Tolerates: Dry soils/drought

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
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
Rubus flagellaris Common dewberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
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
Salix caroliniana Carolina willow, Coastal plain willow No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Salvia urticifolia Nettle-leaf sage No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
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
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Yes Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Silene caroliniana Northern wild pink, Wild pink Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Smilax glauca Sawbrier, Wild sarsaparilla, White-leaf greenbrier, Catbrier No No Herbs, Vines Dry soils/drought
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
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass, Yellow indian grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth blue aster, Smooth aster No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Teucrium canadense Canada germander, American germander Yes No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Dry soils/drought
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia spiderwort No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Soil compaction
Verbesina alternifolia Wingstem No No Herbs Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Viburnum prunifolium Black haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Urban environments, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Wisteria frutescens var. frutescens Atlantic wisteria, American wisteria No No Vines Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Yucca filamentosa Common yucca, Adam's needle No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Salt
Zizia aurea Golden-alexanders, Common golden-alexanders No No Herbs Salt, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar No No Large Trees Clay, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
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
Amelanchier obovalis Coastal plain serviceberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
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)
Hypericum stragulum Low st. andrew's cross No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
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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