Meadows

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
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
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed No No Herbs Clay
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Redroot No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments
Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower, Ageratum Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
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
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
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Ivy No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Acidic soils, Soil compaction
Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia No No Herbs Wet conditions
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea No No Herbs Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants
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 No 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
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
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage No 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 chilensis Sweet goldenrod, Anise-scented goldenrod No No Herbs Clay, Dry soils/drought
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Heart-leaved aster, Blue wood aster No No Herbs
Viburnum prunifolium Black haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Urban environments, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
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