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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Poor soil
Betula lenta Black birch, Sweet birch Large Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Fire
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
Bignonia capreolata Cross-vine, Crossvine Vines Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Winter interest Dry soils, drought, Heat, Wet conditions
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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 pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge, Oak sedge, Plantainleaf sedge, Seersucker sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Carex plantaginea Plantain-leaved sedge, Plantainleaf sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds 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
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Ironwood Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Urban environments, Wet conditions, Wind
Carya cordiformis Bitternut, Bitternut hickory, Red hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
Carya glabra Pignut, Pignut hickory, Sweet pignut hickory, Red hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Woodlands and woods edge Fire
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Large Trees Bats, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants
Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory Large Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen Dry soils, drought, Fire
Castanea pumila Allegheny chinkapin, Allegheny chinquapin Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Lawn, Slope or Bank, Songbirds Dry soils, drought, Heat
Ceanothus americanus New jersey tea, Mountain snowbell, Redroot Shrubs & Small Trees Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Lawn, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Songbirds, Specimen Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Urban environments
Celtis laevigata Southern hackberry, Sugarberry Large Trees Butterfly garden, Lawn, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting Fire, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wind
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
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Eastern redbud Medium Trees Border, Butterfly garden, Cutting garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Lawn, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Specimen, Streetside planting, Understory tree, Woodlands and woods edge Acidic soils, Alkaline soils, Allelopathic plants, Soil compaction
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata Partridge pea, Prairie senna, Common partridge-pea Herbs Butterfly garden, Erosion control, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Songbirds Dry soils, drought
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
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