Tolerates: Poor soil

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer saccharinum Silver maple No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils, drought, Air pollution, Heat, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Agrostis hyemalis Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil
Agrostis perennans Autumn bentgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil, Dry soils, drought
Allium cernuum Nodding onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Andersonglossum virginianum Wild comfrey No No Herbs Poor soil
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaved pussytoes, Everlasting, Ladies' tabacco, Mouse ear, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Plantain pussytoes, Pussytoes No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed No No Herbs Poor soil, Wet conditions
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
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
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Redroot, Mountain snowbell No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Northern hackberry No No Large Trees Air pollution, Poor soil, Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Acidic soils, Alkaline soils
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Yes No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil, Wind
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass, Tumblegrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Salt, Poor soil
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Yes No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow jessamine, Carolina jessamine Yes Yes Vines Poor soil, Salt
Gentiana clausa Bottle gentian, Closed gentian No No Herbs Poor soil
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel No No Shrubs & Small Trees Poor soil
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed No No Herbs Poor soil, Wet conditions
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved sunflower No No Herbs Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye sunflower, Oxeye No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Liatris pilosa Grass-leaf blazing star, Grass-leaf gayfeather No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris No No Herbs Poor soil, Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle Yes No Vines Poor soil, Allelopathic plants, Soil compaction, Salt
Monarda punctata Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil
Muhlenbergia capillaris Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil, Dry soils, drought, Allelopathic plants, Air pollution, Salt
Packera anonyma Small's ragwort, Appalachian ragwort, Plain ragwort, Southern ragwort No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Paspalum floridanum Florida paspalum No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil, Wet conditions, Dry soils, drought
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Maypop No No Vines Poor soil, Dry soils, drought
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Poor soil
Quercus montana Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak No No Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Quercus stellata Post oak No No Medium Trees Dry soils, drought, Acidic soils, Poor soil
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush, Polecat sumac Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac, Shining sumac, Flameleaf sumac No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Poor soil
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Yes Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New england aster No No Herbs Poor soil
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Teucrium canadense Canada germander, American germander Yes No Herbs Poor soil, Dry soils, drought
Typha latifolia Common cattail, Broadleaf cattail No No Herbs Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar No No Large Trees Poor soil, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Coreopsis major Woodland coreopsis, Greater tickseed, Greater coreopsis No No Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Morella cerifera Southern wax myrtle, Southern bayberry No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Poor soil, Urban environments
Morella cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Salt, Urban environments, Poor soil, Wet conditions
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