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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder No No Medium Trees Wet conditions
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Mowing
Allium tricoccum Ramps, Wild leek, Rampscallions No No Herbs
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
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Apios americana Groundnut No No Herbs, Vines
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
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common pawpaw No No Medium Trees Allelopathic plants **, Fire
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Carya glabra Pignut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinquapin No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction
Corylus americana American hazelnut, American filbert No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wind
Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Juglans nigra Black walnut No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Lindera benzoin Spicebush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Fire
Malus coronaria Sweet crabapple No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea No No Herbs Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
Morus rubra Red mulberry, Common mulberry No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Dry soils/drought
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Maypop No No Vines Poor soil (sand/clay), 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
Prunus americana American wild plum No No Medium Trees Dry soils/drought
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary mountain mint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed mountain-mint, Clustered mountain-mint No No Herbs
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Quercus alba White oak No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **
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 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
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 allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Rubus occidentalis Black raspberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Red elderberry, Scarlet elder No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage No No Herbs
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 ohiensis Ohio spiderwort, Smooth spiderwort No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Typha latifolia Common cattail, Broadleaf cattail No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt, Wet conditions
Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate bellwort No No Herbs
Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile bellwort, Wild-oats No No Herbs
Vaccinium angustifolium Northern low-bush blueberry, Sugarberry, Low sweet blueberry Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Acidic soils
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry, Northern highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Acidic soils, Soil compaction
Vaccinium fuscatum Hairy highbush blueberry, Black highbush blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Acidic soils, Wet conditions
Vaccinium pallidum Early lowbush blueberry, Hillside blueberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Acidic soils
Viburnum dentatum Arrow-wood, Arrow-wood viburnum, Arrowwood viburnum, Southern arrowwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions, Allelopathic plants **
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
Viola canadensis Tall white violet, Canada violet No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **
Viola sororia Common blue violet, Confederate violet Yes No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Vitis aestivalis Silverleaf grape No No Vines
Yucca filamentosa Common yucca, Adam's needle No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Salt
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar No No Large Trees Poor soil (sand/clay), Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Claytonia virginica var. virginica Spring beauty, Virginia spring beauty, Eastern spring beauty No No Herbs
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