Good for: Songbirds

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
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
Rosa palustris Swamp rose No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Rubus occidentalis Black raspberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Rubus odoratus Flowering raspberry, Purple-flowering raspberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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, Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan No No Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Rudbeckia laciniata Cut-leaved coneflower, Tall coneflower, Green-headed coneflower, Wild goldenglow, Cutleaf coneflower No No Herbs
Rudbeckia triloba Three-lobed coneflower No No Herbs
Sagittaria latifolia Broad-leaved arrowhead, Duck potato, Wapato No No Herbs
Salix nigra Black willow No No Medium Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction
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
Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Red elderberry, Scarlet elder No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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
Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Scutellaria integrifolia Hyssop skullcap No No Herbs
Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop, Woodland stonecrop Yes Yes Herbs Mowing, Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Senna hebecarpa American senna, Northern wild senna No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Senna marilandica Maryland wild senna, Southern wild senna No No Herbs
Silene caroliniana Northern wild pink, Wild pink Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Silene virginica Fire pink No No Herbs
Smilax walteri Coral greenbrier, Red-berried greenbrier No No Herbs
Solidago bicolor Silverrod, White goldenrod No No Herbs 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 erecta Erect goldenrod, Slender goldenrod No No Herbs
Solidago juncea Early goldenrod No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Solidago rugosa Rough-stemmed goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod No No Herbs Wet conditions
Solidago speciosa Showy goldenrod No No Herbs
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass, Yellow indian grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt, Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Spiraea alba var. alba Narrowleaf meadowsweet No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Symphyotrichum cordifolium Heart-leaved aster, Blue wood aster No No Herbs
Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth blue aster, Smooth aster No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico aster, Starved aster No No Herbs
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New england aster No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay)
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Aromatic aster No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster, Michaelmas daisy, Awl-aster, Oldfield aster, Steelweed, White-heath aster No No Herbs
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage No No Herbs
Taxodium distichum Baldcypress No No Large Trees, Medium Trees Wet conditions
Tephrosia virginiana Virginia goat's-rue No No Herbs
Thaspium barbinode Hairy-jointed meadow parsnip No No Herbs
Thuja occidentalis American arborvitae, Northern whitecedar, Flat cedar No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Wet conditions
Tiarella cordifolia Heart-leaved foamflower Yes No Herbs
Tilia americana American basswood, American linden, Bee tree No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
Tridens flavus Purpletop, Tall redtop, Grease grass, Redtop No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Salt
Tripsacum dactyloides Gama grass, Eastern gamagrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Typha latifolia Common cattail, Broadleaf cattail No No Herbs Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt, Wet conditions
Ulmus americana American elm No No Large Trees
Ulmus rubra Slippery elm, Red elm No No Large Trees
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
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Verbena hastata Blue vervain, Common vervain, Swamp verbena, Swamp vervain , Simpler’s joy No No Herbs Wet conditions
Vernonia glauca Upland ironweed, Broad-leaf ironweed, Broadleaf ironweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Vernonia noveboracensis New york ironweed No No Herbs Wet conditions
Viburnum acerifolium Maple-leaf viburnum, Dockmackie No No Shrubs & Small Trees
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 nudum Southern wild raisin, Possum-haw No No Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Wet conditions
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 pedata Bird's foot violet, Birdfoot violet, Bird-foot violet No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Viola pubescens Downy yellow violet Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Viola sororia Common blue violet, Confederate violet Yes No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Viola striata Striped violet, Cream violet Yes No Herbs 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
Zizia aptera Heart-leaf golden-alexanders No No Herbs
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree, Tulip-poplar, Yellow poplar No No Large Trees Poor soil (sand/clay), Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod, Anise-scented goldenrod No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Carex laxiculmis Spreading sedge Yes Yes Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt
Carex glaucescens Southern waxy sedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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)
Helianthus microcephalus Small-headed sunflower No No Herbs
Lonicera dioica Limber honeysuckle, Red honeysuckle No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Phlox glaberrima Smooth phlox No No Herbs
Quercus lyrata Overcup oak No No Large Trees, Medium Trees
Sorghastrum elliottii Slender indian grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Large-flowered aster No No Herbs
Ulmus alata Winged elm No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
Waldsteinia fragarioides Northern barren strawberry No No Herbs
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. pusillum Common jack-in-the-pulpit No No Herbs Wet conditions
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
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum Giant solomon's seal, Large solomon's-seal No No Herbs Wet conditions
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