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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder No No Medium Trees Wet conditions
Acer saccharinum Silver maple No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Heat, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Acer saccharum Sugar maple No No Large Trees
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Yes No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Mowing
Aconitum uncinatum Blue monkshood No No Herbs
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane No No Herbs
Agalinis purpurea Purple false foxglove No No Herbs
Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple giant hyssop No No Herbs
Ageratina altissima White snakeroot No No Herbs
Ageratina aromatica Small white snakeroot, Lesser snakeroot No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Agrostis hyemalis Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil
Aletris farinosa White colicroot No No Herbs Wet conditions
Allium cernuum Nodding onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Allium tricoccum Ramps, Wild leek, Rampscallions No No Herbs
Alnus serrulata Smooth alder, Hazel alder No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils, drought, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Heat, Fire
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Fire
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Fire
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Andersonglossum virginianum Wild comfrey No No Herbs Poor soil
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Anatherum glomeratum Bushy bluestem, Bushy beardgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions, Salt
Anatherum gyrans Elliott's bluestem, Bluestem, Broomsedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Tall anemone, Thimbleweed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants
Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaved pussytoes, Everlasting, Ladies' tabacco, Mouse ear, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Plantain pussytoes, Pussytoes No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Antennaria solitaria Single-head pussytoes Yes No Herbs
Apios americana Groundnut No No Herbs, Vines
Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp, Hemp dogbane No No Herbs
Aquilegia canadensis Wild columbine, Eastern red columbine No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Salt
Aralia spinosa Devil's walking-stick No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus Goat's-beard No No Herbs
Asarum canadense Common wild ginger Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
Asclepias amplexicaulis Clasping milkweed, Sand milkweed, Blunt-leaved milkweed No No Herbs
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed No No Herbs Poor soil, Wet conditions
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed, Common butterfly weed, Butterfly weed, Common butterfly-weed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Salt
Asclepias variegata White milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common pawpaw No No Medium Trees Allelopathic plants, Fire
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Bidens laevis Smooth bur-marigold, Showy bur-marigold No No Herbs Wet conditions
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Hellvine, Cow-itch, Foxglove vine, Devil's shoestring No No Vines Soil compaction, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Carex lupulina Hop sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Plantain-leaved sedge, Seersucker sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Mowing, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Urban environments
Carya glabra Pignut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Redroot, Mountain snowbell No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Northern hackberry No No Large Trees Air pollution, Poor soil, Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Acidic soils, Alkaline soils
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Chasmanthium latifolium River oats, Indian wood oats, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, Wood-oat, Northern sea oats No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Chelone glabra White turtlehead No No Herbs Wet conditions
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree, Old man's beard No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Urban environments
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold, Golden knees Yes No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil
Cirsium discolor Field thistle No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Cirsium pumilum Pasture thistle No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Clethra alnifolia Coastal white-alder, Sweet pepperbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
Clitoria mariana Maryland butterfly pea No Yes Herbs Dry soils, drought
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Wind
Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower, Ageratum, Blue boneset, Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum Yes No Herbs Wet conditions, Fire
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Yes No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood No No Medium Trees Soil compaction, Fire, Wind
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Desmodium marilandicum Smooth small-leaf tick-trefoil, Maryland tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium paniculatum Narrow-leaf tick trefoil, Panicled tick trefoil, Velcro vine No No Herbs
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches No No Herbs
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil, Wind
Doellingeria umbellata Flat-top white aster, Parasol whitetop, Flat-topped white aster, Parasol white-top, Tall white-aster No No Herbs Wet conditions
Elephantopus carolinianus Carolina elephant's-foot No No Herbs
Elephantopus tomentosus Hairy elephant's-foot, Devil's grandmother No No Herbs
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Salt, Poor soil
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort, Hyssop-leaved boneset No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Urban environments, Salt
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset, Common boneset No No Herbs Wet conditions
Eupatorium rotundifolium Roundleaf thoroughwort, Roundleaf boneset No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Fire
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Yes No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Eutrochium fistulosum Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed No No Herbs Wet conditions, Fire
Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow jessamine, Carolina jessamine Yes Yes Vines Poor soil, Salt
Gentiana clausa Bottle gentian, Closed gentian No No Herbs Poor soil
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel No No Shrubs & Small Trees Poor soil
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed No No Herbs Poor soil, Wet conditions
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved sunflower No No Herbs Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye sunflower, Oxeye No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Heuchera americana American alumroot No No Herbs Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow No No Herbs Salt, Wet conditions
Houstonia caerulea Common bluets, Azur bluets, Quaker ladies No No Herbs
Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Salt
Hypericum hypericoides St. andrew's cross No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby st. john's-wort No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction
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