Erosion control

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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
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
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
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Winter interest Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, 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
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern Fern & Fern Allies Erosion control, 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
Baptisia australis Blue false indigo, Blue wild indigo, False blue indigo Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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
Bignonia capreolata Cross-vine, Crossvine Vines Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Winter interest Dry soils, drought, Heat, Wet conditions
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet vine Vines Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Soil compaction
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 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 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
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 var. 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
Chasmanthium laxum Slender spikegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Clethra alnifolia Sweet pepperbush, Coastal white-alder Shrubs & Small Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Hedges, privacy screening, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern Fern & Fern Allies Border, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Elymus hystrix var. 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
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