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2 | Common Name | Botanical Name | Height | Spacing | Colour | Moisture | Light | Layer | Ecological Strategy | Social | Lifespan | Spread Mode | Underground | Spread Rate | Persistence | Clump Density | Standing | Seeding | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Lepidoptera | Bees | Birds | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | 10 cm | 25 cm | purple | average (dislikes drying out) | sun, partial | ground hugger | CR | II (3-10) | short lived | rhizophyte | short rhizomes | slow | high | high | ? | frequent, often extensive | x | x | x | | Violet Miner Bee (Andrena violae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Wild Strawberry | Fragaria virginiana | 15 cm | 30 cm | white | | ground hugger | CSR | II (3-10), mass plantings II/IV/V | long lived | x | x | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Blue-Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | 10-30 cm | 25 cm | blue | Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry | sun, partial | ground hugger | CSR | II (groups of 3-10) | long lived | x | x | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Golden Alexander | Zizia aurea | 30-90 cm | 45 cm | yellow | average (prefers damp) | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CSR/CR | II (groups of 3-10) | short lived | rhizophyte | taproot | ? | ? | ? | ? | yes | x | x | | Black Swallowtail Butterfly. Rigid Sunflower Borer, Common Eupithecia Moth. | Andrena ziziae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Moss Phlox | Phlox subulata | 10-15 cm | 30 cm | violet/purple | dry | sun | ground hugger | s/CS | 1 (alone or in little groups) | long lived | rapid | high | x | | Corn Earworm, Darker-Spotted Straw, Olive Arches, hitched Arches and Stalk Borer Moths | Hummingbirds | forms cushion, creeping, along edges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Narrow-Leaved Sundrops | Oenothera fruticosa | 50 cm | 30 cm | yellow | | seasonal theme | CS | I (alone or in little groups) | x | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | 30-90 cm | 45 cm | pale pink | average to moist | sun | seasonal theme | CSR | 1 (alone or in little groups) | short lived (5+ years) | rhizophyte | tap root | minimal | ? | ? | well | yes | x | x | Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly. Verbena Bud Moth. | pollen specialist: Osmia distincta. Specialist Wasp Pseudomasaris occidentalis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | 90 cm | 45 cm | orange | poor, dry, sandy | sun | seasonal theme | CR | II (3-10) | long lived | rhizocaulophyte | crown with deep taproot | minimal | ? | ? | well | yes | x | x | Monarch, Queen Butterflies. Blackened Milkweed, Milkweed Leaf Beetles. Milkweed Tussock, Stalk Borer, Striped Garden Caterpillar, Unexpected Cycnia Moths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 20-50cm | 45 cm | off white | poor, dry soil | sun | seasonal theme | CR | I (alone or in little groups) | long lived | rhizome-phalanx, sometime guerrilla tendencies | ? | rapid | high | high | firm | occasional | x | x | x | Painted Lady Butterfly. Wavy-Lined Emerald, Yarrow Plume, Common Pug, Darker-Spotted Straw, Wormwood Pg, Eupithecia nimbicolor, Depressaria alienella Moths | design idea https://www.thicketworkshop.com/yarrow-patch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | .6-120 cm | 45 cm | pale pink | average | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CSR/CR | II (groups of 3-10) | long lived | Caulophyte-Phalanx | Very short, almost minimal, rhizomes | Minimal-Slow | High | High | Upright/firm | x | x | Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly, Wavy-Lined Emerald and Common Eupithecia Moths | Andrena helianthiformis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Bradbury's Monarda | Monarda bradburiana | 30-60 cm | 45 cm | pale lavender | poor, dry | sun | seasonal theme | CR | I (alone or in little groups) | short lived | Caulophyte, Phalanx | Rhizomes tend to be at surface | Moderate | Low | Can be low | firm | yes | x | x | similiar to M. fistulosa but short, dark foliage in autumn, greater mildew resistance. Midwest. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Lanceleaf Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata | 60 cm | 45 cm | yellow | average, dry | sun, partial | free floater | CSR | II (3-10) | short lived | caulophyte | rhizomes | moderate | moderate | high | ? | yes | x | x | x | Dimorphic Grey, Wavy-Lined Emerald, Common Tan Wave, Asonopterix atrodorsella Moths | pollen specialists: Melissodes boltoniae, Melissodes coreopsis, Melissodes dentiventris, Melissodes subillatus, Melissodes trinodis, Megachile inimica, Megachile pugnata | songbirds, insectivores | American Goldfinch love the seeds when they are still green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Narrowleaf Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | 60-90 | 60 cm | white | average, dry | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CSR/CR | I (alone or in little groups), II (groups of 3-10) | long lived | Caulophyte-phalanx + guerrillas | densely rhizomatous | rapid | high | high | well | no | x | x | x | Hermit Sphinx Moth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Purple Poppy Mallow | Callirhoe involucrata | 15 cm | 45-60 cm | magenta | medium dry, dry | sun | ground hugger | SR | II (3-10) or IV (expansive groups) | long lived | caulophyte | x | x | x | x | Checkered Skippers | midwest native, does poorly in wet conditions and will not survive soggy roots. Excess shade and competition from neighboring plants can lead to decline and death. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Nodding Onion | Allium cernuum | 30-45 cm | 15 cm | purple | medium wet, medium dry | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CSR/S | II (3-10) or IV (expansive groups) | long lived | x | x | Nutmet, Reaper Dart, Tessellate Dart, Zebra Caterpillar Moths | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Dense Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | .6-1.5 m | 30 cm | purple | average (no winter wet) | sun | seasonal theme | CR | II (groups of 3-10) | short lived | rhizo-caulophyte | corms in tight clump | slow | high | high | firm on low fertility soils, otherwise flops | possible | x | x | x | Bleeding Flower, Blazing Star Borer, Wavy-Lined Emerald, Autographa flagellum Moths | Hummingbirds, Songbirds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Wild Bergamont | Monarda fistulosa | 60-120 cm | 60 cm | lavendar-purple | average | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CR | I (alone or in little groups) | short lived | Caulophyte, Phalanx | Rhizomes tend to be at surface | Moderate | Low | Can be low | firm | yes | x | x | Orange Mist, Raspberry Pyrausta, Coleophora monardae, Salk Borer, Allen's Tortrix, Grey Marvel, Hermit Sphynix, Coleophora heinrichella, Blueberry Leaftier, Xenotemna pallorana Moths | pollen specialists: Dufourea monardae, Protandrena abdominalis | Hummingbirds, Songbirds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Anise Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum | 60-120 cm | 50 cm | blue-purple | average | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CR | I (alone or in little groups) | short lived | clonal and rhizomatous growth | Moderate | well | yes | x | x | Songbirds | Agastache 'Blue Fortune' giant hyssop received the most pollinator visitors. Other varieties with a higher abundance of visitors were Agastache 'Foeniculum' and 'Black Adder. (Erickson et. al, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Early Goldenrod | Solidago juncea | 60-120 cm | 60 cm | yellow | dry, poor | sun | seasonal theme | CS/CSR | I (alone or in little groups) | long lived | ? | ? | x | x | Ruby TIger, Goldenrod Gall, Blackberry Looper, Common Pug, Wormwood Pug, Confused Eusarca, Common Tan Wave, Wavy-Lined Emerald, False Crocus Geometer, Fine-Lined Sallow, White-Dotted