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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
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
Fagus grandifolia American beech No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants, Salt
Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Salt
Packera aurea Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort Yes Yes Herbs Wet conditions
Pinus virginiana Virginia pine, Scrub pine No Yes Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction, Air pollution
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, American sycamore No Yes Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Quercus alba White oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants
Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Poor soil
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus montana Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin oak, Chinkapin oak, Yellow oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils, drought
Quercus palustris Pin oak No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Salt, Wet conditions, Air pollution
Quercus phellos Willow oak No No Large Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Air pollution, Wet conditions
Quercus rubra Northern red oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Quercus stellata Post oak No No Medium Trees Dry soils, drought, Acidic soils, Poor soil
Quercus velutina Black oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan, Early coneflower, Eastern coneflower, Black eyed susan No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Rudbeckia hirta Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan, Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils, drought
Salix nigra Black willow No No Medium Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem, Prairie beardgrass, Prairie beard ggass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Some foot traffic, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass, Yellow indian grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Heart-leaved aster, Blue wood aster No No Herbs
Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth blue aster, Smooth aster No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Air pollution
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