Tolerates: Air pollution

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, Fire, Heat
Acer saccharinum Silver maple No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Heat, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Yes No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Mowing
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Anatherum glomeratum Bushy bluestem, Bushy beardgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Wet conditions, Salt
Aralia spinosa Devil's walking-stick No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Northern hackberry No No Large Trees Air pollution, Poor soil, Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Acidic soils, Alkaline soils
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree, Old man's beard No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Urban environments
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Crataegus viridis Green hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Air pollution, Dry soils, drought
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass, Bottle-brush grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass, Tumblegrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Morus rubra Red mulberry, Common mulberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Dry soils, drought
Muhlenbergia capillaris Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil, Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution, Salt
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper Yes No Vines Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution
Phlox stolonifera Creeping phlox No No Herbs Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Air pollution
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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
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
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
Thuja occidentalis American arborvitae, Northern whitecedar, Flat cedar No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Air pollution, Wet conditions
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Air pollution
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
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