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April

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  • Red Maple
    Acer rubrum

    Red Maple
    Acer rubrum

  • Silver Maple
    Acer saccharinum

    Silver Maple
    Acer saccharinum

  • Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra

    Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra

  • Ohio Buckeye
    Aesculus glabra

    Ohio Buckeye
    Aesculus glabra

  • Speckled Alder
    Alnus incana

    Speckled Alder
    Alnus incana

  • Allegheny Serviceberry
    Amelanchier laevis

    Allegheny Serviceberry
    Amelanchier laevis

  • False Indigo Bush
    Amorpha fruticosa

    False Indigo Bush
    Amorpha fruticosa

  • Plantain Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

    Plantain Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

  • Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

    Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

  • Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

    Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

  • River Birch
    Betula nigra

    River Birch
    Betula nigra

  • Fringed Brome
    Bromus ciliatus

    Fringed Brome
    Bromus ciliatus

  • Purple Poppy Mallow
    Callirhoe involucrata

    Purple Poppy Mallow
    Callirhoe involucrata

  • Inland Sedge
    Carex interior

    Inland Sedge
    Carex interior

  • Hop Sedge
    Carex lupulina

    Hop Sedge
    Carex lupulina

  • Rosy Sedge
    Carex rosea

    Rosy Sedge
    Carex rosea

  • Cattail Sedge
    Carex typhina

    Cattail Sedge
    Carex typhina

  • Fox Sedge
    Carex vulpinoidea

    Fox Sedge
    Carex vulpinoidea

  • Hornbeam
    Carpinus caroliniana

    Hornbeam
    Carpinus caroliniana

  • Blue Cohosh
    Caulophyllum thalictroides

    Blue Cohosh
    Caulophyllum thalictroides

  • Hackberry
    Celtis occidentalis

    Hackberry
    Celtis occidentalis

  • Lanceleaf Coreopsis
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Lanceleaf Coreopsis
    Coreopsis lanceolata

  • Hazelnut
    Corylus americana

    Hazelnut
    Corylus americana

  • Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

    Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

  • Amethyst Shooting Star
    Dodecatheon amethystinum

    Amethyst Shooting Star
    Dodecatheon amethystinum

  • Purple Lovegrass
    Eragrostis spectabilis

    Purple Lovegrass
    Eragrostis spectabilis

  • Woodland Strawberry
    Fragaria vesca

    Woodland Strawberry
    Fragaria vesca

  • Eastern Red Cedar
    Juniperus virginiana

    Eastern Red Cedar
    Juniperus virginiana

  • Ironwood
    Ostrya virginiana

    Ironwood
    Ostrya virginiana

  • Golden Ragwort
    Packera aurea

    Golden Ragwort
    Packera aurea

  • Wood Betony
    Pedicularis canadensis

    Wood Betony
    Pedicularis canadensis

  • Cottonwood
    Populus deltoides

    Cottonwood
    Populus deltoides

  • Quaking Aspen
    Populus tremuloides

    Quaking Aspen
    Populus tremuloides

  • White Oak
    Quercus alba

    White Oak
    Quercus alba

  • Bur Oak
    Quercus macrocarpa

    Bur Oak
    Quercus macrocarpa

  • Red Oak
    Quercus rubra

    Red Oak
    Quercus rubra

  • Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

    Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

  • Missouri Gooseberry
    Ribes missouriense

    Missouri Gooseberry
    Ribes missouriense

  • Pussy Willow
    Salix discolor

    Pussy Willow
    Salix discolor

  • Prairie Willow
    Salix humilis

    Prairie Willow
    Salix humilis

  • Red Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

    Red Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

  • Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

    Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

    Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

  • Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium angustifolium

    Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium angustifolium

  • American Bladdernut
    Staphylea trifolia

    American Bladdernut
    Staphylea trifolia

  • Celandine Poppy
    Stylophorum diphyllum

    Celandine Poppy
    Stylophorum diphyllum

  • Coralberry
    Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

    Coralberry
    Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

  • Virginia Tephrosia
    Tephrosia virginiana

    Virginia Tephrosia
    Tephrosia virginiana

  • Early Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dioicum

    Early Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dioicum

  • Eastern White Cedar
    Thuja occidentalis

    Eastern White Cedar
    Thuja occidentalis

  • Heartleaf Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Heartleaf Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

