Tolerates: Wet conditions

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder No No Medium Trees Wet conditions
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 (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Agrimonia parviflora Small-flowered agrimony, Harvest-lice No No Herbs Wet conditions
Aletris farinosa White colicroot No No Herbs Wet conditions
Alnus serrulata Smooth alder, Hazel alder No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Heat, Fire
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Fire
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry No No Medium Trees Wet conditions, Fire
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Anchistea virginica Virginia chain fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy bluestem, Bushy beardgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions, Salt
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Asarum canadense Common wild ginger Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Baccharis halimifolia High-tide bush, Groundsel tree No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Bidens laevis Smooth bur-marigold, Showy bur-marigold No No Herbs Wet conditions
Bignonia capreolata Cross-vine No No Vines Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Caltha palustris var. palustris Marsh marigold, Cowslip No No Herbs Wet conditions
Carex frankii Frank's sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex lupulina Hop sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Plantain-leaved sedge, Seersucker sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Mowing, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Urban environments
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Northern hackberry No No Large Trees Air pollution, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Acidic soils, Alkaline soils
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Chasmanthium latifolium River oats, Indian wood oats, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, Wood-oat, Northern sea oats No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Salt, Wet conditions
Chelone glabra White turtlehead No No Herbs Wet conditions
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Claytosmunda claytoniana Interrupted fern Yes Yes Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Clethra alnifolia Coastal white-alder, Sweet pepperbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Wind
Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower, Ageratum, Blue boneset, Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum Yes No Herbs Wet conditions, Fire
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Salt, Wet conditions
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments, Wet conditions
Decodon verticillatus Swamp loosestrife, Water-willow No No Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wind
Doellingeria umbellata Flat-top white aster, Parasol whitetop, Flat-topped white aster, Parasol white-top, Tall white-aster No No Herbs Wet conditions
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose wood fern, Toothed wood fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Dryopteris celsa Log fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Dryopteris cristata Crested wood fern Yes No Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Dryopteris goldieana Goldie's wood fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen wood fern, Fancy fern No Yes Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern, Evergreen wood fern, Evergreen wood-fern, Evergreen woodfern, Leather wood fern, Marginal shield fern, Marginal shield-fern, Marginal woodfern No Yes Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye, Eastern wild rye, Eastern wild-rye, Terrell grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Euonymus americanus Strawberry-bush, American strawberry-bush, Heart's-a-bustin' No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset, Common boneset No No Herbs Wet conditions
Eupatorium rotundifolium Roundleaf thoroughwort, Roundleaf boneset No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Fire
Eutrochium fistulosum Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed No No Herbs Wet conditions, Fire
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved sunflower No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt, Wet conditions
Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow No No Herbs Salt, Wet conditions
Ilex verticillata Winterberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
Impatiens capensis Orange jewelweed, Spotted jewelweed, Touch-me-not No No Herbs Wet conditions
Iris versicolor Harlequin blueflag, Northern blue flag, Large blue iris No No Herbs Wet conditions, Salt
Iris virginica Virginia blue flag, Southern blue flag No No Herbs Wet conditions
Itea virginica Virginia-willow, Virginia sweetspire No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Juncus effusus Soft rush, Common rush No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Juncus tenuis Path rush, Slender rush, Poverty rush Yes No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar No Yes Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Lindera benzoin Spicebush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Fire
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower No No Herbs Wet conditions, Salt
Lobelia puberula Downy lobelia No No Herbs Wet conditions
Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia No No Herbs Wet conditions
Ludwigia alternifolia Seedbox, Alternate-leaved seedbox No No Herbs Wet conditions
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay magnolia No Yes Medium Trees Alkaline soils, Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction
Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Mimulus ringens Monkeyflower, Allegheny monkeyflower No No Herbs Wet conditions
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea No No Herbs Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Monarda punctata Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, Sour gum No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Osmunda spectabilis Royal fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Cinnamon fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Wet conditions
Packera aurea Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort Yes Yes Herbs Wet conditions
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, Switchgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper Yes No Vines Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Paspalum floridanum Florida paspalum No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Penstemon laevigatus Smooth beard-tongue, Eastern smooth beard-tongue, Eastern beardtongue, Hairy beardtongue, Eastern penstemon , Eastern smooth penstemon , Hairy penstemon, Smooth penstemon No No Herbs Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Persicaria virginiana Virginia knotweed, Jumpseed Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
Pinus taeda Loblolly pine No Yes Large Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, American sycamore No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Urban environments, Wet conditions
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 falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak No No Large Trees Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Acidic soils
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
Rhododendron atlanticum Dwarf azalea No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Acidic soils
Rhododendron viscosum var. viscosum Swamp azalea, Clammy azalea No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Rosa palustris Swamp rose No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Rudbeckia fulgida Early coneflower, Eastern coneflower, Orange coneflower, Black-eyed susan No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Salix nigra Black willow No No Medium Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction
Salix sericea Silky willow No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
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
Saururus cernuus Lizard's-tail, Water-dragon No No Herbs Wet conditions
Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod, Blue-stemmed goldenrod, Wreath goldenrod, Axillary goldenrod No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
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