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1 | Scientific Name | Common Name | Link | Growth Form | Family | Misc Notes | Bloom Time | Wildlife Value (habitat/food) | Visual Interest | wildlife cover, stream and pond edges | Wetland Status | Endangered |
2 | Amsonia tabernaemontana ‘Blue Ice’ | dwarf blue star | https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=269369&isprofile=0& | perennial | Apocynaceae | March,April | FACW | Not Endangered | ||||
3 | Aristolochia durior | pipevine | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/aristolochia-durior/ | vine | Aristolochiaceae | maybe aristolochia macrophylla | May June | ? | Maryland Threatened | |||
4 | Asimina triloba | pawpaw | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/asimina-triloba-susquehanna/ | tree | Annonaceae | April,May | FAC | New Jersey Threatened,New York Threatened | ||||
5 | Athyrium filix-femina | lady fern | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/athyrium-filix-femina/ | fern | Dryopteridaceae | Non-flowering | ||||||
6 | Baccharis halimifolia | groundsel tree | shrub | Asteraceae | only native eastern species of the aster family reaching tree size, salt-tolerant | |||||||
7 | Baptisia australis | wild blue indigo | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/baptisia-australis/ | perennial | Leguminosae | May,June | FACU | Indiana Threatened Maryland Threatened,Ohio Endangered | ||||
8 | Baptisia sphaerocarpa | yellow wild indigo | perennial | Leguminosae | ||||||||
9 | Betula nigra | river birch | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/betula-nigra/ | tree | Betulaceae | flowers are 'catkins' | February,March | FACW | New Hampshire Threatened | |||
10 | Carex comosa | bottlebrush sedge | sedge | Cyperaceae | ||||||||
11 | Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania sedge | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/carex-pensylvanica/ | sedge | Cyperaceae | ground cover, larval host for skippers; hosts 36 species of caterpillars | May,June | ? | Not Endangered | |||
12 | Carex plantaginea | plantain-leaf sedge, seersucker sedge | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/carex-plantaginea/ | sedge | Cyperaceae | ground cover, larval host for skippers, puckered/ seersucker blade | March,April | ? | Minnesota Endangered,New Jersey Endangered | |||
13 | Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=h540 | tree | Betulaceae | |||||||
14 | Carya glabra | pignut hickory | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/carya-glabra/ | tree | Juglandaceae | April | FACU | Not Endangered | ||||
15 | Carya tomentosa | mockernut | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/carya-tomentosa/ | tree | Juglandaceae | mocker' because small nut inside large fruit, but impt for mammals, birds | April,May | ? | Not Endangered | |||
16 | Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey tea | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/ceanothus-americanus/ | shrub | Rhamnaceae | May,June | ? | Maine Threatened | ||||
17 | Celtis occidentalis | hackberry | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/celtis-occidentalis/ | tree | Cannabaceae | April | FACU | New Hampshire Threatened | ||||
18 | Cephalanthus occidentalis | buttonbush | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/cephalanthus-occidentalis/ | shrub | Rubiaceae | nectaring butterflies | June | OBL | Not Endangered | |||
19 | Cercis canadensis | redbud | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/cercis-canadensis/ | tree | Fabaceae | legume, beautiful edible flowers in spring | March,April,May | FACU | New Jersey Endangered,Connecticut Special Concern | |||
20 | Chasmanthium latifolium | wild sea oats | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/chasmanthium-latifolium/ | grass | Poaceae | August,September | FAC | Michigan Threatened | ||||
21 | Chelone glabra | white turtlehead | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/chelone-glabra/ | perennial | Scrophulariaceae | Chelone, nymph in Greek mythology, gods punished by turning her into a turtle. | August,September,October | OBL | New York vulnerable | |||
22 | Chrysogonum virginianum | goldenstar | ||||||||||
23 | Chrysogonum virginianum ‘Allen Bush’ | goldenstar 'Allen Bush' | https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/chrysogonum-virginianum/ | perennial | Asteraceae | AKA Green and Golds;cover and food for early summer pollinators | May,June,July,August,September,October | ? | Kentucky Endangered,Ohio Threatened,Pennsylvania Endangered,Tennessee Threatened | |||
24 | Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird' | sweet pepperbush | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a340 | shrub | Clethraceae | nectaring butterflies | July,August | FAC | Maine special concern,Tennessee Threatened | |||
25 | Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' | sweet pepperbush | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c299 | shrub | Clethraceae | nectaring butterflies | July,August | FAC | Maine special concern,Tennessee Threatened | |||
26 | Comptonia peregrina | sweet fern | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c240 | shrub | Myricaceae | April,May | ? | Illinois Endangered,Kentucky Endangered,Ohio Endangered,Tennessee Threatened | ||||
27 | Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam' | threadleaf coreopsis | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c260 | perennial | Asteraceae | June,July,August | ? | Not Endangered | ||||
28 | Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ | threadleaf coreopsis | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c270 | perennial | Asteraceae | May,June | ? | Not Endangered | ||||
29 | Cornus alternifolia | pagoda dogwood | https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b992 | tree | Cornaceae | May,June | FAC | Florida Endangered | ||||
30 | Cornus florida | dogwood | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c280 | tree | Cornaceae | March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October | FACU | Maine Endangered,New York Vulnerable,Vermont Threatened | ||||
31 | Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’ | green hawthorn | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c410 | tree | Rosaceae | March,April | ? | Indiana Threatened | ||||
32 | Dryopteris marginalis | Eastern wood fern | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k170 | fern | Dryopteridaceae | Non-flowering | shelter for toads and lizard | FACU | Iowa Threatened,Minnesota Threatened,New York vulnerable | |||
33 | Echinacea purpurea ‘Kim’s Knee High’ | coneflower | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c580 | perennial | Asteraceae | June,July,August | ? | Pennsylvania Endangered, | ||||
34 | Echinaceae purpurea ‘Magnus’ | purple coneflower | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c580 | perennial | Asteraceae | June,July,August | ? | Pennsylvania Endangered, | ||||
35 | Eryngium yuccifolium | rattlesnake master | https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=g500 | perennial | Apiaceae | deep taproot, needs full sun | June,July,August,September | FAC | Maryland Presumed Extinct,Ohio Threatened,Michigan Threatened | |||
36 | Euonymus americanus | hearts a’ bustin | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=279121 | shrub | Celastraceae | May,June | FAC | Illinois Endangered,New York Endangered | ||||
37 | Eupatorium coelestinum | blue mistflower | perennial | Asteraceae | Or is it colinium coelestinum | July,August,September,October | FAC | Not Endangered | ||||
38 | Eupatorium dubium ‘Baby Joe’ | Joe-Pye weed | perennial | Asteraceae | supports 41 species of caterpillars | August,September,October | FACW | Maine Threatened | ||||
39 | Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’ | joe pye weed | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b781 | perennial | Asteraceae | June,July,August,September | FACW | Maine Threatened | ||||
40 | Eupatorium fistulosum | hollow stem Joe-Pye weed | perennial | Asteraceae | Common name changed to trumpet name | July,August,September | FACW | Maine special concern,Michigan Threatened,New Hampshire Endangered | ||||
41 | Eupatorium hyssopifolium | thoroughwort | perennial | Asteraceae | August,September,October | ? | Ohio Endangered | |||||
42 | Eupatorium maculatum ‘Gateway’ | Joe-Pye weed | perennial | Asteraceae | supports 41 species of caterpillars | July,August,September | FACW | M | ||||
43 | Eurybia divaricata | white wood aster | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=h170 | perennial | Asteraceae | formerly Aster divaricatus; hosts 109 species of caterpillar | Jun,Jul,Aug | ? | Not Endangered | |||
44 | Franklinia alatamaha | Ben Franklin tree | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=q160 | tree | Theaceae | did not survive | July,August | ? | extinct in the wild | |||
