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Plays a significant role in maintaining ecosystem health and stability
Scientific Name Common Name(s) Supports Pollinators Number of Lepidotera (butterflies, moths, and skippers) Species Genus Supports Number of Pollen Specialist Bees that Rely on this Genus Considered a "Keystone" Plant?
Diervilla lonicera Northern bush-honeysuckle No
Dioscorea villosa Wild yam No
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon Bees, Butterfiles No
Doellingeria infirma Cornel-leaved aster
Doellingeria umbellata Flat-top white aster, Parasol whitetop, Flat-topped white aster, Parasol white-top, Tall white-aster Butterfiles No
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose wood fern, Toothed wood fern No
Dryopteris celsa Log fern No
Dryopteris cristata Crested wood fern No
Dryopteris goldieana Goldie's wood fern No
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen wood fern, Fancy fern No
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
Eleocharis acicularis Needle spikerush
Eleocharis erythropoda Bald spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa Blunt spikerush
Elephantopus carolinianus Carolina elephant's-foot Bees, Butterfiles No
Elephantopus nudatus Smooth elephant's-foot
Elephantopus tomentosus Hairy elephant's-foot, Devil's grandmother Bees, Butterfiles No
Elymus glabriflorus Southeastern wild rye No
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass, Bottle-brush grass No
Elymus macgregorii Early wild rye, Macgregor's wild rye No
Elymus riparius Riverbank wild rye No
Elymus villosus Hairy wild rye, Downy wild rye
Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye, Eastern wild rye, Eastern wild-rye, Terrell grass No
Endodeca serpentaria Turpentine-root, Virginia snakeroot
Epigaea repens Trailing arbutus Butterfiles No

*References:

Keystone Native Plants: Eastern Temperate Forests – Ecoregion 8

Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Keystone Species of Native Plants