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  • Balsam Fir
    Abies balsamea

    Balsam Fir
    Abies balsamea

  • Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

    Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

  • White Baneberry
    Actaea pachypoda

    White Baneberry
    Actaea pachypoda

  • Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra

    Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra

  • Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

  • Tall Hairy Agrimony
    Agrimonia gryposepala

    Tall Hairy Agrimony
    Agrimonia gryposepala

  • Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

    Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

  • Wild Garlic
    Allium canadense

    Wild Garlic
    Allium canadense

  • Nodding Onion
    Allium cernuum

    Nodding Onion
    Allium cernuum

  • Leadplant
    Amorpha canescens

    Leadplant
    Amorpha canescens

  • False Indigo Bush
    Amorpha fruticosa

    False Indigo Bush
    Amorpha fruticosa

  • Dwarf False Indigo
    Amorpha nana

    Dwarf False Indigo
    Amorpha nana

  • Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

    Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

  • Thimble Flower
    Anemone cylindrica

    Thimble Flower
    Anemone cylindrica

  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana

    Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana

  • Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

    Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

  • Pussytoes
    Antennaria neglecta

    Pussytoes
    Antennaria neglecta

  • Plantain Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

    Plantain Pussytoes
    Antennaria plantaginifolia

  • Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

    Columbine
    Aquilegia canadensis

  • Green Dragon
    Arisaema dracontium

    Green Dragon
    Arisaema dracontium

  • Jack in the Pulpit
    Arisaema triphyllum

    Jack in the Pulpit
    Arisaema triphyllum

  • Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

    Black Chokeberry
    Aronia melanocarpa

  • Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

    Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

  • Wild Ginger
    Asarum canadense

    Wild Ginger
    Asarum canadense

  • Poke Milkweed
    Asclepias exaltata

    Poke Milkweed
    Asclepias exaltata

  • Marsh Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

    Marsh Milkweed
    Asclepias incarnata

  • Showy Milkweed
    Asclepias speciosa

    Showy Milkweed
    Asclepias speciosa

  • Prairie Milkweed
    Asclepias sullivantii

    Prairie Milkweed
    Asclepias sullivantii

  • Butterfly Weed
    Asclepias tuberosa

    Butterfly Weed
    Asclepias tuberosa

  • Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

    Whorled Milkweed
    Asclepias verticillata

  • Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

    Canada Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis

  • Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

    Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

  • Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

    Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

  • Blue False Indigo
    Baptisia australis

    Blue False Indigo
    Baptisia australis

  • Cream Wild Indigo
    Baptisia bracteata

    Cream Wild Indigo
    Baptisia bracteata

  • White Wild indigo
    Baptisia lactea

    White Wild indigo
    Baptisia lactea

  • Downy Wood Mint
    Blephilia ciliata

    Downy Wood Mint
    Blephilia ciliata

  • Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

    Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

  • Purple Poppy Mallow
    Callirhoe involucrata

    Purple Poppy Mallow
    Callirhoe involucrata

  • Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

    Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

  • Tall Bellflower
    Campanula americana

    Tall Bellflower
    Campanula americana

  • Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

    Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

  • Bebbs Sedge
    Carex bebbii

    Bebbs Sedge
    Carex bebbii

  • Plains Oval Sedge
    Carex brevior

    Plains Oval Sedge
    Carex brevior

  • Bottlebrush Sedge
    Carex comosa

    Bottlebrush Sedge
    Carex comosa

  • Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

    Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

  • Ivory Sedge
    Carex eburnea

    Ivory Sedge
    Carex eburnea

  • Gray Sedge
    Carex grayi

    Gray Sedge
    Carex grayi

  • Porcupine Sedge
    Carex hystericina

    Porcupine Sedge
    Carex hystericina

  • Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

    Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

  • Muhlenberg's Sedge
    Carex muehlenbergii

    Muhlenberg's Sedge
    Carex muehlenbergii

  • Palm Sedge
    Carex muskingumensis

    Palm Sedge
    Carex muskingumensis

  • Pennsylvania Sedge
    Carex pensylvanica

    Pennsylvania Sedge
    Carex pensylvanica

  • Eastern Star Sedge
    Carex radiata

    Eastern Star Sedge
    Carex radiata

  • Rosy Sedge
    Carex rosea

    Rosy Sedge
    Carex rosea

  • Long Beaked Sedge
    Carex sprengelii

    Long Beaked Sedge
    Carex sprengelii

  • Tussock Sedge
    Carex stricta

    Tussock Sedge
    Carex stricta

  • Blunt Broom Sedge
    Carex tribuloides

    Blunt Broom Sedge
    Carex tribuloides

  • Northwest Territory Sedge
    Carex utriculata

    Northwest Territory Sedge
    Carex utriculata

  • New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

    New Jersey Tea
    Ceanothus americanus

  • Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

    Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

  • Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

    Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

  • Lanceleaf Coreopsis
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Lanceleaf Coreopsis
    Coreopsis lanceolata

  • Prairie Coreopsis
    Coreopsis palmata

    Prairie Coreopsis
    Coreopsis palmata

  • Pagoda Dogwood
    Cornus alternifolia

    Pagoda Dogwood
    Cornus alternifolia

  • Silky Dogwood
    Cornus amomum

    Silky Dogwood
    Cornus amomum

  • Gray Dogwood
    Cornus racemosa

    Gray Dogwood
    Cornus racemosa

  • Red Osier Dogwood
    Cornus sericea

    Red Osier Dogwood
    Cornus sericea

  • Umbrella Flatsedge
    Cyperus diandrus

    Umbrella Flatsedge
    Cyperus diandrus

  • White Prairie Clover
    Dalea candida

    White Prairie Clover
    Dalea candida

  • Prairie Larkspur
    Delphinium virescens

    Prairie Larkspur
    Delphinium virescens

  • Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

    Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

  • Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

    Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

  • Amethyst Shooting Star
    Dodecatheon amethystinum

    Amethyst Shooting Star
    Dodecatheon amethystinum

  • Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

    Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

  • Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

  • Yellow Coneflower
    Echinacea paradoxa

    Yellow Coneflower
    Echinacea paradoxa

  • Common Spikerush
    Eleocharis palustris

    Common Spikerush
    Eleocharis palustris

  • Bottlebrush Grass
    Elymus hystrix

    Bottlebrush Grass
    Elymus hystrix

  • Cotton Grass
    Eriophorum angustifolium

    Cotton Grass
    Eriophorum angustifolium

  • Eastern Wahoo
    Euonymus atropurpureus

    Eastern Wahoo
    Euonymus atropurpureus

  • Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

    Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

  • Woodland Strawberry
    Fragaria vesca

    Woodland Strawberry
    Fragaria vesca

  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

  • Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

    Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

  • Prairie Smoke
    Geum triflorum

    Prairie Smoke
    Geum triflorum

  • Honey Locust
    Gleditsia triacanthos

    Honey Locust
    Gleditsia triacanthos

  • Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

    Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

  • Alumroot
    Heuchera richardsonii

    Alumroot
    Heuchera richardsonii

  • Halberdleaf Rosemallow
    Hibiscus laevis

    Halberdleaf Rosemallow
    Hibiscus laevis

  • Winterberry
    Ilex verticillata

    Winterberry
    Ilex verticillata

  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

  • Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

    Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

  • Canadian Rush
    Juncus canadensis

    Canadian Rush
    Juncus canadensis

  • Soft Rush
    Juncus effusus

    Soft Rush
    Juncus effusus

  • Path Rush
    Juncus tenuis

    Path Rush
    Juncus tenuis

  • Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

    Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

  • June Grass
    Koeleria macrantha

    June Grass
    Koeleria macrantha

  • Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
    Lilium michiganense

    Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
    Lilium michiganense

  • Cardinal Flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Cardinal Flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

  • Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

  • Wild Lupine
    Lupinus perennis

    Wild Lupine
    Lupinus perennis

  • Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

    Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum canadense

  • Feathery False Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum racemosum

    Feathery False Lily-of-the-Valley
    Maianthemum racemosum

  • Ostrich Fern
    Matteuccia struthiopteris

    Ostrich Fern
    Matteuccia struthiopteris

  • Virginia Bluebells
    Mertensia virginica

    Virginia Bluebells
    Mertensia virginica

  • Monkey Flower
    Mimulus ringens

    Monkey Flower
    Mimulus ringens

  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

  • Eastern Prickly Pear
    Opuntia humifusa

    Eastern Prickly Pear
    Opuntia humifusa

  • Clayton's Sweetroot
    Osmorhiza claytonii

    Clayton's Sweetroot
    Osmorhiza claytonii

  • Interrupted Fern
    Osmunda claytoniana

    Interrupted Fern
    Osmunda claytoniana

  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda regalis

    Royal Fern
    Osmunda regalis

  • Praire Groundsel
    Packera plattensis

    Praire Groundsel
    Packera plattensis

  • Wild Quinine
    Parthenium integrifolium

    Wild Quinine
    Parthenium integrifolium

  • Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

    Smooth Penstemon
    Penstemon digitalis

  • Slender Penstemon
    Penstemon gracilis

    Slender Penstemon
    Penstemon gracilis

  • Showy Penstemon
    Penstemon grandiflorus

    Showy Penstemon
    Penstemon grandiflorus

  • Hairy Penstemon
    Penstemon hirsutus

    Hairy Penstemon
    Penstemon hirsutus

  • Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

  • Prairie Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

    Prairie Phlox
    Phlox pilosa

  • Ninebark
    Physocarpus opulifolius

    Ninebark
    Physocarpus opulifolius

  • White Spruce
    Picea glauca

    White Spruce
    Picea glauca

  • Black Spruce
    Picea mariana

    Black Spruce
    Picea mariana

  • White Pine
    Pinus strobus

    White Pine
    Pinus strobus

  • May Apple
    Podophyllum peltatum

    May Apple
    Podophyllum peltatum

  • Jacob's Ladder
    Polemonium reptans

    Jacob's Ladder
    Polemonium reptans

  • Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

    Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

  • Pickerelweed
    Pontederia cordata

    Pickerelweed
    Pontederia cordata

  • Self-heal
    Prunella vulgaris

    Self-heal
    Prunella vulgaris

  • Eastern Sand Cherry
    Prunus pumila

    Eastern Sand Cherry
    Prunus pumila

  • Black Cherry
    Prunus serotina

    Black Cherry
    Prunus serotina

  • Pennsylvania Buttercup
    Ranunculus pensylvanicus

    Pennsylvania Buttercup
    Ranunculus pensylvanicus

  • Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

    Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

  • Missouri Gooseberry
    Ribes missouriense

    Missouri Gooseberry
    Ribes missouriense

  • Wild Roses
    Rosa arkansana

    Wild Roses
    Rosa arkansana

  • Early Wild Rose
    Rosa blanda

    Early Wild Rose
    Rosa blanda

  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

  • Greater Water Dock
    Rumex orbiculatus

    Greater Water Dock
    Rumex orbiculatus

  • Bebb Willow
    Salix bebbiana

    Bebb Willow
    Salix bebbiana

  • Red Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

    Red Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

  • Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

    Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

  • Three-squared Bulrush
    Scirpus pungens

    Three-squared Bulrush
    Scirpus pungens

  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

    Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

  • Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium campestre

    Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium campestre

  • Blue Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium montanum

    Blue Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium montanum

  • False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

    False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

  • Giant Bur-reed
    Sparganium eurycarpum

    Giant Bur-reed
    Sparganium eurycarpum

  • American Bladdernut
    Staphylea trifolia

    American Bladdernut
    Staphylea trifolia

  • Common Snowberry
    Symphoricarpos albus

    Common Snowberry
    Symphoricarpos albus

  • Virginia Tephrosia
    Tephrosia virginiana

    Virginia Tephrosia
    Tephrosia virginiana

  • Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

    Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

  • Heartleaf Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Heartleaf Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

