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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
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
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Herbs Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern Fern & Fern Allies Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Allium canadense var. canadense Wild onion, Meadow onion Herbs Meadows Allelopathic plants, 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
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush Shrubs & Small Trees Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, 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
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Tall anemone, Thimbleweed Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Antennaria neglecta Field pussytoes Herbs Border, Mass planting, Rock garden Dry soils, drought
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
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Asclepias variegata White milkweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden Dry soils, drought
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
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 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
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 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 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 tomentosa Mockernut hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Fire
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