45 | Geranium maculatum | wild geranium | perennial | Geraniaceae | ||||||||
46 | Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’ | wild geranium | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c850 | perennial | Geraniaceae | May,June | FACU | Not Endangered | ||||
47 | Gleditsia triacanthos | honey locust | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a871 | tree | Fabaceae | May June | FAC | Not Endangered | ||||
48 | Hamamelis virginiana | witch hazel | http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a749 | tree | Hamamelidaceae | supports 62 species of caterpillars | September,October,November,December | FACU | Not Endangered | |||
49 | Helianthus angustifolius | swamp sunflower | perennial | Asteraceae | supports 75 species of caterpillar | October | FACW | Illinois Threatened,New York Threatened,Pennsylvania extinct | ||||
50 | Helianthus strumosus | pale leaf woodland sunflower | perennial | Asteraceae | supports butterflies, birds, pollinators, autumn flower | July,August,September | FACU | Vermont Threatened | ||||
51 | Heuchera americana ‘Dale’s Strain’ | coral bells | perennial | Saxifragaceae | May,June | FACU | Not Endangered | |||||
52 | Heuchera americana ‘Green Spice’ | coral bells | perennial | Saxifragaceae | June,July,August | FACU | Not Endangered | |||||
53 | Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’ | coral bells | perennial | Saxifragaceae | Common name is hairy alumroot | August,September | ? | Maryland Presumed Extinct,Ohio Threatened | ||||
54 | Hibiscus moscheutos | swamp rose-mallow | perennial | Malvaceae | Common name is southern belly | July,August,September | ? | Indiana Endangered | ||||
55 | Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ | smooth hydrangea | shrub | Hydrangeaceae | June,July,August,September | FACU | Florida Endangered,New York Endangered | |||||
56 | Hypericum densiflorum | bushy St. Johnswort | shrub | Clusiaceae | July,August,September | FACW | New York Endangered,New York Threatened | |||||
57 | Ilex glabra ‘Densa’ | inkberry holly | shrub | Aquifoliaceae | May,June | FAC | Connecticut Threatened,Maine Threatened,New York vulnerable,Pennsylvania extinct | |||||
58 | Ilex opaca | American holly | tree | Aquifoliaceae | pollen, nectar source for native bees, berries for winter birds | March,April,May | FACU | New York,Vulnerable,Pennsylvania Threatened | ||||
59 | Ilex opaca ‘Maryland Dwarf’ | american holly | shrub | Aquifoliaceae | May | FACU | New York Vulnerable,Pennsylvania Threatened | |||||
60 | Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman' | winterberry | shrub | Aquifoliaceae | colorful berries sustain many birds throughout winter | April,May | FACW | Arkansas Threatened,Iowa Endangered,New York vulnerable | ||||
61 | Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' | winterberry | shrub | Aquifoliaceae | colorful berries sustain many birds throughout winter | June,July | FACW | Arkansas Threatened,Iowa Endangered,New York vulnerable | ||||
62 | Iris cristata | dwarf crested iris | perennial | Iridaceae | April | ? | Maryland Endangered,Pennsylvania Endangered | |||||
63 | Iris versicolor | blue flag iris | perennial | Iridaceae | provides cover in wet areas | May,June | OBL | Not Endangered | ||||
64 | Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ | Virginia sweetspire | shrub | Oleaceae | pollen, nectar source for native bees | May,June | FACW | ? | ||||
65 | Itea virginica ‘Merlot’ | Virginia sweetspire | shrub | Oleaceae | June,July,August | FACW | ? | |||||
66 | Juncus effusus | common rush | grass | Juncaceae | July,August ,September | FACW | Not Endangered | |||||
67 | Juncus tenuis | poverty rush | grass | Juncaceae | June,July,August ,September | FACU | Not Endangered | |||||
68 | Juniperus horizontalis ‘Bar Harbor’ | dog-hobble | shrub | Cupressaceae | Non-flowering | FACU | Illinois Endangered,Iowa Threatened,New Hampshire Endangered,New York Endangered,Vermont Threatened | |||||
69 | Juniperus virginicus | Eastern red-cedar | tree | Cupressaceae | March,April,May | ? | Not Endangered | |||||
70 | Kalmia angustifolia | sheep laurel | shrub | Ericaceae | June | FAC | New York vulnerable | |||||
71 | Kalmia latifolia | mountain laurel | shrub | Ericaceae | May,June | FACU | Florida Threatened,Maine special concern,New York vulnerable | |||||