  • American Basswood
    Tilia americana

    American Basswood
    Tilia americana

  • Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

    Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

  • Ohio Spiderwort
    Tradescantia ohiensis

    Ohio Spiderwort
    Tradescantia ohiensis

  • Showy Trillium
    Trillium grandiflorum

    Showy Trillium
    Trillium grandiflorum

  • Large Cranberry
    Vaccinium macrocarpon

    Large Cranberry
    Vaccinium macrocarpon

  • Edible Valerian
    Valeriana edulis

    Edible Valerian
    Valeriana edulis

  • Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

    Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

  • Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

    Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

  • Bird's Foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Bird's Foot Violet
    Viola pedata

  • Prairie Violet
    Viola pedatifida

    Prairie Violet
    Viola pedatifida

  • Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
    Zizia aptera

    Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
    Zizia aptera

  • Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea

    Golden Alexander
    Zizia aurea
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
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
Tree
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
60 feet
Raingarden
Brown, Red
May, June
Moderate to High
None
Acidic Conditions, General Disturbance
Medium
2
Medium
Sweet Flag
Acorus calamus
Emergent
Full Sun
Medium
2 to 6 feet
Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
June, July
Moderate
Low to Medium
Acidic Conditions, General Distrubance
Low
1
High
White Baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
1.5 to 3 feet
Raingarden
White
May, June
High
Low
Alkaline Conditions, Sensitive to 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
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
Fern
Shade
Dry
1 foot
Raingarden
Green
May, June, July, August, September, October
High
None
Fire Tolerant
Medium
1
None Known
Tall Hairy Agrimony
Agrimonia gryposepala
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 5 feet
Restoration
Yellow
June, July, August, September
Moderate
None
General Disturbance
Low
2
Low
Large-flowered Water Plantain
Alisma triviale
(Water Plantain)
Emergent
Full Sun
Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration
White
May, June, July, August, September
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
3
Low
Wild Garlic
Allium canadense
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium, Wet
2 feet
Boulevard
Purple, White
June, July
Moderate
None to Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
3
High
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Boulevard
Pink
June, July
Moderate
Medium to High
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Purple
June, July, August
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to High
2
Very High
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
Dwarf False Indigo
Amorpha nana
Shrub
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Blue, Purple, Red
June, July
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Medium
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
1 to 2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June, July
High
Low
General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
Thimble Flower
Anemone cylindrica
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Boulevard, Shoreline Buffer
White
June, July
Moderate
None to Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
1
Low
Tall Thimbleweed
Anemone virginiana
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, White
June, July, August
Moderate
None
Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Low
1
Medium
Angelica
Angelica atropurpurea
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
7 feet
Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June
Low to Moderate
Low to Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Pussytoes
Antennaria neglecta
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 foot
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden (top), Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June
Moderate
Low
Fire Tolerant
Low
2
Medium
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
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
3 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden (top), Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Red
May, June, July
High
Low
Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Green Dragon
Arisaema dracontium
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Wet
3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Green
May, June, July
High
None to Low
Acidic Conditions, General Disturbance
Low
3
Low
Jack in the Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
2 feet
Restoration
Green
May, June
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
3 to 8 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
3
Very High
Prairie Sage
Artemisia ludoviciana
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
2 to 3 feet
Restoration, Upland Buffer
Green
May, June, July, August, September, October
Moderate
High
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
3
High
Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
6 to 12 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Pink
May, June
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
Poke Milkweed
Asclepias exaltata
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
5 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden (top), Shoreline Buffer
White
June, July
Moderate to High
Unknown
Drought Tolerance, General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Marsh Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
(Swamp Milkweed)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden (bottom), Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Pink
June, July, August
Moderate
Medium
Moderately Sensitive
Low
1
Very High
Showy Milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
2 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Pink, White
May, June, July, August, September
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Prairie Milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii
(Sullivant's Milkweed)
Herb
Full Sun
Medium, Wet
1 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Rose-purple
June, July, August
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
