Tolerates: Dry soils/drought

Scientific Name Common Name(s) Ground cover? Evergreen? Plant Form(s) Tolerates
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
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Mowing
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern Yes No Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils/drought
Ageratina aromatica Small white snakeroot, Lesser snakeroot No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Agrostis perennans Autumn bentgrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil (sand/clay), Dry soils/drought
Allium canadense var. canadense Wild onion, Meadow onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Allium cernuum Nodding onion No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Wet conditions
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Tall anemone, Thimbleweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **
Antennaria neglecta Field pussytoes Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaved pussytoes, Everlasting, Ladies' tabacco, Mouse ear, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Plantain pussytoes, Pussytoes No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Aquilegia canadensis Wild columbine, Eastern red columbine No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Aralia spinosa Devil's walking-stick No No Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed, Common butterfly weed, Butterfly weed, Common butterfly-weed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt
Asclepias variegata White milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Baccharis halimifolia High-tide bush, Groundsel tree No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Baptisia australis Blue wild indigo, False blue indigo No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch No No Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions, Fire, Heat
Bignonia capreolata Cross-vine No No Vines Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
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 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
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinquapin No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Redroot, Mountain snowbell No No Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
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
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree, Old man's beard No No Medium Trees Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Urban environments
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)
Cirsium discolor Field thistle No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Cirsium pumilum Pasture thistle No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Clitoria mariana Maryland butterfly pea No Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Wind
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis, Tall tickseed No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Yes No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Urban environments, Wet conditions
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought, Air pollution, Urban environments
Crataegus viridis Green hawthorn No No Shrubs & Small Trees Air pollution, Dry soils/drought
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
Dryopteris celsa Log fern No No Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen wood fern, Fancy fern No Yes Fern & Fern Allies Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass, Bottle-brush grass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass, Tumblegrass No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay), Salt
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Salt, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort, Hyssop-leaved boneset No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Urban environments, Salt
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)
Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry, Virginia strawberry No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Fraxinus americana White ash, American ash No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye sunflower, Oxeye No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Heuchera americana American alumroot No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Hypericum hypericoides St. andrew's cross No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
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
Juglans nigra Black walnut No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought
Juncus effusus Soft rush, Common rush No No Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils/drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar No Yes Large Trees, Medium Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Ivy No Yes Shrubs & Small Trees Acidic soils, Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Lespedeza capitata Round-headed lespedeza, Round-headed bush-clover No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Lespedeza virginica Slender lespedeza, Slender bush-clover No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Liatris pilosa Grass-leaf blazing star, Grass-leaf gayfeather No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum No No Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Micranthes virginiensis Early saxifrage No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Mitchella repens Partidge-berry Yes Yes Herbs Dry soils/drought, Mowing, Some foot traffic
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
Monarda punctata Horse-mint, Horsemint, Spotted bee-balm No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Wet conditions, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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
Packera anonyma Small's ragwort, Appalachian ragwort, Plain ragwort, Southern ragwort No No Herbs Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
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
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Maypop No No Vines Poor soil (sand/clay), 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
Phlox divaricata Wild blue phlox, Woodland phlox No No Herbs Dry soils/drought
Phlox stolonifera Creeping phlox No No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought, Air pollution
Phlox subulata Moss phlox, Moss-pink Yes Yes Herbs Salt, Some foot traffic, Air pollution, Dry soils/drought, Poor soil (sand/clay)
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark No No Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils/drought
Pinus taeda Loblolly pine No Yes Large Trees Salt, Wet conditions, Soil compaction, Dry soils/drought
Pinus virginiana Virginia pine, Scrub pine No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Soil compaction, Air pollution
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, American sycamore No Yes Large Trees Dry soils/drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Allelopathic plants **, Air pollution, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Devil's apple, Duck's foot, Hog apple, Indian apple, Indian apple root, Mandrake , Raccoonberry, Umbrella leaf, Wild lemon, May-apple, May apple Yes No Herbs Allelopathic plants **, Dry soils/drought
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