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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Acer rubrum Red maple Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Herbs Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane Herbs
Ageratina altissima White snakeroot Herbs
Agrostis hyemalis Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Poor soil
Allium cernuum Nodding onion Herbs Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry, Shadbush Shrubs & Small Trees Wet conditions
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees Fire, Wet conditions
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Big blue stem, Bluestem, Turkeyfoot Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Anatherum glomeratum Bushy bluestem, Bushy beardgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Salt, Wet conditions
Anatherum virginicum var. virginicum Broomsedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Antennaria plantaginifolia Ladies' tabacco, Plantain-leaved everlasting, Pussytoes, Plantain pussytoes, Everlasting, Mouse ear, Plantain-leaved pussytoes Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Apios americana Groundnut, Common groundsel Vines
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild columbine Herbs
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale indian-plantain Herbs Heat
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees Fire, Wet conditions
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus Goat's-beard, Goatsbeard Herbs
Asarum canadense Common wild ginger Herbs Wet conditions
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed, Butterfly weed, Butterfly-weed, Common butterfly weed, Common butterfly-weed Herbs Dry soils, drought, Salt
Asclepias variegata White milkweed Herbs Dry soils, drought
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed Herbs Dry soils, drought
Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed Herbs
Asimina triloba Common pawpaw, Paw paw, Paw-paw, Pawpaw Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Fire, Wet conditions
Baptisia australis Blue false indigo, Blue wild indigo, False blue indigo Herbs Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Benthamidia florida Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Betula lenta Black birch, Sweet birch Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Fire
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch Large Trees Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Bignonia capreolata Cross-vine, Crossvine Vines Dry soils, drought, Heat, Wet conditions
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle Herbs
Carex grayi Gray's sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex lupulina Hop sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex lurida Sallow sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Oak sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Seersucker sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Carex plantaginea Plantain-leaved sedge, Plantainleaf sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Wet conditions
Carex platyphylla Broad-leaved sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Dry soils, drought
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Wind
Carya cordiformis Bitternut, Bitternut hickory, Red hickory Large Trees Allelopathic plants
Carya glabra Pignut, Pignut hickory, Sweet pignut hickory, Red hickory Large Trees Fire
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Large Trees Allelopathic plants
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Fire
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinkapin, Allegheny chinquapin Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Heat
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Mountain snowbell, Redroot Shrubs & Small Trees Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments
Celtis laevigata Southern hackberry, Sugarberry Large Trees Fire, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wind
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Shrubs & Small Trees Fire, Heat, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud Medium Trees Acidic soils, Alkaline soils, Allelopathic plants, Soil compaction
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea Herbs Dry soils, drought
Chasmanthium latifolium River oats, Indian wood oats, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, Wood-oat, Northern sea oats Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Chasmanthium laxum Slender spikegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
Chelone glabra White turtlehead Herbs Wet conditions
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold Herbs Fire
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland golden-aster, Maryland golden aster Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower, Ageratum, Blue boneset, Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum Herbs Fire, Wet conditions
Coreopsis verticillata Whorled coreopsis, Thread-leaf coreopsis Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Medium Trees Fire, Soil compaction, Wind
Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn Shrubs & Small Trees Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Urban environments
Cunila origanoides Common dittany, Wild oregano, Stonemint Herbs
Desmodium paniculatum Narrow-leaf tick trefoil, Panicled tick trefoil, Velcro vine Herbs
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches Herbs
Dicentra eximia Wild bleeding heart Herbs
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, American persimmon Large Trees Poor soil, Wet conditions, Wind
Doellingeria umbellata Flat-top white aster, Parasol whitetop, Flat-topped white aster, Parasol white-top, Tall white-aster Herbs Wet conditions
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Erigeron pulchellus Robin's plantain Herbs Dry soils, drought
Eryngium aquaticum Rattlesnake-master, Marsh eryngo Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Wet conditions
Eryngium yuccifolium Beargrass, Rattlesnake-master, Northern rattlesnake-master, Button eryngo Herbs Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf thoroughwort Herbs Dry soils, drought, Salt, Urban environments
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset, Common boneset Herbs Wet conditions
Eurybia divaricata White wood aster Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Eurybia macrophylla Big-leaf aster, Large-leaved aster Herbs
Euthamia caroliniana Slender flat-top goldenrod Herbs Dry soils, drought, Soil compaction
Eutrochium dubium Three-nerved joe-pye-weed, Coastal plain joe pye weed, Coastal plain joe-pye weed , Coastal plain joepye weed Herbs Salt, Wet conditions
Eutrochium fistulosum Hollow joe-pye-weed, Joe pye thoroughwort, Joe-pye weed Herbs Fire, Wet conditions
Eutrochium purpureum Sweet-scented joe-pye-weed, Purple joe-pye weed, Sweet joepyeweed, Gravel weed, Indian sage, Motherwort, Pride of the meadow, Marsh milkweed Herbs Wet conditions
Fraxinus americana American ash, White ash Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Large Trees, Medium Trees Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Herbs Dry soils, drought, Fire
Helenium autumnale Common sneezeweed, Autumnale sneezeweed Herbs Poor soil, Wet conditions
Helenium flexuosum Southern sneezeweed, Purple-headed sneezeweed Herbs Salt, Wet conditions
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaved sunflower Herbs Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
Helianthus decapetalus Thin-leaved sunflower, Ten-petaled sunflower, Thinleaf sunflower Herbs
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower Herbs Dry soils, drought
Helianthus occidentalis Western sunflower, Fewleaf sunflower, Naked-stem sunflower Herbs Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Heliopsis helianthoides Oxeye, Smooth oxeye Herbs Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil
Hibiscus laevis Halberd-leaf rose-mallow, Smooth rose-mallow, Halberdleaf hibiscus, Halberdleaf rosemallow, Scarlet rose mallow, Scarlet rosemallow Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees Heat, Wet conditions
Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp rose mallow, Swamp rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Eastern rose-mallow Herbs, Shrubs & Small Trees Heat, Salt, Wet conditions
Hypericum prolificum Common st. john's-wort, Shrubby st. john's wort Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought
Ilex opaca American holly Large Trees, Medium Trees Salt, Wind
Impatiens capensis Spotted jewelweed, Orange jewelweed Herbs Fire, Wet conditions
Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Herbs Dry soils, drought, Fire
Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire, Virginia-willow Shrubs & Small Trees Dry soils, drought, Fire, Wet conditions
Juglans nigra Black walnut Large Trees Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Juniperus virginiana Eastern redcedar Medium Trees Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
Justicia americana Common water-willow, American water-willow Herbs Wet conditions
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Mountain ivy, Calico bush, Ivy bush, Sheepkill Shrubs & Small Trees Soil compaction
Lespedeza capitata Round-headed lespedeza, Round-headed bush-clover Herbs Dry soils, drought