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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 rubra | Red Baneberry | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | 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 |
Anemone canadensis | Canadian Anemone, Round-leaf Thimbleweed, Canada Anemone, Windflower, Meadow Anemone | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Asimina triloba | Pawpaw, Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple, Indian Banana, Wild Banana | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
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 |
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 |
Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud, Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Chamaecyparis thyoides | Atlantic White Cedar | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Wet |
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium | Fireweed, Narrow-leaf Fireweed, Willow Herb | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Claytonia caroliniana | Carolina Springbeauty | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Claytonia virginica | Virginia Springbeauty, Springbeauty | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-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 |
Desmodium canadense | Showy Tick Trefoil | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, 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 | |
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 |
Gaylussacia brachycera | Box Huckleberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
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 |
Hypericum prolificum | Shrubby St. John's-wort | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Ilex opaca | American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Dry |
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 |
Larix laricina | Tamarack, American Larch, Hacmatack, Black Larch | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade | Wet, Moist |
Liatris spicata | Dense Blazing Star, Dense Gayfeather, Dense Liatris, Marsh Blazing Star, Marsh Gayfeather, Marsh Liatris | Perennial | Herb | Sun | 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 |
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 |
Malus coronaria | Sweet Crabapple, American Crab | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ostrich Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Shade, Part-shade | 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 |
Nyssa sylvatica | Tupelo, Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Sourgum, Pepperidge, Tupelo Gum, Beetlebung | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
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 |
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 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 |
Picea rubens | Red Spruce, Yellow Spruce, West Virginia Spruce, Eastern Spruce, He-balsam | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade | Moist, Dry |
Pinus resinosa | Red Pine, Norway Pine, Canadian Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Pinus strobus | Eastern White Pine, Weymouth Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Pinus virginiana | Virginia Pine, Jersey Pine, Scrub Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
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 |
Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas Fern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
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 |
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 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 muehlenbergii | Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus palustris | Pin Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Quercus rubra var. ambigua | Northern Red Oak | Perennial | Tree | ||
Rhododendron arborescens | Smooth Azalea, Sweet Azalea | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Rhododendron calendulaceum | Flame Azalea | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Rhododendron maximum | Great Laurel, Wild Rhododendron, Rosebay Rhododendron, White Laurel, Rosebay | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
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 |
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 |
Sassafras albidum | Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Saloop, Smelling Stick | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata | Shrubby Five-fingers | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Silene virginica | Fire Pink, Scarlet Catchfly | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Silphium perfoliatum | Cup Plant, Indian Cup | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Sorbus americana | American Mountain Ash, American Mountain-ash | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster, New England American-aster | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Thuja occidentalis | Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
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 |
Tilia americana var. heterophylla | American Basswood, White Basswood, Linden | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Tsuga canadensis | Eastern Hemlock | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Vaccinium angustifolium | Lowbush Blueberry, Late Lowbush Blueberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry, Blackhaw, Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Viola pedata | Birdfoot Violet, Bird's-foot Violet, Bird-foot Violet | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
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 |