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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Fringed loosestrife, Fringed yellow loosestrife No No Herbs
Acer rubrum Red maple No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Acer saccharinum Silver maple No No Large Trees
Acer saccharum Sugar maple No No Large Trees
Aconitum uncinatum Blue monkshood No No Herbs
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane No No Herbs
Aesculus flava Yellow buckeye, Sweet buckeye, Yellow buckeye No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **
Alnus serrulata Smooth alder, Hazel alder No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
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
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue star No No Herbs
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
Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot, Adam-and-eve No No Herbs
Arisaema dracontium Green dragon No No Herbs
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus Goat's-beard No No Herbs
Arundinaria gigantea Giant cane, River cane No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Arundinaria tecta Switch cane, Small cane No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Asarum canadense Common wild ginger Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed No No Herbs Clay, Wet conditions
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common pawpaw No No Medium Trees Allelopathic plants **
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern Yes No Fern & Fern Allies
Baccharis halimifolia High-tide bush, Groundsel tree No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Berchemia scandens Supplejack, American rattan No No Vines
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Callicarpa americana American beauty-berry, French-mulberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Caltha palustris var. palustris Marsh marigold, Cowslip No No Herbs Wet conditions
Carex frankii Frank's sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex grayi Gray's sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt
Carex lupulina Hop sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex normalis Greater straw sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Plantain-leaved sedge, Seersucker sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Mowing, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Urban environments
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Redroot, Mountain snowbell No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Northern hackberry No No Large Trees Air pollution, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Acidic soils, Alkaline soils
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction
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
Chelone glabra White turtlehead No No Herbs Wet conditions
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree, Old man's beard No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Urban environments
Cicuta maculata var. maculata Water-hemlock, Spotted water-hemlock, Beaver poison, Spotted cowbane, Poison parsnip No No Herbs Wet conditions
Clethra alnifolia Coastal white-alder, Sweet pepperbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower, Ageratum Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Salt, Wet conditions
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments, Wet conditions
Crataegus viridis Green hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Air pollution, Dry soils/drought
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Dirca palustris Leatherwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Doellingeria umbellata Flat-top white aster, Parasol whitetop, Flat-topped white aster, Parasol white-top, Tall white-aster No No Herbs Wet conditions
Dryopteris cristata Crested wood fern No No Fern & Fern Allies
Eleocharis quadrangulata Square-stem spikerush No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass, Bottle-brush grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Equisetum praealtum Tall scouring rush No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Eubotrys racemosus Fetterbush, Swamp dog-hobble No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Euonymus americanus Strawberry-bush, American strawberry-bush, Heart's-a-bustin' No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Euonymus atropurpureus Eastern wahoo, Burning bush, Burning-bush, Wahoo euonymus, Wahoo , Spindle tree , Hearts bursting with love, Indian arrow wood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Soil compaction
Eupatorium capillifolium Dog-fennel No No Herbs
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset, Common boneset No No Herbs
Eupatorium rotundifolium Roundleaf thoroughwort, Roundleaf boneset No No Herbs
Eutrochium dubium Three-nerved joe-pye-weed, Coastal plain joe pye weed , Coastal plain joe-pye weed , Coastal plain joepye weed , Joe pye thoroughwort No No Herbs Wet conditions, 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
Gentiana clausa Bottle gentian, Closed gentian No No Herbs Clay
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel No No Shrubs & Small Trees Poor soil (sand/clay)
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Helenium flexuosum Southern sneezeweed No No Herbs
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved sunflower No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt, Wet conditions
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye sunflower, Oxeye No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Heuchera americana American alumroot No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Hibiscus laevis Halberd-leaf rose-mallow, Smooth rose-mallow No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow No No Herbs Salt, Wet conditions
Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Salt
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby st. john's-wort No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction
Ilex decidua Deciduous holly, Possum-haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Ilex glabra Inkberry, Gallberry, Appalachian tea No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Salt
Ilex opaca American holly No Yes Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction
Ilex verticillata Winterberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
Impatiens capensis Orange jewelweed, Spotted jewelweed, Touch-me-not No No Herbs Wet conditions
Iris versicolor Harlequin blueflag, Northern blue flag, Large blue iris No No Herbs Wet conditions, Salt
Iris virginica Virginia blue flag, Southern blue flag No No Herbs Wet conditions
Itea virginica Virginia-willow, Virginia sweetspire No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Juncus effusus Soft rush, Common rush No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Juncus tenuis Path rush, Slender rush, Poverty rush No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Seashore mallow, Salt marsh mallow No No Herbs
Leucothoe axillaris Coastal dog-hobble No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees
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
Lilium superbum Turk's-cap lily No No Herbs
Lindera benzoin Spicebush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower No No Herbs Wet conditions, Salt
Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia No No Herbs Wet conditions
Ludwigia alternifolia Seedbox, Alternate-leaved seedbox No No Herbs
Lyonia ligustrina He-huckleberry, Maleberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Lysimachia quadrifolia Whorled loosestrife No No Herbs
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay magnolia No Yes Medium Trees Alkaline soils, Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction
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