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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Physalis heterophylla Clammy ground-cherry No No Herbs
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Physostegia virginiana Obedient plant, False dragonhead No No Herbs Salt
Phytolacca americana Common pokeweed No No Herbs
Picea rubens Red spruce No No Large Trees
Pieris floribunda Mountain andromeda, Evergreen mountain fetterbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Pinus pungens Table-mountain pine No No Medium Trees
Pinus rigida Pitch pine No Yes Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Pinus serotina Pond pine No No Medium Trees
Pinus strobus Eastern white pine No No Large Trees
Pinus taeda Loblolly pine No Yes Large Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Pinus virginiana Virginia pine, Scrub pine No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Air pollution
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
Polypodium virginianum Common rock polypody, Common rockcap fern No No Fern & Fern Allies
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern No No Fern & Fern Allies
Prunus americana American wild plum No No Medium Trees Dry soils/drought
Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Prunus pensylvanica Pin cherry, Fire cherry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Prunus serotina Wild black cherry, Black cherry, Black chokecherry, Rum cherry No No Large Trees
Ptelea trifoliata var. trifoliata Hop-tree, Wafer-ash No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Quercus alba White oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **
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 coccinea Scarlet oak No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus imbricaria Shingle oak No No Large Trees
Quercus laurifolia Laurel oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus montana Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Quercus muehlenbergii Chinquapin oak, Chinkapin oak, Yellow oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought
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 rubra Northern red oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Quercus shumardii Shumard oak No No Large Trees
Quercus stellata Post oak No No Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Acidic soils, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Quercus velutina Black oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants **
Quercus virginiana Live oak No No Medium Trees
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush, Polecat sumac Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac, Shining sumac, Flameleaf sumac No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Allelopathic plants **
Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Rosa carolina Carolina rose, Pasture rose No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Rosa palustris Swamp rose No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus cuneifolius Sand blackberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus flagellaris Common dewberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Rubus hispidus Swamp dewberry, Bristly dewberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus occidentalis Black raspberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus odoratus Flowering raspberry, Purple-flowering raspberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus pensilvanicus Pennsylvania blackberry 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
Rudbeckia laciniata Cut-leaved coneflower, Tall coneflower, Green-headed coneflower, Wild goldenglow, Cutleaf coneflower No No Herbs
Rudbeckia triloba Three-lobed coneflower No No Herbs
Sagittaria latifolia Broad-leaved arrowhead, Duck potato, Wapato No No Herbs
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
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
Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Red elderberry, Scarlet elder No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot, Red puccoon No No Herbs
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
Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Scutellaria integrifolia Hyssop skullcap No No Herbs
Scutellaria serrata Showy skullcap No No Herbs
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Yes Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Senna hebecarpa American senna, Northern wild senna No No Herbs
Silene caroliniana Northern wild pink, Wild pink Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Silene virginica Fire pink No No Herbs
Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant, Compass-plant, Indian cup No No Herbs
Sisyrinchium mucronatum Needle-tip blue-eyed-grass No No Herbs
Smilax glauca Sawbrier, Wild sarsaparilla, White-leaf greenbrier, Catbrier No No Herbs, Vines Dry soils/drought
Smilax herbacea Common carrion-flower, Smooth carrion-flower No No Herbs
Smilax rotundifolia Common greenbrier, Bullbrier, Horsebrier No No Herbs
Smilax walteri Coral greenbrier, Red-berried greenbrier No No Herbs
Solidago bicolor Silverrod, White goldenrod No No Herbs
Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod, Blue-stemmed goldenrod, Wreath goldenrod, Axillary goldenrod No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Solidago chilensis Sweet goldenrod, Anise-scented goldenrod No No Herbs Clay, Dry soils/drought
Solidago juncea Early goldenrod No No Herbs
Solidago rugosa Rough-stemmed goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod No No Herbs Wet conditions
Solidago sempervirens Northern seaside goldenrod No No Herbs
Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod No No Herbs
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
Stellaria pubera Star chickweed, Common starwort, Giant chickweed, Great chickweed Yes No Herbs
Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silvery aster No No Herbs
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Heart-leaved aster, Blue wood aster No No Herbs
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 novi-belgii New york aster, Michaelmas daisy, Sapphire aster No No Herbs Salt
Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster No No Herbs
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage No No Herbs
Taxodium distichum Baldcypress No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Wet conditions
Tephrosia virginiana Virginia goat's-rue No No Herbs
Thaspium barbinode Hairy-jointed meadow parsnip No No Herbs
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