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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Acer rubrum | Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple, Soft Maple, White Maple | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Acer saccharum | Sugar Maple, Northern Sugar Maple | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Actaea pachypoda | White Baneberry, Dolls Eyes | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Actaea racemosa var. racemosa | Black Cohosh, Black Bugbane, Bugbane, Black Snakeroot, Fairy Candles | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Actaea rubra | Red Baneberry | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Agastache scrophulariifolia | Purple Giant Hyssop, Purple Giant-hyssop | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade | Moist |
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Alnus serrulata | Smooth Alder, Hazel Alder, Brookside Alder, Tag Alder, Common Alder, Black Alder | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Amelanchier canadensis | Canadian Serviceberry, Canadian Service-berry, Shadblow Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush, Junebush | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Anaphalis margaritacea | Western Pearly Everlasting, Pearly-everlasting | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Anemone canadensis | Canadian Anemone, Round-leaf Thimbleweed, Canada Anemone, Windflower, Meadow Anemone | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Anemone quinquefolia | Wood Anemone, Nightcaps, Windflower | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Antennaria plantaginifolia | Woman's Tobacco, Ladies' Tobacco, Everlasting, Mouse Ear, Plantain-leaf Pussytoes | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun, Shade | Moist |
Arisaema dracontium | Green Dragon, Dragonroot, Greendragon | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade | Moist |
Arisaema triphyllum | Jack In The Pulpit, Indian Jack In The Pulpit, Jack-in-the-pulpit | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade | Wet, Moist |
Aronia arbutifolia | Red Chokeberry, Red Chokecherry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist |
Asarum canadense | Canadian Wild Ginger, Wild Ginger | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Asarum caudatum | British Columbia Wild Ginger, Long-tail Wild Ginger | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Asclepias purpurascens | Purple Milkweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Betula lenta | Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch, Black Birch, Mahogany Birch | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Betula populifolia | Gray Birch, White Birch, Aspen-leaved Birch | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Blephilia ciliata | Downy Pagoda-plant, Sunny Woodmint, Ohio Horsemint | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Caltha palustris | Yellow Marsh Marigold, Cowslip | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Campanula rotundifolia | Bluebell Bellflower, Bluebell Of Scotland, Bluebell, Harebell, Witches' Thimble | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Campanulastrum americanum | American Bellflower, Tall Bellflower | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Campsis radicans | Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil's Shoestring | Perennial | Vine | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Carpinus caroliniana | American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Water Beech, Musclewood, Ironwood | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Carya glabra | Pignut Hickory, Sweet Pignut Hickory, Coast Pignut Hickory, Pignut, Sweet Pignut, Smoothbark Hickory, Broom Hickory, Red Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Switch Hickory, Switchbud Hickory | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory, Carolina Hickory, Scalybark Hickory, Upland Hickory, Shellbark Hickory | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Carya tomentosa | Mockernut Hickory, Mockernut Hickory, Big Bud Hickory, Mockernut, White Hickory, Whiteheart Hickory, Fragrant Hickory, Bigbud Hickory, Hardbark Hickory, Hognut, Bullnut | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey Tea, Redroot | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Celastrus scandens | American Bittersweet | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Chamaecyparis thyoides | Atlantic White Cedar | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Wet |
Chamaelirium luteum | Fairywand, Blazing Star | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium | Fireweed, Narrow-leaf Fireweed, Willow Herb | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Chrysopsis mariana | Maryland Goldenaster, Maryland Golden-aster | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Claytonia caroliniana | Carolina Springbeauty | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Claytonia virginica | Virginia Springbeauty, Springbeauty | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Clintonia borealis | Bluebead, Yellow Bluebead-lily, Clintonia, Blue-bead Lily | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Comptonia peregrina | Sweet-fern, Sweetfern | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Coptis trifolia | Threeleaf Goldthread, Three-leaf Goldthread, Canker Root | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Cornus alternifolia | Alternateleaf Dogwood, Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood, Virginia Dogwood, Florida Dogwood, White Cornel, Arrowwood, American Boxwood, False Box, St. Peter's Crown, Corona De San Pedro | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea | Redosier Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | |
Desmodium canadense | Showy Tick Trefoil | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Dicentra canadensis | Squirrel Corn | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Dicentra cucullaria | Dutchman's Breeches | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Dryopteris marginalis | Marginal Woodfern, Marginal Fern, Marginal Shieldfern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane, Fleabane Daisy | Biennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Erigeron pulchellus | Robin's Plantain, Poor Robin's Plantain, Rose Petty, Robert's Plantain, Blue Spring-daisy | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Eurybia divaricata | White Wood Aster | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Eutrochium purpureum | Purple Joepyeweed, Sweet-scented Joepyeweed, Sweet Joepyeweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Fagus grandifolia | American Beech, White Beech, Red Beech, Ridge Beech, Beechnut Tree | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Fothergilla gardenii | Dwarf Witchalder, Dwarf Witch-alder, Dwarf Fothergilla | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | |
