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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Plant Form(s) Recommended for Tolerates
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple, Goosefoot maple, Moosewood, Snakebark maple, Whistlewood Shrubs & Small Trees Drought tolerant garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Understory tree, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern Fern & Fern Allies Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought
Allium tricoccum Wild leek, Ramps, Rampscallions Herbs Edible garden, Garden for the blind, Mass planting, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Tall anemone, Thimbleweed Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought
Arisaema dracontium Green dragon Herbs Rain garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort Fern & Fern Allies Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern Fern & Fern Allies Erosion control, Frogs and toads, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge
Campanulastrum americanum Tall bellflower Herbs Mass planting, Meadows, Rain garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
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
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohosh, Common blue cohosh Herbs Shade garden
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
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold Herbs Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge Fire
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
Cystopteris bulbifera Bulblet fern, Bulblet bladder fern Fern & Fern Allies Rock garden, Shade garden, Woodlands and woods edge
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches Herbs Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
Dryopteris goldieana Goldie's wood fern Fern & Fern Allies Border, Mass planting, Shade garden, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Woodlands and woods edge Wet conditions
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen wood fern, Fancy fern Fern & Fern Allies Container garden, Mass planting, Shade garden, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge Dry soils, drought, Wet conditions
Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum Yellow trout lily, American trout lily Herbs Mass planting, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Shade garden, Slope or Bank, Woodlands and woods edge
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