Good for: Songbirds

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Thuja occidentalis American arborvitae, Northern whitecedar, Flat cedar No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Wet conditions
Tiarella cordifolia Heart-leaved foamflower Yes No Herbs
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
Toxicodendron radicans Poison ivy No No Herbs
Tridens flavus Purpletop, Tall redtop No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock, Canada hemlock No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Tsuga caroliniana Carolina hemlock No No Medium Trees
Typha latifolia Common cattail, Broadleaf cattail No No Herbs
Ulmus americana American elm No No Large Trees
Ulmus rubra Slippery elm, Red elm No No Large Trees
Vaccinium angustifolium Northern low-bush blueberry, Sugarberry, Low sweet blueberry Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Acidic soils
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Soil compaction
Vaccinium formosum Southern highbush blueberry, Swamp highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium fuscatum Hairy highbush blueberry, Black highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium pallidum Early lowbush blueberry, Hillside blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Verbena hastata Blue vervain, Common vervain No No Herbs Wet conditions
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed No No Herbs
Vernonia noveboracensis New york ironweed No No Herbs Wet conditions
Viburnum acerifolium Maple-leaf viburnum, Dockmackie No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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
Viburnum rafinesqueanum Downy arrow-wood No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty black haw, Southern black haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vicia caroliniana Wood vetch, Carolina vetch No No Herbs
Viola canadensis Tall white violet, Canada violet No No Herbs
Viola pubescens Downy yellow violet No No Herbs
Viola sororia Common blue violet, Confederate violet No No Herbs
Viola striata Striped violet, Cream violet No No Herbs
Vitis aestivalis Silverleaf grape No No Vines
Vitis riparia Riverbank grape No No Vines
Vitis vulpina Frost grape, Winter grape, Chicken grape No No Vines
Yucca filamentosa Common yucca, Adam's needle No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Salt
Zizia aptera Heart-leaf golden-alexanders No No Herbs
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
Carex laxiculmis Spreading sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt
Betula lenta var. lenta Sweet birch, Black birch, Cherry birch No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought
Acer floridanum Southern sugar maple, Florida maple No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Amelanchier obovalis Coastal plain serviceberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Axonopus furcatus Big carpetgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Campanula divaricata Southern harebell, Appalachian bellflower No No Herbs
Carex glaucescens Southern waxy sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Clethra acuminata Mountain pepperbush, Mountain white-alder No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Clintonia umbellulata Speckled wood lily, White clintonia No No Herbs
Coreopsis auriculata Lobed coreopsis, Eared coreopsis , Mouse-eared coreopsis , Lobed tickseed , Ear-leaved tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Coreopsis major Woodland coreopsis, Greater tickseed, Greater coreopsis No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Crataegus collina Hillside hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Crataegus marshallii Parsley hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Cyrilla racemiflora Ti-ti, Swamp cyrilla No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Eubotrys recurvus Mountain fetterbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Gaylussacia dumosa Dwarf huckleberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Helianthus atrorubens Purple-disk sunflower No No Herbs
Helianthus microcephalus Small-headed sunflower No No Herbs
Hydrangea barbara Climbing hydrangea, Woodvamp No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
Hypericum stragulum Low st. andrew's cross No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Ilex montana Mountain holly, Mountain winterberry No Yes Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
Liatris aspera Tall blazing star, Rough blazing star No No Herbs
Liatris virgata Wand blazing star No No Herbs
Lilium michauxii Carolina lily No No Herbs
Lonicera dioica Limber honeysuckle, Red honeysuckle No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Magnolia fraseri Fraser magnolia, Earleaf umbrella- tree No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
Nekemias arborea Peppervine No No Vines
Nyssa biflora Swamp tupelo, Swamp black gum No No Large Trees
Oxalis montana Mountain wood-sorrel, White wood-sorrel No No Herbs
Parnassia asarifolia Kidney-leaved grass-of-parnassus, Appalachian grass-of-parnassus, Brook parnassia No No Herbs
Phacelia bipinnatifida Fernleaf phacelia, Forest phacelia No No Herbs
Phlox glaberrima Smooth phlox No No Herbs
Quercus lyrata Overcup oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Quercus pagoda Cherrybark oak, Swamp spanish oak No No Large Trees
Rubus canadensis Smooth blackberry, Thornless blackberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus trivialis Southern dewberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Sisyrinchium atlanticum Eastern blue-eyed-grass, Atlantic blue-eyed-grass No No Herbs
Solidago sphacelata Limestone goldenrod, False goldenrod No No Herbs
Sorbus americana American mountain-ash No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Sorghastrum elliottii Slender indian grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Large-flowered aster No No Herbs
Symplocos tinctoria Common sweetleaf, Horse-sugar No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Trillium sulcatum Southern red trillium, Barksdale trillium No No Herbs
Ulmus alata Winged elm No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium elliottii Elliott's blueberry, Mayberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Vaccinium tenellum Small black blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Viburnum cassinoides Northern wild raisin, Withe-rod No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Viburnum lantanoides Hobblebush, Witch's-hobble No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Viola hastata Halberd-leaved yellow violet No No Herbs
Waldsteinia fragarioides Northern barren strawberry No No Herbs
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Zephyranthes atamasco Atamasco lily, Common atamasco-lily No No Herbs
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. pusillum Common jack-in-the-pulpit No No Herbs Wet conditions
Actaea podocarpa Mountain black cohosh, Late black cohosh No No Herbs
Morella cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Urban environments, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Morella cerifera Southern wax myrtle, Southern bayberry No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments
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