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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
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
Acer saccharum Sugar maple No No Large Trees
Aconitum uncinatum Blue monkshood No No Herbs
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane No No Herbs
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern Yes No Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils/drought
Agalinis purpurea Purple false foxglove No No Herbs
Ageratina altissima White snakeroot No No Herbs
Ageratina aromatica Small white snakeroot, Lesser snakeroot No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Aletris farinosa White colicroot No No Herbs Wet conditions
Allium cernuum Nodding onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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
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
Anatherum gyrans Elliott's bluestem, Bluestem, Broomsedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Tall anemone, Thimbleweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **
Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot, Adam-and-eve No No Herbs
Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Asarum canadense Common wild ginger Yes No Herbs Wet conditions
Asclepias amplexicaulis Clasping milkweed, Sand milkweed, Blunt-leaved milkweed No No Herbs
Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed, Green-flowered milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Wand milkweed No No Herbs
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common pawpaw No No Medium Trees Allelopathic plants **, Fire
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort No Yes Fern & Fern Allies
Asplenium rhizophyllum Walking fern No Yes Fern & Fern Allies
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern Yes No Fern & Fern Allies
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Hellvine, Cow-itch, Foxglove vine, Devil's shoestring No No Vines Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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
Carya glabra Pignut hickory No No Large Trees
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory No No Large Trees Allelopathic plants **
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud No No Medium Trees Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants **, Alkaline soils, Soil compaction
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold, Golden knees Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
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
Clitoria mariana Maryland butterfly pea No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Salt, Wet conditions
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood No No Medium Trees Soil compaction, Fire, Wind
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments, Wet conditions
Corylus americana American hazelnut, American filbert No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils/drought, Salt
Dicentra canadensis Squirrel corn No No Herbs
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches No No Herbs
Dicentra eximia Wild bleeding heart No No Herbs
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon No No Large Trees Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wind
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
Elephantopus tomentosus Hairy elephant's-foot, Devil's grandmother No No Herbs
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass, Bottle-brush grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Epigaea repens Trailing arbutus No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees
Eubotrys racemosus Fetterbush, Swamp dog-hobble No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Euonymus americanus Strawberry-bush, American strawberry-bush, Heart's-a-bustin' No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Euonymus atropurpureus Eastern wahoo, Burning bush, Burning-bush, Wahoo euonymus, Wahoo , Spindle tree , Hearts bursting with love, Indian arrow wood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Soil compaction
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
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Eutrochium fistulosum Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed No No Herbs Wet conditions, Fire
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen, Teaberry Yes No Shrubs & Small Trees
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, Witchhazel No No Shrubs & Small Trees Poor soil (sand/clay)
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Heuchera villosa Hairy alumroot Yes No Herbs
Houstonia caerulea Common bluets, Azur bluets, Quaker ladies No No Herbs
Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Salt
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby st. john's-wort No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Yes No Herbs Some foot traffic, Dry soils/drought
Itea virginica Virginia-willow, Virginia sweetspire No No Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions, Dry soils/drought
Jeffersonia diphylla Twinleaf No No Herbs
Juglans nigra Black walnut No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Ivy No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Acidic soils, Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Lespedeza virginica Slender lespedeza, Slender bush-clover No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
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
Maianthemum racemosum False solomon's seal No No Herbs
Maianthemum racemosum False solomon's seal, Eastern solomons-plume No No Herbs
Malus coronaria Sweet crabapple No No Shrubs & Small Trees
Menispermum canadense Canada moonseed, Common moonseed No No Vines
Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Wet conditions
Mitchella repens Partidge-berry Yes Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Mowing, Some foot traffic
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
Muhlenbergia capillaris Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil (sand/clay), Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Salt
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
Ostrya virginiana Hop-horn-beam, Eastern hop-hornbeam, Ironwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper Yes No Vines Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
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
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