Fothergilla major | Mountain Witchalder, Mountain Witch-alder, Large Fothergilla | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Fraxinus americana | White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Fraxinus nigra | Black Ash | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Gaultheria procumbens | Eastern Teaberry, Wintergreen, Checkerberry | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Gaylussacia baccata | Black Huckleberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Gentiana andrewsii | Closed Bottle Gentian, Closed Gentian, Bottle Gentian | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Gentiana clausa | Bottle Gentian, Blind Gentian | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Geranium maculatum | Spotted Geranium, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Hamamelis virginiana | Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Helenium autumnale | Common Sneezeweed, Fall Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Helianthus decapetalus | Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petaled Sunflower, Thin-leaved Sunflower, Pale Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Helianthus strumosus | Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower, Paleleaf Sunflower, Woodland Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Hibiscus moscheutos | Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow, Marshmallow Hibiscus | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Houstonia caerulea | Azure Bluet, Quaker Ladies, Bluets | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Houstonia longifolia | Longleaf Summer Bluet, Pale Bluets | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Hypoxis hirsuta | Common Goldstar, Yellow Star-grass, Eastern Yellow Star-grass | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Ilex glabra | Inkberry, Gallberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Ilex opaca | American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Dry |
Ilex verticillata | Common Winterberry, Winterberry, Michigan Holly, Black Alder | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Iris prismatica | Slender Blue Iris, Slender Blue Flag, Coastal Iris | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Iris versicolor | Harlequin Blueflag, Northern Blue Flag, Large Blue Iris | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Juglans nigra | Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Kalmia latifolia | Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Kalmia, Mountain-laurel | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Liatris scariosa | Devil's Bite, Large Blazing Star, Large Gayfeather, Large Liatris, Savanna Blazing Star, Savanna Gayfeather, Savanna Liatris | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star, Dense Gayfeather, Dense Liatris, Marsh Blazing Star, Marsh Gayfeather, Marsh Liatris | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Lilium philadelphicum | Wood Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Lilium superbum | Turk's-cap Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Lindera benzoin | Northern Spicebush, Spicebush, Wild Allspice | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Linnaea borealis | Twinflower, American Twinflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum, American Sweetgum, Red Gum, White Gum, Star-leaved Gum, Starleaf Gum, Alligator Tree, Satin Walnut, Bilsted, Liquidambar | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Lobelia siphilitica | Great Blue Lobelia | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Lupinus perennis | Sundial Lupine, Wild Lupine | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Lysimachia ciliata | Fringed Loosestrife, Fringed Yellow Loosestrife | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Maianthemum canadense | Canada Mayflower, False Lily-of-the-valley | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Maianthemum racemosum | Feathery False Lily Of The Valley, False Solomon's Seal, Feathery False Solomon's Seal, False Spikenard, Solomon's Plume, Smilacina | Perennial | Herb | ||
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum | Feathery False Lily Of The Valley, False Spikenard, False Solomon's Seal, Solomon's Plume, Smilacina | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Maianthemum stellatum | Starry False Lily Of The Valley, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered Solomon's Seal | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ostrich Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Mimulus ringens | Allegheny Monkeyflower, Square-stemmed Monkeyflower, Square-stem Monkeyflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Mitchella repens | Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Running Box, Pigeon Plum | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Mitella diphylla | Twoleaf Miterwort, Miterwort | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Monarda didyma | Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea, Red Bergamot | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot, Beebalm | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Monarda punctata | Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Morella pensylvanica | Northern Bayberry, Candleberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Nyssa sylvatica | Tupelo, Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Sourgum, Pepperidge, Tupelo Gum, Beetlebung | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Oenothera fruticosa | Narrowleaf Evening-primrose, Narrow-leaf Evening-primrose, Sundrops, Narrowleaf Evening Primrose | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Oenothera perennis | Little Evening-primrose, Sundrops | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Opuntia humifusa | Low Prickly Pear, Smooth Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Osmunda claytoniana | Interrupted Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Shade | Moist |
Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Penstemon digitalis | Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Penstemon hirsutus | Hairy Penstemon, Hairy Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Phlox divaricata | Wild Blue Phlox, Louisiana Phlox, Blue Woodland Phlox, Sweet William, Wild Sweet William | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Phlox maculata | Wild Sweetwilliam, Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Phlox pilosa | Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Phlox subulata | Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox, Moss Pink, Rock Pink | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Physostegia virginiana | Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Pinus resinosa | Red Pine, Norway Pine, Canadian Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Pinus rigida | Pitch Pine, Torch Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Pinus strobus | Eastern White Pine, Weymouth Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Podophyllum peltatum | Mayapple, Indian Apple, Wild Mandrake, Pomme De Mai, Podophylle Pelt | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Polemonium reptans | Greek Valerian, Jacob's Ladder | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Polygonatum biflorum | Smooth Solomon's Seal, Great Solomon's-seal, Sealwort | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas Fern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Prunus maritima | Beach Plum | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Prunus serotina | Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Rum Cherry | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Prunus virginiana | Chokecherry, Common Chokecherry, Choke Cherry | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Pteridium aquilinum | Western Bracken Fern, Bracken Fern, Western Bracken, Bracken | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Pycnanthemum incanum | Hoary Mountain Mint, Silverleaf Mountain Mint | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Pycnanthemum virginianum | Virginia Mountain Mint | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Quercus alba | White Oak, Northern White Oak, Eastern White Oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Quercus coccinea | Scarlet Oak, Red Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Quercus ilicifolia | Bear Oak, Scrub Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun | Dry |
Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Quercus phellos | Willow Oak, Swamp Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Peach Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Quercus rubra var. ambigua | Northern Red Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Quercus stellata | Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Rhexia virginica | Handsome-harry, Virginia Meadow Beauty, Meadow-beauty | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Rhododendron prunifolium | Plumleaf Azalea | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Rosa palustris | Swamp Rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Green-headed Coneflower, Greenhead Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower, Wild Goldenglow, Sochan | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Sabatia dodecandra | Marsh Rose Gentian, Marsch Rose-gentian, Large Marsh Pink | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Sanguinaria canadensis | Bloodroot | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Sanguisorba canadensis | Canadian Burnet, American Burnet | Perennial | Herb | Wet | |
Sassafras albidum | Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Saloop, Smelling Stick | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Senna hebecarpa | American Senna, Wild Senna | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata | Shrubby Five-fingers | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Silene caroliniana | Sticky Catchfly, Wild Pink | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Silene stellata | Widow's Frill, Starry Campion | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Silene virginica | Fire Pink, Scarlet Catchfly | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Silphium perfoliatum | Cup Plant, Indian Cup | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed-grass, Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass, Blue-eyed Grass | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Solidago caesia | Wreath Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Solidago flexicaulis | Zigzag Goldenrod, Broadleaf Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Solidago nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Solidago odora | Anisescented Goldenrod, Anise-scented Goldenrod, Sweet Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Solidago patula | Roundleaf Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Solidago sempervirens | Seaside Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Sorbus americana | American Mountain Ash, American Mountain-ash | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Spiraea tomentosa | Steeplebush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster, New England American-aster | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Tephrosia virginiana | Goat's Rue, Virginia Tephrosia, Devil's Shoestring | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Thalictrum dasycarpum | Purple Meadow-rue, Tall Meadow-rue, Meadow Rue | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Thalictrum dioicum | Early Meadow-rue | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Thalictrum pubescens | King Of The Meadow, King-of-the-meadow, Tall Meadow Rue | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Tiarella cordifolia | Heartleaf Foamflower, Heart-leaf Foamflower | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Tilia americana | American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Tradescantia virginiana | Virginia Spiderwort, Spider Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Trientalis borealis | Starflower | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Trollius laxus ssp. laxus | American Globeflower | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Tsuga canadensis | Eastern Hemlock | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Uvularia grandiflora | Largeflower Bellwort, Large-flower Bellwort, Merrybells | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Uvularia perfoliata | Perfoliate Bellwort, Mealy Bellwort, Merrybells | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Uvularia sessilifolia | Spreading Bellwort, Straw Lily, Wild Oats, Merrybells, Sessile-leaf Bellwort, Sessile Bellwort | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Vaccinium angustifolium | Lowbush Blueberry, Late Lowbush Blueberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Vaccinium corymbosum | Highbush Blueberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Vaccinium macrocarpon | Cranberry, Large Cranberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Lingonberry, Northern Mountain-cranberry, Cowberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Veratrum viride | Green False Hellebore, Green Corn Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet |
Verbena hastata | Swamp Verbena, Blue Verbena, Blue Vervain, Simpler's Joy | Biennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Vernonia noveboracensis | New York Ironweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's Root | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Viburnum acerifolium | Mapleleaf Viburnum, Maple-leaf Viburnum, Maple-leaf Arrowwood, Arrowwood | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry, Blackhaw, Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Viola blanda | Sweet White Violet, Woodland White Violet | Perennial | Herb | ||
Viola canadensis | Canadian White Violet, Canada Violet | Perennial | Herb | Shade | Moist |
Viola cucullata | Marsh Blue Violet, Blue Marsh Violet, Thin Leaf Wood Violet | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Viola pedata | Birdfoot Violet, Bird's-foot Violet, Bird-foot Violet | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Viola pubescens | Downy Yellow Violet, Downy Violet, Hairy Yellow Violet, Yellow Violet, Common Yellow Violet | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Viola sagittata | Arrowleaf Violet, Arrow-leaved Violet, Upland Violet | Perennial | Herb | ||
Viola sororia | Missouri Violet, Common Blue Violet, Hooded Blue Violet, Florida Violet, Meadow Violet, Confederate Violet, Dooryard Violet, Purple Violet, Woolly Blue Violet, Wood Violet, Hooded Violet | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Waldsteinia fragarioides | Appalachian Barren Strawberry, Barren Strawberry | Perennial | Herb | Moist, Dry | |
Zizia aptera | Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip, Heartleaf Meadow Parsnip, Meadow Parsnip, Heartleaf Alexanders, Meadow Zizia, Zizia | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Zizia aurea | Golden Zizia, Golden Alexanders | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |