| Acer rubrum |
Red maple |
Large Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Acer saccharinum |
Silver maple |
Large Trees |
Bats, Drought tolerant garden, Fall colors, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Alnus serrulata |
Hazel alder, Smooth alder |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Erosion control, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Some foot traffic, Wet conditions |
| Amelanchier arborea |
Downy serviceberry, Shadbush |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Garden for the blind, Lawn, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Walkways, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Amelanchier canadensis |
Canadian serviceberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Mass planting, Patio, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Amelanchier laevis |
Smooth serviceberry, Allegheny serviceberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Salt, Urban environments |
| Amorpha fruticosa |
False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Barrier, Border, Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Andropogon gerardii |
Big bluestem, Big blue stem, Bluestem, Turkeyfoot |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Winter interest |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Anatherum glomeratum |
Bushy bluestem, Bushy beardgrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Aplectrum hyemale |
Puttyroot, Adam-and-eve |
Herbs |
Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Arisaema dracontium |
Green dragon |
Herbs |
Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Arnoglossum atriplicifolium |
Pale indian-plantain |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Heat |
| Aronia arbutifolia |
Red chokeberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus |
Goat's-beard, Goatsbeard |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Asimina triloba |
Common pawpaw, Paw paw, Paw-paw, Pawpaw |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Flowering tree, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Fire, Wet conditions |
| Athyrium asplenioides |
Southern lady fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Frogs and toads, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Baccharis halimifolia |
Groundsel tree, High-tide bush, High tide bush |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Erosion control, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Heat, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Betula nigra |
River birch, Red birch |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Caltha palustris var. palustris |
Cowslip, Marsh marigold |
Herbs |
Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Carex bromoides |
Common brome sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Lawn, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Carex grayi |
Gray's sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Carex lupulina |
Hop sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Carex lurida |
Sallow sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Carex normalis |
Greater straw sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Carex platyphylla |
Broad-leaved sedge |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis |
Buttonbush |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Chasmanthium latifolium |
River oats, Indian wood oats, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, Wood-oat, Northern sea oats |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Chasmanthium laxum |
Slender spikegrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Chelone glabra |
White turtlehead |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Conoclinium coelestinum |
Mistflower, Ageratum, Blue boneset, Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Cornus amomum |
Silky dogwood |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Container garden, Erosion control, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Cornus racemosa |
Gray dogwood |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions |
| Doellingeria umbellata |
Flat-top white aster, Parasol whitetop, Flat-topped white aster, Parasol white-top, Tall white-aster |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Dryopteris cristata |
Crested wood fern, Crested fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Dryopteris goldieana |
Goldie's wood fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Elymus hystrix |
Bottlebrush grass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought |
| Elymus virginicus |
Virginia wild rye, Eastern wild rye, Eastern wild-rye, Terrell grass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Erosion control, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Equisetum praealtum |
Tall scouring rush |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Barrier, Border, Container garden, Meadows, Patio, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Erigeron pulchellus |
Robin's plantain |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Eryngium aquaticum |
Rattlesnake-master, Marsh eryngo |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Eryngium yuccifolium |
Beargrass, Rattlesnake-master, Northern rattlesnake-master, Button eryngo |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Eubotrys racemosus |
Fetterbush, Swamp dog-hobble |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Eupatorium perfoliatum |
Boneset, Common boneset |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Eutrochium dubium |
Three-nerved joe-pye-weed, Coastal plain joe pye weed, Coastal plain joe-pye weed , Coastal plain joepye weed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Salt, Wet conditions |
| Eutrochium fistulosum |
Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed |
Herbs |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Fagus grandifolia |
American beech |
Large Trees |
Border, Garden for the blind, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge |
Allelopathic plants, Salt |
| Hamamelis virginiana |
Witch hazel, Witchhazel |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Erosion control, Flowering tree, Fragrant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Poor soil |
| Helenium autumnale |
Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Helenium flexuosum |
Southern sneezeweed, Purple-headed sneezeweed |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Salt, Wet conditions |
| Hibiscus laevis |
Halberd-leaf rose-mallow, Smooth rose-mallow, Halberdleaf hibiscus, Halberdleaf rosemallow, Scarlet rose mallow, Scarlet rosemallow |
Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Heat, Wet conditions |
| Hibiscus moscheutos |
Swamp rose mallow, Swamp rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow |
Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Heat, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Hydrophyllum canadense |
Canada waterleaf |
Herbs |
Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Hydrophyllum virginianum |
Virginia waterleaf, Eastern waterleaf |
Herbs |
Border, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Ilex verticillata |
Winterberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Salt, Wet conditions |
| Impatiens capensis |
Spotted jewelweed, Orange jewelweed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Iris versicolor |
Northern blue flag, Larger blue flag |
Herbs |
Border, Container garden, Cutting garden, Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Meadows, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Iris virginica |
Virginia blue flag, Southern blue flag, Southern blue flag iris |
Herbs |
Container garden, Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Itea virginica |
Virginia sweetspire, Virginia-willow |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions |
| Justicia americana |
Common water-willow, American water-willow |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Liatris spicata |
Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Dense liatris, Marsh blazing star, Marsh gayfeather, Marsh liatris |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Lilium superbum |
Turk's-cap lily |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
|
| Lobelia siphilitica |
Blue cardinal flower, Great blue lobelia |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Ludwigia alternifolia |
Seedbox, Alternate-leaved seedbox, Rattlebox |
Herbs |
Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Heat, Wet conditions |
| Magnolia virginiana |
Swamp magnolia, Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Border, Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Air pollution, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Malus angustifolia |
Narrowleaf crabapple, Southern crabapple, Wild crab apple, Wild crabapple |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
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| Malus coronaria |
Southern crabapple |
Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees |
Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
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| Matelea carolinensis |
Carolina milkvine |
Vines |
Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| Mimulus ringens |
Allegheny monkeyflower, Square-stemmed monkeyflower |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Muhlenbergia capillaris |
Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass, Pink muhly |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Container garden, Cutting garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Rock garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Salt |
| Nelumbo lutea |
American lotus, American lotus-lily, Yellow lotus |
Herbs |
Frogs and toads, Mass planting, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Heat |
| Nyssa sylvatica |
Black gum, Sour gum, Sourgum |
Large Trees, Medium Trees |
Drought tolerant garden, Frogs and toads, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Reptiles, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Wet conditions, Wind |
| Osmundastrum cinnamomeum |
Cinnamon fern |
Fern & Fern Allies |
Barrier, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Packera aurea |
Golden ragwort, Heartleaf ragwort, Golden groundsel |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Panicum virgatum |
Switchgrass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Peltandra virginica |
Arrow-arum, Tuckahoe |
Herbs |
Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
|
| Persicaria virginiana |
Virginia knotweed, Jumpseed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Phlox divaricata |
Wild blue phlox, Woodland phlox |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Erosion control, Fragrant garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Phlox maculata |
Meadow phlox, Wild sweet-william |
Herbs |
Border, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Allelopathic plants, Heat |
| Physostegia virginiana |
Obedient plant |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Polemonium reptans |
Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, Spreading jacob's ladder |
Herbs |
Container garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| Pontederia cordata |
Pickerelweed, Pickerel weed |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Container garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
Narrow-leaf mountain-mint, Slender mountain-mint |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Dry soils, drought |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum |
Virginia mountain-mint |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Poor soil |
| Quercus bicolor |
Swamp white oak |
Large Trees, Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Wet conditions |
| Quercus michauxii |
Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak |
Large Trees |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Fire, Wet conditions |
| Quercus palustris |
Pin oak |
Medium Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting |
Acidic soils, Air pollution, Salt, Wet conditions |
| Quercus phellos |
Willow oak |
Large Trees |
Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting, Woodlands and woods edge |
Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Rhexia virginica |
Virginia meadow beauty |
Herbs |
Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| Sagittaria latifolia |
Broad-leaved arrowhead, Duck potato, Wapato |
Herbs |
Frogs and toads, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
|
| Salix nigra |
Black willow |
Medium Trees |
Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions |
| Salix sericea |
Silky willow |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Rain garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Sambucus canadensis |
Common elderberry |
Shrubs & Small Trees |
Barrier, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge |
Wet conditions |
| Saururus cernuus |
Lizard's-tail, Water-dragon |
Herbs |
Container garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens |
Chairmaker's rush, Common threesquare |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Erosion control, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Salt |
| Scirpus cyperinus |
Woolgrass, Woolgrass bulrush |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Barrier, Border, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge |
|
| Senna hebecarpa |
American senna, Northern wild senna |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Dry soils, drought |
| Senna marilandica |
Maryland wild senna, Southern wild senna |
Herbs |
Border, Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
|
| Solidago rugosa |
Rough-stemmed goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf goldenrod |
Herbs |
Bats, Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Wet conditions |
| Sorghastrum nutans |
Indian grass, Yellow indian grass |
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes |
Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands |
Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions |
| Symplocarpus foetidus |
Skunk cabbage |
Herbs |
Container garden, Meadows, Rain garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest |
Wet conditions |