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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Medeola virginiana Indian cucumber-root No No Herbs
Mimulus ringens Monkeyflower, Allegheny monkeyflower No No Herbs Wet conditions
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea No No Herbs Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Cinnamon fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood, Sorrel tree No No Large Trees Salt, Acidic soils
Packera aurea Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort Yes Yes Herbs Wet conditions
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, Switchgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant, False dragonhead No No Herbs Salt
Pinus taeda Loblolly pine No Yes Large Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Platanthera flava Southern rein orchid, Southern gypsy-spike No No Herbs
Platanthera lacera Green fringed orchid, Ragged fringed orchid 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
Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's seal, Small solomon's seal , Smooth solomon's seal No No Herbs
Pontederia cordata Pickerel weed, Pickerelweed No No Herbs
Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides Eastern cottonwood No No Large Trees
Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain-mint, Clustered mountain-mint No No Herbs
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain-mint No No Herbs
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 michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus nigra Water oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Quercus palustris Pin oak No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Salt, Wet conditions, Air pollution
Quercus phellos Willow oak No No Large Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Air pollution, Wet conditions
Quercus shumardii Shumard oak No No Large Trees
Rhexia mariana Pale meadow beauty, Maryland meadow beauty No No Herbs
Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Rosa palustris Swamp rose No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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 No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Salix caroliniana Carolina willow, Coastal plain willow No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Salix nigra Black willow No No Medium Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction
Salix sericea Silky willow No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Sambucus canadensis Common elderberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Saururus cernuus Lizard's-tail, Water-dragon No No Herbs Wet conditions
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
Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Scutellaria integrifolia Hyssop skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-dog skullcap, Blue skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria leonardii Small skullcap, Leonard's skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria nervosa Veined skullcap, Veiny skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria serrata Showy skullcap No No Herbs
Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant, Compass-plant, Indian cup No No Herbs
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrow-leaved blue-eyed-grass No No Herbs
Sisyrinchium mucronatum Needle-tip blue-eyed-grass No No Herbs
Solidago rugosa Rough-stemmed goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod No No Herbs Wet conditions
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass, Yellow indian grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Spiraea alba Narrowleaf meadowsweet No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Spiraea tomentosa Hardhack, Steeplebush No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth blue aster, Smooth aster No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico aster, Starved aster No No Herbs
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New england aster No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay)
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster No No Herbs
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage No No Herbs
Taxodium distichum Baldcypress No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Wet conditions
Thaspium barbinode Hairy-jointed meadow parsnip No No Herbs
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort No No Herbs
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia spiderwort No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Tripsacum dactyloides Gama grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Typha latifolia Common cattail, Broadleaf cattail No No Herbs
Ulmus americana American elm No No Large Trees
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Soil compaction
Vaccinium fuscatum Hairy highbush blueberry, Black highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem No No Herbs Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed No No Herbs
Vernonia noveboracensis New york ironweed No No Herbs Wet conditions
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root No No Herbs
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Viburnum nudum Southern wild raisin, Possum-haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, 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
Zizia aptera Heart-leaf golden-alexanders No No Herbs
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
Cornus foemina Stiff dogwood, Swamp dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Angelica triquinata Filmy angelica, Mountain angelica No No Herbs
Campanula americana Tall bellflower No No Herbs
Cyrilla racemiflora Ti-ti, Swamp cyrilla No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Drosera rotundifolia Roundleaf sundew No No Vines
Monarda media Purple bergamot No No Herbs
Phlox glaberrima Smooth phlox No No Herbs
Pycnanthemum flexuosum Savanna mountain-mint, Hyssop-leaf mountain-mint No No Herbs
Quercus lyrata Overcup oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Sisyrinchium atlanticum Eastern blue-eyed-grass, Atlantic blue-eyed-grass No No Herbs
Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Large-flowered aster No No Herbs
Viburnum cassinoides Northern wild raisin, Withe-rod No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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