(Butterfly Milkweed)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden (top), Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Orange
June, July, August
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Boulevard, Shoreline Buffer
White
June, July, August
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Canada Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
3 feet
Raingarden
White
June, July
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
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
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Fern
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
2 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Green
May, June, July, August, September, October
Low
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Low
Blue False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Herb
Full Sun
Medium, Wet
4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Blue, Purple
June, July
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
1
High
Cream Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteata
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
June, July
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
White Wild indigo
Baptisia lactea
(Baptisia alba var. macrophylla)
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
2.5 to 5 feet
Raingarden
White
May, June, July
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
High
Downy Wood Mint
Blephilia ciliata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
3 feet
Raingarden
Purple
June, July
Low
None
Drought Tolerant
Medium
1
High
Hairy Wood Mint
Blephilia hirsuta
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
3 feet
Raingarden
White
June, July
Low
None
Acidic Conditions, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Very High
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
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 to 2 feet
Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
May, June
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance, High Iron
Low
1
High
Tall Bellflower
Campanula americana
(White doll's daisy)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
5 to 7 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden
White
June, July, August
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
3
High
Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Upland Buffer
Purple
June, July, August, September
High
Medium
Acidic Conditions, Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
High
Bebbs Sedge
Carex bebbii
Grass
Full Sun
Medium
1 foot
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, White
May, June
High
None
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
None Known
Plains Oval Sedge
Carex brevior
(Shortbeak Sedge)
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium, Wet
Up to 4 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, White
May, June, July
High
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
2
None Known
Bottlebrush Sedge
Carex comosa
(Bristly Sedge)
Grass
Full Sun
Medium, Wet
2 to 3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
May, June
High
Low
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
None Known
Fringed Sedge
Carex crinita
(Caterpillar Sedge)
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, Yellow
June, July, August
High
None
General Disturbance
Medium
1
None Known
Ivory Sedge
Carex eburnea
Grass
Shade
Dry, Medium
6 to 12 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
May, June, July
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low
1
None Known
Gray Sedge
Carex grayi
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Medium, Wet
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
May, June
High
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
1
None Known
Porcupine Sedge
Carex hystericina
Grass
Full Sun
Wet
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
June, July
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
2
None Known
Lake Sedge
Carex lacustris
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
June, July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
3
Low
Muhlenberg's Sedge
Carex muehlenbergii
Grass
Full Sun
Dry
8 to 36 inches
Raingarden
Green
June, July
Moderate to High
Unknown
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
None Known
Palm Sedge
Carex muskingumensis
(Muskingum sedge)
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Wet
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden
Green
May, June
Moderate to High
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
2
None Known
Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
(Penn sedge)
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
6 to 18 inches
Boulevard, Raingarden (top)
Green, White Red
May, June
Moderate to High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
3
None Known
Eastern Star Sedge
Carex radiata
Grass
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium, Wet
8 to 30 inches
Erosion Control, Raingarden
Green
June, July
Moderate to High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
None Known
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
Long Beaked Sedge
Carex sprengelii
(Sprengel's Sedge)
Grass
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green, White, Yellow
June, July
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
1
None Known
Tussock Sedge
Carex stricta
(Upright Sedge)
Grass
Full Sun
Medium, Wet
1 to 3 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
June
High
None
Acidic Conditions, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Medium
Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex tribuloides
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Wet
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
May, June
Moderate to High
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
1
None Known
Northwest Territory Sedge
Carex utriculata
(Common Beaked Sedge)
Grass
Full Sun
Wet
3 to 4 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, Yellow
June, July, August
Moderate to High
Low
Fire Tolerant
Low
3
None Known
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
2 to 3 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
White
June, July
Moderate
High
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Very High
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
12 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
June, July, August
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, Moderately Sensitive
Medium
3
Very High
Black Cohosh
Cimicifuga racemosa
