneset, Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Fire, Wet conditions
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed Herbs Border, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rooftops, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood Shrubs & Small Trees Container garden, Erosion control, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Medium Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Corylus americana American hazelnut, American filbert Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Urban environments
Desmodium paniculatum Narrow-leaf tick trefoil, Panicled tick trefoil, Velcro vine Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Dicentra eximia Wild bleeding heart Herbs Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Dioscorea villosa Wild yam Vines Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Poor soil, Wet conditions, Wind
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern, Evergreen wood fern, Evergreen wood-fern, Evergreen woodfern, Leather wood fern, Marginal shield fern, Marginal shield-fern, Marginal woodfern Fern & Fern Allies Border, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye, Eastern wild rye, Eastern wild-rye, Terrell grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Erosion control, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Wet conditions
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass, Tumblegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Border, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Songbirds Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Salt, Some foot traffic
Erigeron pulchellus Robin's plantain Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Eryngium aquaticum Rattlesnake-master, Marsh eryngo Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Euonymus americanus Strawberry-bush, American strawberry-bush, Heart's-a-bustin' Shrubs & Small Trees Hedges, privacy screening, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Salt, Urban environments
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset, Common boneset Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Eupatorium rotundifolium Roundleaf boneset, Roundleaf thoroughwort Herbs Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions
Euphorbia corollata Flowering spurge Herbs Border, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Eurybia macrophylla Big-leaf aster, Large-leaved aster Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Walkways
Euthamia caroliniana Slender flat-top goldenrod Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Eutrochium dubium Three-nerved joe-pye-weed, Coastal plain joe pye weed, Coastal plain joe-pye weed , Coastal plain joepye weed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Salt, Wet conditions
Eutrochium fistulosum Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed Herbs Bats, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Wet conditions
Eutrochium purpureum Sweet-scented joe-pye-weed, Purple joe-pye weed, Sweet joepyeweed, Gravel weed, Indian sage, Motherwort, Pride of the meadow, Marsh milkweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Fagus grandifolia American beech Large Trees Border, Garden for the blind, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Salt
Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry Herbs Container garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
Fraxinus americana American ash, White ash Large Trees Butterfly garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Large Trees, Medium Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry Shrubs & Small Trees Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
Glyceria striata Fowl mannagrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Erosion control, Songbirds
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Erosion control, Flowering tree, Fragrant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Poor soil
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Poor soil, Wet conditions
Helenium flexuosum Southern sneezeweed, Purple-headed sneezeweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands Salt, Wet conditions
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved sunflower Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
Helianthus decapetalus Thin-leaved sunflower, Ten-petaled sunflower, Thinleaf sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Helianthus occidentalis Western sunflower, Fewleaf sunflower, Naked-stem sunflower Herbs Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye, Smooth oxeye Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Fire, Salt
Hypericum prolificum Common st. john's-wort, Shrubby st. john's wort Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
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