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73 | Leucothoe axillaris | dog-hobble | shrub | Ericaceae | May | FACW | Not Endangered | |||||
74 | Liatris microcephala | dwarf blazing star | perennial | Asteraceae | heat tolerant, fall flowers open top to bottom | July | ? | Not Endangered | ||||
75 | Liatris sp. | don't bother for now | ||||||||||
76 | Liatris spicata | spiked blazing star | perennial | Asteraceae | nectar source for butterflies, larval host camouflaged looper | July,August | FAC | Not Endangered | ||||
77 | Liatris spicata ‘Floristan White’ | white gayfeather | perennial | Asteraceae | May,June,July | ? | ? | |||||
78 | Lilium canadense | Canada lily | perennial | Liliaceae | June,July | FAC | Indiana Rare,New York vulnerable,Rhode Island Threatened,Tennessee Threatened | |||||
79 | Lindera benzoin | spicebush | shrub | Lauraceae | March | FAC | Maine special concern | |||||
80 | Lobelia cardinalis | cardinal flower | perennial | Campanulaceae | one of the best plants for hummingbirds | July,August,September | FACW | Arizona Salvage restricted meaning protected by law,Florida Threatened,New York vulnerable | ||||
81 | Lobelia siphilitica | great blue lobelia | perennial | Campanulaceae | nectar hummingbirds, nocturnal sphinx moths | July,August,September | FACW | Maine probably extinct,Massachusetts Endangered,New York vulnerable | ||||
82 | Lonicera sempervirens | native honeysuckle | vine | Caprifoliaceae | March,April,May,June | FACU | Maine Endangered | |||||
83 | Magnolia grandiflora ‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’ | Southern magnolia | tree | Magnoliaceae | April,May,June | FACU | Not Endangered | |||||
84 | Magnolia virginiana | sweetbay magnolia | tree | Magnoliaceae | host to sweetbay silk moth | April,May,June,July | FACU | Massachusetts Endangered,New York,Endangered,PEnnsylvania Threatened,Tennessee Threatened | ||||
85 | Matteuccia struthiopteris | ostrich fern | fern | Dryopteridaceae | Non-flowering | shelter for toads and lizard | FACW | Indiana Rare,New York vulnerable,Rhode Island Special concern | ||||
86 | Mertensia virginica | Virginia bluebells | perennial | Boraginaceae | March,April | FACW | Michigan Threatened,New York vulnerable | |||||
87 | Mitchella repens | partridge berry | shrub | Rubiaceae | May,June | FACU | Iowa Threatened | |||||
88 | Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’ | beebalm | perennial | Lamiaceae | bright red, supports bees | June,July,August | FAC | Michigan probably extinct,New York vulnerable | ||||
89 | Monarda fistulosa | wild bergamot, beebalm | perennial | Lamiaceae | supports bees, planted for honey production | July,August,September | ? | Indiana Endangered | ||||
90 | Monarda punctata | spotted beebalm, horsemint | perennial | Lamiaceae | supports butterflies | June,July | ? | Not Endangered | ||||
91 | Muhlenbergia capillaris | hairawn muhly or pink hair grass | grass | Poaceae | autumn pink and purple flower | October | FAC | Connecticut Endangered,Indiana Endangered,Maryland Endangered,New Jersey Endangered,Ohio presumed extinct,Pennsylvania extinct | ||||
92 | Myrica pensylvanica | bayberry | shrub | Myricaceae | berries for birds | May | FAC | New York vulnerable,Ohio Threatened | ||||
93 | Nyssa sylvatica | black gum | tree | Cornaceae | fruits important for wintering birds | April,May,June | FAC | Not Endangered | ||||
94 | Oenothera fruticosa ‘Fireworks’ | summer sun drop | perennial | Onagraceae | valuable plant for native bees | May,June | FAC | Connecticut special concern | ||||
95 | Onoclea sensibilis | sensitive fern | fern | Onocleaceae | wildlife cover | Non-flowering | FACW | Not Endangered | ||||
96 | Osmunda cinnamomea | cinnamon fern | fern | Osmundaceae | stream and pond edges, wildlife cover | Non-flowering | FACW | Florida commercially exploited,Iowa Threatened,New York vulnerable | ||||
97 | Osmunda regalis | royal fern | fern | Osmundaceae | stream and pond edges, wildlife cover | Non-flowering | OBL | Florida commercially exploited,Iowa Threatened,New York vulnerable | ||||
98 | Oxydendrum arboreum | sourwood | tree | Ericaceae | early red Fall color, beekeeper favorite for amber honey | July | UPL | Indiana Threatened,Maryland Endangered | ||||
99 | Pachysandra procumbens | Allegheny spurge, native pachysandra | perennial | Buxaceae | March,April | ? | Florida Endangered,Indiana Endangered | |||||
100 | Packera aurea | golden ragwort | perennial | Asteraceae | April | FACW | Not Endangered |