Good for: Meadows

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Allium canadense var. canadense Wild onion, Meadow onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Allium cernuum Nodding onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy bluestem, Broomsedge, Bluestem, Bushy beardgrass, Bush beard grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Andropogon gyrans Elliott's bluestem, Bluestem, Broomsedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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 Clay, Wet conditions
Asclepias quadrifolia Four-leaf milkweed, Whorled milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Asclepias variegata White milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed, Green-flowered milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Wand milkweed No No Herbs
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern Yes No Fern & Fern Allies
Carya glabra Pignut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Redroot, Mountain snowbell No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Cirsium discolor Field thistle No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Cirsium muticum Swamp thistle No No Herbs Wet conditions
Cirsium pumilum Pasture thistle No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower, Ageratum Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments, Wet conditions
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass, Tumblegrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt
Erigeron pulchellus Robin's plantain Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort, Hyssop-leaved boneset No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Urban environments, Salt
Eutrochium fistulosum Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed No No Herbs Wet conditions
Gaylussacia frondosa Dangleberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Houstonia caerulea Common bluets, Azur bluets, Quaker ladies No No Herbs
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
Iris versicolor Harlequin blueflag, Northern blue flag, Large blue iris No No Herbs Wet conditions, Salt
Juglans nigra Black walnut No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Ivy No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Acidic soils, Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
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
Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia No No Herbs Wet conditions
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea No No Herbs Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Monarda punctata Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Muhlenbergia capillaris Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil (sand/clay), Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Salt
Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly-pear cactus Yes Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant, False dragonhead No No Herbs Salt
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Devil's apple, Duck's foot, Hog apple, Indian apple, Indian apple root, Mandrake , Raccoonberry, Umbrella leaf, Wild lemon, May-apple, May apple Yes No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Polemonium reptans Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Spreading jacob's ladder Yes No Herbs
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Sweet everlasting, Catfoot, Rabbit tobacco No No Herbs
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
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 velutina Black oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants **
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush, Polecat sumac Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, 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 laciniata Cut-leaved coneflower, Tall coneflower, Green-headed coneflower, Wild goldenglow, Cutleaf coneflower No No Herbs
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Sassafras albidum Sassafras No No Medium Trees Salt, Dry soils/drought
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
Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod, Blue-stemmed goldenrod, Wreath goldenrod, Axillary goldenrod No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Solidago chilensis Sweet goldenrod, Anise-scented goldenrod No No Herbs Clay, Dry soils/drought
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Heart-leaved aster, Blue wood aster No No Herbs
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia spiderwort No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Tridens flavus Purpletop, Tall redtop No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Vernonia noveboracensis New york ironweed No No Herbs Wet conditions
Viburnum prunifolium Black haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Urban environments, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Viola cucullata Marsh blue violet No No Herbs
Yucca filamentosa Common yucca, Adam's needle No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Salt
Zizia aurea Golden-alexanders, Common golden-alexanders No No Herbs Salt, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar No No Large Trees Clay, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Acalypha gracilens Slender three-seeded mercury, Short-stalk copperleaf, Slender copperleaf, Three-seeded mercury, Shortsalk copperleaf No No Herbs
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
Coreopsis auriculata Lobed coreopsis, Eared coreopsis , Mouse-eared coreopsis , Lobed tickseed , Ear-leaved tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Hypericum stragulum Low st. andrew's cross No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
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