| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, Big blue stem, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Caltha palustris var. palustris |
Cowslip, Marsh marigold |
Herbs |
Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chelone glabra |
White turtlehead |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Chrysopsis mariana |
Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Doellingeria umbellata |
Flat-top white aster, Parasol whitetop, Flat-topped white aster, Parasol white-top, Tall white-aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Dryopteris cristata |
Crested wood fern, Crested fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Dryopteris goldieana |
Goldie's wood fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Dryopteris intermedia |
Evergreen wood fern, Evergreen wood-fern, Evergreen woodfern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| 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 virginicus |
Virginia wild rye, Eastern wild rye, Eastern wild-rye, Terrell grass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Erosion control, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Equisetum praealtum |
Tall scouring rush |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Barrier, Border, Container garden, Meadows, Patio, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| 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 |
| Eryngium yuccifolium |
Beargrass, Rattlesnake-master, Northern rattlesnake-master, Button eryngo |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hibiscus laevis |
Halberd-leaf rose-mallow, Smooth rose-mallow, Halberdleaf hibiscus, Halberdleaf rosemallow, Scarlet rose mallow, Scarlet rosemallow |
Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Heat, Wet conditions |
| Hibiscus moscheutos |
Swamp rose mallow, Swamp rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow |
Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Heat, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Hydrophyllum canadense |
Canada waterleaf |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Ilex verticillata |
Winterberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Salt, Wet conditions |
| Impatiens capensis |
Spotted jewelweed, Orange jewelweed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Iris versicolor |
Northern blue flag, Larger blue flag |
Herbs |
Border, Container garden, Cutting garden, Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Meadows, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Iris virginica |
Virginia blue flag, Southern blue flag, Southern blue flag iris |
Herbs |
Container garden, Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Itea virginica |
Virginia sweetspire, Virginia-willow |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions |
| Juglans nigra |
Black walnut |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Juncus effusus |
Soft rush, Common rush |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Container garden, Erosion control, Rain garden, Winter interest |
Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Juncus tenuis |
Path rush, Slender rush, Poverty rush |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Erosion control, Rain garden, Songbirds |
Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Justicia americana |
Common water-willow, American water-willow |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Liatris spicata |
Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Lindera benzoin |
Spicebush |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Fragrant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Streetside planting, Winter interest |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal flower, Indian pink |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Lobelia puberula |
Downy lobelia |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Lobelia siphilitica |
Blue cardinal flower, Great blue lobelia |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Ludwigia alternifolia |
Seedbox, Alternate-leaved seedbox, Rattlebox |
Herbs |
Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Heat, Wet conditions |
| Magnolia virginiana |
Swamp magnolia, Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Air pollution, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris |
Ostrich fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Menispermum canadense |
Canada moonseed, Common moonseed |
Vines |
Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Mertensia virginica |
Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip |
Herbs |
Border, Fragrant garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions |
| Mimulus ringens |
Allegheny monkeyflower, Square-stemmed monkeyflower |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Monarda didyma |
Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions |
| Monarda punctata |
Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Nyssa sylvatica |
Black gum, Sour gum, Sourgum |
Large Trees, Medium Trees |
Drought tolerant garden, Frogs and toads, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Reptiles, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Wet conditions, Wind |
| Onoclea sensibilis |
Sensitive fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Osmundastrum cinnamomeum |
Cinnamon fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Barrier, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Packera aurea |
Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort, Golden groundsel |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Panicum virgatum |
Switchgrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Virginia-creeper, Virginia creeper |
Vines |
Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Persicaria virginiana |
Virginia knotweed, Jumpseed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Phegopteris hexagonoptera |
Broad beech fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge |
Heat, Wet conditions |
| Physostegia virginiana |
Obedient plant |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Platanus occidentalis |
Sycamore, American sycamore |
Large Trees |
Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Pluchea camphorata |
Camphorweed, Camphor pluchea |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden |
Wet conditions |
| Polygonatum biflorum |
Giant solomon's seal, Large solomon's-seal |
Herbs |
Border, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Pontederia cordata |
Pickerelweed, Pickerel weed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Quercus bicolor |
Swamp white oak |
Large Trees, Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Quercus michauxii |
Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Quercus palustris |
Pin oak |
Medium Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting |
Acidic soils, Air pollution, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Quercus phellos |
Willow oak |
Large Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum |
Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge |
Heat, Wet conditions |
| Rosa palustris |
Swamp rose |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds |
Wet conditions |
| Salix nigra |
Black willow |
Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Salix sericea |
Silky willow |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Salvia lyrata |
Lyre-leaf sage |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Heat, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions |