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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
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
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 atlanticum Dwarf azalea No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Heat
Rosa palustris Swamp rose No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan, Early coneflower, Eastern coneflower, Black eyed susan No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Rudbeckia hirta Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan, Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils, drought
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
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrow-leaved blue-eyed-grass, Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass, Blue-eyed grass, Bermuda blue-eyed grass , Blue eyes , Grass flower , Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass , Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass , Sassy grass , Stout 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 var. 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
Steironema ciliatum Fringed loosestrife No No Herbs Wet conditions
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
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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 Dry soils, drought
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia spiderwort No No Herbs Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Tripsacum dactyloides Gama grass, Eastern gamagrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Typha latifolia Common cattail, Broadleaf cattail No No Herbs Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
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 Acidic soils, Wet conditions
Verbena hastata Blue vervain, Common vervain, Swamp verbena, Swamp vervain , Simpler’s joy No No Herbs Wet conditions
Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem No No Herbs Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed, Broadleaf ironweed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought
Vernonia noveboracensis New york ironweed No No Herbs Wet conditions
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's-root No No Herbs Wet conditions
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood, Arrow-wood viburnum, Arrowwood viburnum, Southern arrowwood 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, Blackhaw, Blackhaw viburnum, Nannyberry, Plum leaf viburnum No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Urban environments, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Viola lanceolata Lance-leaved violet, Narrow-leaved violet No No Herbs Wet conditions
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 Poor soil, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Campanula americana Tall bellflower 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
Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Large-flowered aster No No Herbs
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum Giant solomon's seal, Large solomon's-seal No No Herbs Wet conditions
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