  • Prairie Violet
    Viola pedatifida

    Prairie Violet
    Viola pedatifida

  • Common Violet
    Viola sororia

    Common Violet
    Viola sororia
Name Type Light Exposure Soil Moisture Height Project Bloom Color Bloom Months Flooding / Inundation Tolerance Salt Tolerance Stress Tolerance Herbivore Sensitivity Behavior (Rate of Spread) Pollinator Value
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
40 to 70 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Red
April, May
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
High
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
50 to 80 feet
Restoration
Red, Yellow
April, March
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
1
High
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1.5 to 3 feet
Raingarden
White
April, May, June
High
Unknown
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Medium
1
High
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Tree or Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
20 to 40 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Green, Yellow
April, May
Low to Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
Speckled Alder
Alnus incana
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Red, Yellow
April, March, May
High
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Medium
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
30 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
White
April, May
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Medium
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
8 to 12 inches
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Purple
April, May, June
High
Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Plantain Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
(Women's tobacco)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
10 inches
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden (top), Shoreline Buffer
White
April, March, May, June
Moderate
Unknown
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Very High
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
8 inches
Raingarden
Green
April, May
Low
None to Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
None Known
Ground Plum
Astragalus crassicarpus
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
2 feet
Raingarden
Purple
April, May, June
Low to Moderate
Unknown
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
River Birch
Betula nigra
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
50 to 75 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Red, Yellow
April, May
High
Low
Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Low
Fringed Brome
Bromus ciliatus
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium, Wet
4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium to High
1
None Known
Purple Poppy Mallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
6 to 12 inches
Erosion Control
Magenta
April, March, May, June
Low to Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Medium to High
1
Medium
Inland Sedge
Carex interior
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
1 to 2 feet
Restoration
Green
April, May
High
Low
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
None Known
Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
(Hop sedge)
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
4 to 5 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
April, May
High
None
General Disturbance
Medium
2
Low
Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
(Curly Wood Sedge)
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, White
April, May, June, July
High
Unknown
Drought Tolerant when established
Low
2
None Known
Cattail Sedge
Carex typhina
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Wet
2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
April, May
Moderate to High
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
1
None Known
Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Green
April, May
High
Low to Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
1
None Known
Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
(Blue Beech)
Tree
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
30 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Green, Red, Yellow
April, May
Low
None
Moderately Sensitive
Low
1
Medium
Blue Cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
2 feet
Raingarden
Green
April, May
Low
None
Acidic Conditions
Low
1
High
Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
50 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Green, White, Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
1
Medium
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
2 to 3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden
Yellow
April, May, June
Low to Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
3
Very High
Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
12 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Green
April, May
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Low
Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
Shrub
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
6 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
None
Alkaline Conditions, General Disturbance
Low
2
Medium
Amethyst Shooting Star
Dodecatheon amethystinum
(Jeweled Shooting Star)
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
1 foot
Raingarden
Pink, Purple, White
April, May, June
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
Low
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Grass
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 3 feet
Raingarden
Red
April, May
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Medium
1
Low
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
6 to 12 inches
Erosion Control
White, Yellow
April, May, June
Low to Moderate
None to Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
2
Very High
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
10 to 30 feet
Erosion Control, Upland Buffer
Green, Yellow
April, May
Low to Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Medium
Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana
(Hop Hornbeam)
Tree
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
30 feet
Erosion Control, Upland Buffer
Brown, Green, Red
April, May
Low
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
1
Medium
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Medium, Wet
1 to 2 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
April, March
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
3
Very High
Wood Betony
Pedicularis canadensis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
1 foot
Raingarden, Restoration
Red, Yellow
April, May
Low to Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
2
High
Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
90 feet
Restoration
Red
April, May
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
3
Medium
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
40 to 100 feet
Restoration
Green, Red
April, May
Low
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
3
Very High
White Oak
Quercus alba
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
100 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, Sensitive
Medium
1
Medium
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
50 to 100 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Yellow
April, May
High
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
1
Medium
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
(Northern Red Oak)
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
80 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Medium
Moderately Sensitive
Medium to High
1
Medium
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
3 to 6 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Green-Yellow
April, May, June
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Missouri Gooseberry
Ribes missouriense
(Wild Gooseberry)
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
2 to 6 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Green
April, May, June
Low to Moderate
Medium
Moderately Sensitive
Low
1
Medium
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
6 to 15 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White, Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Very High
Prairie Willow
Salix humilis
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
8 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
April, March, May
High
Low
Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
2
Very High
Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
(Red Elder)
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
12 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
April, May, June
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
2
Very High
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1 foot
Erosion Control, Upland Buffer
White
April, May
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
High
Fire Pink
Silene virginica
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
1 to 1.5 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Red
April, May, June
Moderate
Unknown
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
1
High
Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
6 to 12 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Blue-Purple
April, May
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
1
High
American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
Shrub, Tree
Partial Sun
Dry, Medium, Wet
8 to 15 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White, Yellow
April, May, June
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Celandine Poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Orange, Yellow
April, March
Low
Unknown
Acidic Conditions
Low
1
High
Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
2 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden
Green-white, Pink
April, May
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
3
Very High
Virginia Tephrosia
Tephrosia virginiana
(Goat's Rue)
Herb, Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Restoration
Pink, Yellow
April, May, June, July
Low
None to Low
Drought Tolerant, Moderately Sensitive
Low
1
High
Early Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dioicum
Herb
Partial Sun
Medium
1 to 3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Green, White
April, May
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
High
Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
(Arborvitae)
Tree
Full Sun
Medium
10 to 40 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Green, Yellow
April, May
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Low to Medium
1
Medium
Heartleaf Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
6 to 18 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
White
April, May, June
Low
None to Low
Moderately Sensitive
Low
2
High
Prairie Violet
Viola pedatifida
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
4 to 8 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Purple
April, May, June
Low to Moderate
Medium
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Low
1
Medium
Common Violet
Viola sororia
(Common Blue Violet)
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
3 to 8 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Purple, White
April, May
Low to Moderate
None
General Disturbance
Low to Medium
3
Very High
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