Good for: Songbirds

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer rubrum Red maple No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Acer saccharum Sugar maple No No Large Trees
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane No No Herbs
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern Yes No Fern & Fern Allies
Allium cernuum Nodding onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Alnus serrulata Smooth alder, Hazel alder No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions
Amaranthus retroflexus Rough pigweed, Red-root amaranth No No Herbs
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
Amelanchier spicata Running serviceberry, Dwarf serviceberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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
Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaved pussytoes, Everlasting, Ladies' tabacco, Mouse ear, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Plantain pussytoes, Pussytoes No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Apios americana Groundnut No No Herbs, Vines
Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp, Hemp dogbane No No Herbs
Aquilegia canadensis Wild columbine, Eastern red columbine No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Aralia spinosa Devil's walking-stick No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Arisaema dracontium Green dragon No No Herbs
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale indian-plantain 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 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 syriaca Common milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
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 alleghaniensis Yellow birch No No Large Trees
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Boltonia asteroides Aster-like boltonia, Star boltonia, White doll's daisy No No Herbs
Callicarpa americana American beauty-berry, French-mulberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Hellvine, Cow-itch, Foxglove vine, Devil's shoestring No No Vines Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Carex flaccosperma Meadow sedge, Thin-fruited sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex grayi Gray's sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt
Carex lupulina Hop sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
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
Carex plantaginea Plantain-leaved sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex platyphylla Broad-leaved sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Urban environments
Carya cordiformis Bitternut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya glabra Pignut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinquapin No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Redroot, Mountain snowbell No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments
Celastrus scandens Climbing bittersweet, American bittersweet No No Vines
Celtis laevigata Sugarberry, Southern hackberry No No Medium Trees Soil compaction, Salt, 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
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans Wild sensitive plant, Sensitive partridge-pea No No Herbs
Chamaelirium luteum Devil's-bit No No Herbs
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
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree, Old man's beard No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Urban environments
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold, Golden knees Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
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
Clematis viorna Northern leatherflower, Vase-vine No No Herbs
Clematis virginiana Virgin's bower, Virgin's-bower No No Vines Allelopathic plants **
Clethra alnifolia Coastal white-alder, Sweet pepperbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
Collinsonia canadensis Richweed, Canada horsebalm No No Herbs
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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)
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt
Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaf dogwood, Pagoda cornel, Pagoda dogwood No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Salt, Wet conditions
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood No No Medium Trees Soil compaction
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments, Wet conditions
Corylus americana American hazelnut, American filbert No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur hawthorn No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Crataegus intricata Biltmore hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Crataegus macrosperma Big-fruited hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Crataegus pruinosa Frosted hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Crataegus uniflora One-flowered hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Crataegus viridis Green hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Air pollution, Dry soils/drought
Delphinium tricorne Dwarf larkspur No No Herbs
Deparia acrostichoides Silvery spleenwort No No Fern & Fern Allies
Desmodium canescens Hoary tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium ciliare Hairy small-leaf tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium glabellum Dillenius' tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium laevigatum Smooth tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium marilandicum Smooth small-leaf tick-trefoil, Maryland tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium nuttallii Nuttall's tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium obtusum Stiff tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium paniculatum Narrow-leaf tick trefoil, Panicled tick trefoil, Velcro vine No No Herbs
Desmodium perplexum Perplexing tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium rotundifolium Round-leaf tick-trefoil, Prostrate tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Desmodium viridiflorum Velvet-leaf tick-trefoil No No Herbs
Dicentra canadensis Squirrel corn No No Herbs
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches No No Herbs
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