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Plays a significant role in maintaining ecosystem health and stability
Scientific Name Common Name(s) Supports Pollinators Number of Lepidotera (butterflies, moths, and skippers) Species Genus Supports Number of Pollen Specialist Bees that Rely on this Genus Considered a "Keystone" Plant?
Abdra brachycarpa Short-fruited whitlow-grass
Abies balsamea Northern balsam, Balsam fir 112 No
Acalypha gracilens Slender three-seeded mercury, Short-stalk copperleaf, Slender copperleaf, Three-seeded mercury, Shortsalk copperleaf Bees, Butterfiles No
Acalypha rhomboidea Common three-seeded mercury, Common copperleaf
Acalypha virginica Virginia three-seeded mercury, Virginia copperleaf
Acer floridanum Southern sugar maple, Florida maple Bees, Butterfiles 285 Yes
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder 285 Yes
Acer nigrum Black maple Butterfiles 285 Yes
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple 285 Yes
Acer rubrum Red maple Bees, Butterfiles 285 Yes
Acer saccharinum Silver maple 285 Yes
Acer saccharum Sugar maple Bees, Butterfiles 285 Yes
Acer spicatum Mountain maple 285 Yes
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Bees, Butterfiles
Achillea millefolium Common yarrow, Devil's nettle dog, Daisy dog, Fennel milfoil, Thousandleaf westen, Soldier's woundwort
Aconitum uncinatum Blue monkshood No
Actaea pachypoda White baneberry, Dolls'-eyes
Actaea podocarpa Mountain black cohosh, Late black cohosh
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane Bees, Butterfiles, Hummingbirds
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern No
Aesculus flava Yellow buckeye, Sweet buckeye, Yellow buckeye Bees, Butterfiles
Aesculus sylvatica Painted buckeye
Agalinis obtusifolia Ten-lobe false foxglove
Agalinis purpurea Purple false foxglove
Agalinis setacea Threadleaf false foxglove

*References:

Keystone Native Plants: Eastern Temperate Forests – Ecoregion 8

Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Keystone Species of Native Plants