Groundling, Sharp-Stigma Looper, The Asteroid, Brown-Hooded Owlet, Lost Sallow, Green Leuconycta, Black Arches, Dark-Spotted Palthis, Pink-Barred Pseudeustrotia, Soybean Looper, Goldenrod Flower, Striped Garden Cterpillar, Spotted Fireworm, Solidago Eucosma, Derelict Eucosma, Triangle-Backed Eucosma, Beautiful Phaneta, Buff-Tipped Phaneta, Reddish Phaneta, Canadian Sonia and many other Moth species | pollen specialists: Andrena aliciae, Andrena asteris, Andrena braccata, Andrena canadensis, Andrena chromotricha, Andrena hirticincta, Andrena nubecula, Andrena placata, Andrena simple, Perdita octomaculata, Perdita swenki, Pseudopanurgus aestivalis, Pseudopanurgus andrenoides, Pseudopanurgus compositarum, Mellisodes agilis, Melissodes boltoniae, Melissodes dentiventris, Melissodes druriellus, Melissodes illatus, Melissodes niveus, Melissodes trinodis, Colletes americanus, Colletes compactus, Colletes simulans, Colletes solidaginis, Colletes speculiferus, Dieunomia heterpoda, Dianthidium simile, Megachile inimica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Pearly Everlasting | Anaphalis margaritacea | 60 cm | 30 cm | white | average | sun | seasonal theme | S/CSR | I (alone or in little groups) | long lived | caulophyte | tight mass of short rhizomes | slow | high | high | no | x | x | x | American Lady, Painted Lady Butterflies. Caloreas leucobasis, Chain-Dotted Geometer, Sparganothis senecionana Moths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Yellow Wild Indigo | Baptisia tinctoria | 30-90 cm | 60-90 cm | yellow | average | sun, partial | structural | CS | I (alone or in little groups) | long lived | Rhizocaulophyte | very deep roots | Slow-Moderate | High | Average | Well | x | x | Wild Indigo Dustywing, Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Frosted Elfin, Eastern Tailed Butterflies. Genista Broom, Indigo Stem Borer Moths | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Orange Coneflower | Rudbeckia fulgida | 60 cm | 60 cm | orange | | seasonal theme | CSR | II (3-10), III (larger groups 10-20) | long lived | Caulophyte-irregular phalanx | Moderate-Rapid | Weak | High | Well | x | x | x | Blackberry Looper, Wavy-Lined Emerald | Songbirds | var. sullivantii is a form more likely to be found in swamps, its cultivar 'Goldsturm' AGM is one of the most successful perennial varieties ever introduced, an old German improved form with large, profusely-borne fowers. var. dreamii more drought tolerant? though never had any issues with Goldstrum. Prairie Moon has Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Spotted Bee Balm | Monarda punctata | 60 cm | 30 cm | | free floater | SR/CSR | seasonal theme, self sower | short lived | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 90 cm | 30 cm | | free floater | S/SR | self sower | annual | x | x | x | 20 | 29 pollen specialists | Blooms first year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Rattlesnake Master | Eryngium yuccifolium | 90-150 cm | 45-60 cm | grey-white | average, poor | sun | structural | S/CS | structural | short lived, long lived | tap root | rhizophyte | minimal | ? | ? | upright/firm but flops on moist or highly fertile soils | yes | | x | x | x | plant with tall grasses for support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Smooth Aster | Symphyotrichum laeve | .7-1 m | 45-60 cm | blue | average | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CS | II (groups of 3-10) | long lived | Caulophyte-phalanx | rhizomatous | moderate | high | average | well | not normally | | x | x | x | Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent, Northern Crescent, Tawyn crescent Butterflies. Acrocercops astericola, Pale-Banded Dart, Aster Borer, Blackberry Looper, White-Dotted Groundling, Sharp-Stigma Looper, Rusted Paint, Eucosma robinsonana, Confused Eusarca, Lost Salloe, Landryia impositella, Green Leuconycta, Dark-Spotted Palthis, Phneta essexana, P. parmatana, P. tomonana, Common Tan Wave, Small Brown Quaker, Arcigera