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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Canada milkvetch No No Herbs
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt
Dicentra eximia Wild bleeding heart No No Herbs
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye sunflower, Oxeye No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Ionactis linariifolia Stiff-leaved aster No No Herbs
Liatris pilosa Grass-leaf blazing star, Grass-leaf gayfeather No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, Switchgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Penstemon laevigatus Smooth beard-tongue, Eastern smooth beard-tongue, Eastern beardtongue, Hairy beardtongue, Eastern penstemon , Eastern smooth penstemon , Hairy penstemon, Smooth penstemon No No Herbs Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant, False dragonhead No No Herbs Salt
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Rudbeckia fulgida Early coneflower, Eastern coneflower, Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan, Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Rudbeckia triloba Three-lobed coneflower No No Herbs
Scutellaria integrifolia Hyssop skullcap No No Herbs
Teucrium canadense Canada germander, American germander Yes No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Dry soils/drought
Thalictrum dioicum Early meadow-rue No No Herbs
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed, Broadleaf ironweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root No No Herbs Wet conditions
Zizia aptera Heart-leaf golden-alexanders No No Herbs
Astilbe biternata Appalachian false goat's-beard No No Herbs
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