NPTG Plant List

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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
72	Latin Name
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