Flower, Goldenrod Flower, Canadian Sonia, Wavy-Lined Emerald, Dimorphic Grey, Wormwood Pug and many other species of Moths | pollen specialists: Andrena aliciae, A. asteris, A. asteroides, A. canadensis, A. chromotricha, A. hirticincta, A. nubecula, A. placata, A. simplex, Perdita albipennis, P. octomaculata, Pseudopanurgus aestivalis, P. andrenoides, P. compositarum, Melissodes boltoniae, M. dentiventris, M. druriellus, M. illatus, M. niveus, M. subillatus, M. trinodis, Colletes americanus, C. compactus, C. simulans, C. speculiferus, Dianthidium simile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Heath Aster | Symphyotrichum ericoides | 60 cm | 45 cm | white | average to dry | sun, partial | seasonal theme | SR | I (alone or in little groups) | long lived | Caulophyte-Phalanx | rhizomatous | moderate | high | average | well | no | | x | x | Silvery Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent, Northern Crescent, Tawny Crescent Butterflies. Acrocercops astericola, Pale-Banded Dart, Aster Borer, Blackberry Looper, White-Dotted Groundling, Sharp-Stigma Looper, Rusted Paint, Eucosma robinsonana, Confused Eusarca, Lost Sallow, Landryia impositella, Green Leuconycta, Dark-Spotted Palthis, Phaneta essexana, P. parmatana, P. tomonana, Common Tan Wave, Small Brown Quaker, Arcigera Flower, Goldenrod Flower, Canadian Sonia, Wavy-Lined Emerald, Dimorphic Grey, Wormwood Pug and many other species of Moths. | pollen specialists: Andrena aliciae, A. asteria, A. asterooides, A. canadensis, A. chromotricha, A. hirticincta, A. nubecula, A. placata, A. simplex, Perdita albipennis, P. octomaculata, Pseudopanurgus aestivalis, P. andrenoides, P. compositarum, Mellissodes boltoniae, M. dentiventris, M. druriellus, M. illatus, M. niveus, M. subillatus, M. trinodis, Colletes americanus, C. compactus, C. simulans, C. speculiferus, Dianthidium simile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Sky Blue Aster | Symphyotrichum oolentangiense | 45-90 cm | 30-60 cm | blue-violet | | seasonal theme | S/CSR | I (alone or in little groups) | | x | x | x | pollen specialists: Andrena aliciae, A. asteris, A. asteroides, A. canadensis, A. chromotricha, A. hirticincta, A. nubecula, A. placata, A. simplex, Perdita albipennis, P. octomaculata, Pseudopanurgus aestivalis, P. andrenoides, P. compositarum, Melissodes boltoniae, M. dentiventris, M. druriellus, M. illatus, M. niveus, M. subillatus, M. trinodis, Colletes americanus, C. compactus, C. simulans, C. speculiferus, Dianthidium simile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | 1.2 m | 60-90 cm | purple | average, heavy | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CSR/C/CR | I (alone or in little groups) | long lived | Caulophyte-Phalanx | tight clumps rhizomes | slow-moderate | high (can hollow with time) | high | not well | some | | x | x | x | same as above, plus Gorgone Checkerspot Butterfly | Specialist Bees: Beach Dune Cellophane Bee (Colletes speculiferus), Cloudy-Winged Miner Bee (Andrena nubecula), Aster Miner Bee (Andrena asteris), Simple Miner Bee (Andrena simplex) 33 pollen specialists | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Flowering Spurge | Euphorbia corollata | 30-90 cm | 30-45 cm | white | sun, partial | seasonal theme | CSR/C/CS | II (groups of 3-10) | long lived | x | x | x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Daisy Fleabane | Erigeron annus | .9-1 m | white | | free floater | CR/CSR | annual | x | x | x | x | Lynx Flower, Grey-Hooded Owlet, Camouflaged Looper, Common Pug, Pallid Leafroller, Blueberry Leafier, Omnivorous Leafroller, Erigeron FLower Moths | pollen specialist: Paranthidium jugatorium, Megachile inimica, Megachile pugnata | no need to plant, will quickly appear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Brown-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia triloba | 1.5 m | 60 cm | yellow | | free floater | CSR/R | I (alone or in little groups), II (3-10) | annual, biennial, short lived | | x | x | x | Songbirds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Gray Goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis | 30-75 cm | 30 cm | yellow | dry, poor | sun, partial | structural | SR/CSR | I (alone or in little groups) | long lived | rhizomes, moderate spread | | x | x | 104 | Specialist Bees: Beach Dune Cellophane Bee (Colletes speculiferus), Cloudy-winged Miner Bee (Andrena nubecula), Aster Miner Bee (Andrena asteris), Simple Miner Bee (Andren simplex), Eight-spotted Miner Bee (Perdita octomaculata) 42 pollen specialists | Shorter in poor conditions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Showy Goldenrod | Solidago speciosa | .6-1 | 60 cm | yellow | dry, poor | sun,partial | structural | CS/CSR | I (alone or little groups) | long lived | crown | | x | x | Ruby TIger, Goldenrod Gall, Blackberry Looper, Common Pug, Wormwood Pug, Confused Eusarca, Common Tan Wave, Wavy-Lined Emerald, False Crocus Geometer, Fine-Lined Sallow, White-Dotted Groundling, Sharp-Stigma Looper, The Asteroid, Brown-Hooded Owlet, Lost Sallow, Green Leuconycta, Black Arches, Dark-Spotted Palthis, Pink-Barred Pseudeustrotia, Soybean Looper, Goldenrod Flower, Striped Garden Cterpillar, Spotted Fireworm, Solidago Eucosma, Derelict Eucosma, Triangle-Backed Eucosma, Beautiful Phaneta, Buff-Tipped Phaneta, Reddish Phaneta, Canadian Sonia and many other Moth species | pollen specialists: Andrena aliciae, Andrena asteris, Andrena braccata, Andrena canadensis, Andrena chromotricha, Andrena hirticincta, Andrena nubecula, Andrena placata, Andrena simple, Perdita octomaculata, Perdita swenki, Pseudopanurgus aestivalis, Pseudopanurgus andrenoides, Pseudopanurgus compositarum, Mellisodes agilis, Melissodes boltoniae, Melissodes dentiventris, Melissodes druriellus, Melissodes illatus, Melissodes niveus, Melissodes trinodis, Colletes americanus, Colletes compactus, Colletes simulans, Colletes solidaginis, Colletes speculiferus, Dieunomia heterpoda, Dianthidium simile, Megachile inimica | Bird favourite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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38 | Purple Love Grass | Eragrostis spectabilis | 15-60 cm | 30 cm | | matrix | S/SR | II (groups of 3-10), mass plantings II/IV/V | | x | x | Host for Leonard's and Indian Skippers and Chryxus Arctic Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Blue Gramma | Bouteloua gracilis | 30-75 cm | 30 cm | | matrix | CS | II (groups of 3-10), mass plantings II/IV/V | x | x | x | x | Host for Dakota, Leonard's and Ottoe Skippers, and Garita Skipperling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | 60-90 cm | 60-90 cm | | matrix, structural | CS | II (groups of 3-10) | | x | x | x | Host for Dusted, Cobweb, Ottoe, Indian, Swarthy, Crossline, and Leonard's Skippers, Common Wood-Nymph Butterfly, and Stereomita andropogonis Moth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Plains Oval Sedge | Carex brevior | 45-60 cm | 15-30 cm | | matrix | S/CSR | II (groups of 3-10), mass plantings II/IV/V | x | x | | Songbirds eat seeds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | 10-30 cm | 30-50 cm | | matrix | RS | II (groups of 3-10), mass plantings II/IV/V | x | x | | Songbirds eat seeds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Path Rush | Juncus tenuis | 10-30 cm | 15-30 cm | | matrix | S/SR | II (groups of 3-10), mass plantings II/IV/V | x | x | x | x | Host for Coleophora concolorella, Streaked Coleophora, Coleophora fagicortcicella, Coleophora quadrilineella, Marsh Dagger, American Swordgrass, Chilo forbesellus, Yellow Sedge Borer, and Javelin Moths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Poverty Oat Grass | Danthonia spicata | 15-60 cm | 30-45 cm | | matrix | S/CS | II (groups of 3-10), mass plantings II/IV/V | x | x | x | Host for Leonard's and Indian Skippers and Chryxus Arctic Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | Fragrant Sumac | Rhus aromatica | .6-2.4 m | greenish yellow | medium, dry | sun | structural | I (alone or little groups) | long lived | caulophyte | x | | Spring/Summer Azure Butterfly. Ruddy Dagger, White-Line Leafroller, Variable Antepione, Spotted Datana, Showy Emerald, Saddled Prominent, Regal, Dark Marathyssa, Bordered Sallow, Yellow Slant-Line, Maple Webworm, Hickory Tussock, Telphusa longifasciella, Peppered, Canadian Melanolophia, Darker Modna, Striped Sumac Leafrolle, Suac Leaftier Moths | homes for cavity nesting bees | frugivores, insectivores, particular favourite of Eastern Bluebird | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Northern Bush Honeysuckle | Diervilla lonicera | 1 m | 1 m | yellow | dry | sun, partial | structural | I (alone or in little groups), II (groups of 3-10) | rhizomatous | x | x | x | Snowberry Clearwing, Diervilla Clearwing, Laurel Sphinx, Harris's Three-Spot, Regal Moths | Hummingbirds, songbirds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Smooth Rose | Rosa blanda | .6-1.5 m | pink | medium, dry | sun, partial | structural | I (alone or little groups) | long lived | rhizomatous | x | x | x | 135 species including Friendly Probole, Forest Tent Caterpillar, Variable Tussock, Eversmann's Rustic, Cecropia, Long-Cloaked Marble, Obtuse Euchlaena, Wavy-Lined Emerald, Crocus Geometer, Tufted Bird-Dropping, Purple-Lined Sallow, Red-Humped Appleworm, Unicorn Caterpillar, Gordian Sphinx, Cherry Fruitworm, White-Spotted Hedya, Pink-Washed Leafroller, Black-Shaded Platynota Moths | frugivores | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Sweetfern | Comptonia peregrina | .6-1.5 m | male flowers are catkins and the female flowers are small and burr-like | sun | | 1 (alone or little groups) | long lived | rhizomatous | x | x | | 49 species of Lepidoptera, including the Sweetfern Underwing Moth (Catocala antinympha) and the Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus). Grey Pug, Setaceous Hebrew Character and the really cool looking Io moth (EYE-oh), known for its striking eye spots. Certain case-bearer moths, which create and live in unique protective cases, rely on Sweetfern. | cedar waxwings, Mourning Doves, Northern Flickers | nitrogen fixer, edible aggressive plant in some parts of its range https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/plants-trees/flowering-plants/sweet-fern https://nativeplantconnection.com/sweetfern-comptonia-peregrina/ https://plantfinder.nativeplanttrust.org/plant/Comptonia-peregrina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | 60-90 cm | 80 cm | purple | medium, medium dry, dry | sun, partial | structural | CS | I (alone) | long lived | x | x | x | Southern Dogface sulfur (Zerene cesonia), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Butterflies. Underwing (Catocala) Moths | insectivores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americana | 90 cm | 1 m | white | medium, dry | sun, partial | structural | I (alone or little groups) | long lived | x | x | Summer Azure, Brown Elfin, Mottled Duskywing Butterflies. Broad-Lined Erastria, Sulfur, Red-Fronted Emerald, New Jersey Tea Inchwor, Apodrepanulatrix liberaria, Peppered, Blackberry Looper, Sharp-Lined Yellow, Crocus Geometer, Lapper, Cottonwood Dagger, Thaxter's Pinion, Speckled Green Fruitworm, Red-Humped Caterpillar, Lyonetia prunifoliella Moths | pollen specialist: Pseudopanurgus pauper | insectivores, Turkeys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Shrubby St. Johns Wort | Hypericum prolificum | .3-1.2 m | yellow | moist, medium, dry | sun, partial | structural | 1 (alone or little groups) | long lived | x | x | Grey Hairstreak Butterfly. Grey Half-Spot, Coon Pug, Wavy-Lined Emerald, Caloptilia hypericella, Black Arches, Alien Probole, Friendly Probole, Common Hyppa, Small Mocis, Black Lesser Dart, Lunate Zale, Stained-Back Leafroller, Blueberry Leaftier, Xenotemma pallorana Moths | no nectar | fall migrants, seed eaters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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