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Juncus effusus
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Soft rush, Common rush
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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Container garden, Erosion control, Rain garden, Winter interest
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Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
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Juniperus virginiana
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Eastern redcedar
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Medium Trees
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Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt
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Lonicera sempervirens
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Trumpet honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle
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Vines
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Border, Butterfly garden, Pollinator garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Specimen
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Allelopathic plants, Salt, Soil compaction
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Magnolia virginiana
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Swamp magnolia, Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia
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Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
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Border, Butterfly garden, Flowering tree, Lawn, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Air pollution, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
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Muhlenbergia capillaris
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Hair-awn muhly, Long-awn hairgrass, Pink muhly
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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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
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Heat, Poor soil, Salt
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Nyssa sylvatica
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Black gum, Sour gum, Sourgum
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Large Trees, Medium Trees
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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
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Heat, Salt, Wet conditions, Wind
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Opuntia humifusa
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Eastern prickly-pear, Eastern prickly-pear cactus
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Border, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Meadows, Reptiles, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Songbirds
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Dry soils, drought, Heat, Salt
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Panicum virgatum
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Switchgrass
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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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
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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Virginia-creeper, Virginia creeper
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Vines
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Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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Phlox subulata
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Moss phlox, Moss-pink
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Mass planting, Meadows, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Poor soil, Salt
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Platanus occidentalis
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Sycamore, American sycamore
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Large Trees
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Edible garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Air pollution, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
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Quercus alba
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White oak
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Large Trees
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Bats, Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Edible garden, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Specimen, Streetside planting
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Acidic soils, Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt
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Quercus nigra
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Water oak
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Large Trees, Medium Trees
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Bats, Butterfly garden, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streetside planting
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Air pollution, Dry soils, drought, Fire, Salt, Wet conditions
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Quercus palustris
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Pin oak
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Medium Trees
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Bats, Butterfly garden, Fall colors, Meadows, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Shade Tree, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Streetside planting
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Acidic soils, Air pollution, Salt, Wet conditions
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Quercus phellos
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Willow oak
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Large Trees
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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
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Air pollution, Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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Rhus typhina
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Staghorn sumac
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Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
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Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Hedges, privacy screening, Nighttime Garden, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments
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Rudbeckia hirta
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Gloriosa daisy, Black eyed susan, Black-eyed susan
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Cutting garden, Erosion control, Low growing, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Slope or Bank, Songbirds, Streetside planting
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Dry soils, drought, Salt, Some foot traffic
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Salix nigra
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Black willow
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Medium Trees
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Butterfly garden, Drought tolerant garden, Erosion control, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Seeds and nuts, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Salt, Soil compaction, Wet conditions
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Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens
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Chairmaker's rush, Common threesquare
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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Erosion control, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Salt
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Tridens flavus
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Purpletop, Tall redtop, Grease grass, Redtop
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Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
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Mass planting, Meadows, Songbirds, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Salt
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Typha latifolia
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Broad-leaved cattail, Broadleaf cattail, Common cattail
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Herbs
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Container garden, Mass planting, Rain garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands
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Heat, Poor soil, Salt, Wet conditions
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Viburnum dentatum
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Arrow-wood, Arrow-wood viburnum, Arrowwood viburnum, Southern arrowwood
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Border, Butterfly garden, Edible garden, Erosion control, Fall colors, Flowering tree, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Rain garden, Rooftops, Songbirds, Streetside planting
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Allelopathic plants, Dry soils, drought, Salt, Wet conditions
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Morella cerifera
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Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry
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Medium Trees
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Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt, Urban environments, Wet conditions
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Morella cerifera
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Southern wax myrtle, Southern bayberry
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Shrubs & Small Trees
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Butterfly garden, Hedges, privacy screening, Hedges, privacy screening, Pollinator garden, Songbirds, Specimen, Streams, ponds, wetlands, Winter interest, Woodlands and woods edge
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Dry soils, drought, Poor soil, Salt, Soil compaction, Urban environments, Wet conditions
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Asclepias tuberosa var. tuberosa
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Butterfly milkweed, Butterfly weed, Butterfly-weed, Common butterfly weed, Common butterfly-weed
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Herbs
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Border, Butterfly garden, Container garden, Drought tolerant garden, Mass planting, Meadows, Patio, Pollinator garden, Rock garden, Slope or Bank, Walkways
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Dry soils, drought, Salt
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