Good for: Edible garden

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Allium tricoccum Ramps, Wild leek, Rampscallions No No Herbs
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Salt
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common pawpaw No No Medium Trees Allelopathic plants **
Callicarpa americana American beauty-berry, French-mulberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
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
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinquapin No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction
Corylus americana American hazelnut, American filbert No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Corylus cornuta Beaked hazelnut No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel No No Shrubs & Small Trees Poor soil (sand/clay)
Itea virginica Virginia-willow, Virginia sweetspire No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Juglans nigra Black walnut No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Seashore mallow, Salt marsh mallow No No Herbs
Krigia dandelion Potato dwarf-dandelion No No Herbs
Lindera benzoin Spicebush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Malus coronaria Sweet crabapple No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea No No Herbs Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Morus rubra Red mulberry No No Medium Trees
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, Switchgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Maypop No No Vines Clay, Dry soils/drought
Physalis heterophylla Clammy ground-cherry No No Herbs
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, American sycamore No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Prunus americana American wild plum No No Medium Trees Dry soils/drought
Prunus serotina Wild black cherry, Black cherry, Black chokecherry, Rum cherry No No Large Trees
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary mountain mint No No Herbs
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
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 (sand/clay)
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus imbricaria Shingle oak No No Large Trees
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
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
Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Rosa carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Rotala ramosior Toothcup No No Herbs
Rubus cuneifolius Sand blackberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus odoratus Flowering raspberry, Purple-flowering raspberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus pensilvanicus Pennsylvania blackberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Red elderberry, Scarlet elder No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Sassafras albidum Sassafras No No Medium Trees Salt, Dry soils/drought
Smilax glauca Sawbrier, Wild sarsaparilla, White-leaf greenbrier, Catbrier No No Herbs, Vines Dry soils/drought
Smilax herbacea Common carrion-flower, Smooth carrion-flower No No Herbs
Smilax rotundifolia Common greenbrier, Bullbrier, Horsebrier No No Herbs
Stellaria pubera Star chickweed, Common starwort, Giant chickweed, Great chickweed Yes No Herbs
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage No No Herbs
Teucrium canadense Canada germander, American germander Yes No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Dry soils/drought
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort No No Herbs
Typha latifolia Common cattail, Broadleaf cattail No No Herbs
Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate bellwort No No Herbs
Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile bellwort, Wild-oats No No Herbs
Vaccinium angustifolium Northern low-bush blueberry, Sugarberry, Low sweet blueberry Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Acidic soils
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Soil compaction
Vaccinium formosum Southern highbush blueberry, Swamp highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium fuscatum Hairy highbush blueberry, Black highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium pallidum Early lowbush blueberry, Hillside blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Viburnum prunifolium Black haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Urban environments, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Viola canadensis Tall white violet, Canada violet No No Herbs
Viola sororia Common blue violet, Confederate violet No No Herbs
Vitis aestivalis Silverleaf grape No No Vines
Vitis riparia Riverbank grape No No Vines
Vitis vulpina Frost grape, Winter grape, Chicken grape No No Vines
Yucca filamentosa Common yucca, Adam's needle No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Salt
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar No No Large Trees Clay, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Claytonia virginica var. virginica Spring beauty, Virginia spring beauty, Eastern spring beauty No No Herbs
Amelanchier obovalis Coastal plain serviceberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Carya pallida Sand hickory, Pale hickory No No Large Trees
Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf huckleberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus canadensis Smooth blackberry, Thornless blackberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus trivialis Southern dewberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium elliottii Elliott's blueberry, Mayberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium tenellum Small black blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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