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 to 5 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Very High
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
Prairie Coreopsis
Coreopsis palmata
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
June, July, August
Moderate
Unknown
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Tree
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
15 to 25 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White, Yellow
May, June
Moderate
Low
Moderately Sensitive
Medium
1
High
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
6 to 12 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
White
June, July
Low
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
1
High
Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium, Wet
10 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
May, June
Moderate
Low
Alkaline Conditions, General Disturbance
Medium
2
High
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
(Red-twig Dogwood)
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium, Wet
6 to 12 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June
Moderate
Low
Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Very High
Umbrella Flatsedge
Cyperus diandrus
Grass
Full Sun
Wet
1 to 2 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
June, July, August
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
2
None Known
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 3 feet
Boulevard, Shoreline Buffer
White
June, July, August
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
High
1
High
Prairie Larkspur
Delphinium virescens
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
2 to 4 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
White
June, July, August
High
Unknown
Drought Tolerant
Low
1
High
Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
Herb
Shade
Medium
1 foot
Restoration
White
May, June
High
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Yellow
June, July, August
High
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
2
Very High
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
Shooting-Star
Dodecatheon meadia
(Midland Shooting Star, Prairie Shooting Star)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
1 foot
Raingarden
White
May, June
High
None
Drought Tolerant
Medium
1
Medium
Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Fern
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 foot
Erosion Control, Upland Buffer
Green
May, June, July, August, September, October
High
None to Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
1
Low
Yellow Coneflower
Echinacea paradoxa
Herb
Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
1 to 3 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
May, June
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
2
High
Common Spikerush
Eleocharis palustris
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
1.3 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown
May, June
Moderate
Low
Alkaline Conditions, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium to High
1
None Known
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
4 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Green
May, June
Moderate
Medium
Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Medium to High
2
Medium
Cotton Grass
Eriophorum angustifolium
Grass
Full Sun
Medium
2 feet
Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June
High
None
Fire Tolerant
Medium
2
None Known
Eastern Wahoo
Euonymus atropurpureus
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
12 to 20 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Purple, Red
May, June, July
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant
Medium to High
2
High
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
June, July, August
High
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
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
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
6 inches
Erosion Control
White
May, June
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
2
Very High
Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
2 feet
Restoration
White
June, July, August
Moderate
Unknown
Drought Tolerant, Moderately Sensitive
Low
3
Medium
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
1 to 2 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
May, June
High
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
1
Very High
Prairie Smoke
Geum triflorum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
1 foot
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Pink
May, June
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Tree
Full Sun
Dry
50 feet
Erosion Control, Upland Buffer
Green, Yellow
May, June
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
2
Very High
Longleaf Bluets
Hedyotis longifolia
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
6 to 12 inches
Restoration
White
June, July, August, September
Low
None
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Medium
Alumroot
Heuchera richardsonii
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Green
May, June
High
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Medium
Halberdleaf Rosemallow
Hibiscus laevis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
5 to 7 feet
Raingarden
Pink, Red, White
June, July, August
High
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
2
High
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Shrub
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
12 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
White, Yellow
June, July
Moderate
Low
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Herb
Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 8 inches
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Purple
May, June
Moderate to High
Low
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Medium
2
High
Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
June, July
Moderate
Low
Moderately Sensitive
Medium
1
Very High
Canadian Rush
Juncus canadensis
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
3.2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
June, July, August
High
Medium
Fire Tolerant
Low
1
Low
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
June, July
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium to High
1
Low
Path Rush
Juncus tenuis
Grass
Full Sun
Medium
1 foot
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, White
June, July, August
High
Low
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance, High Iron
Low
1
Low
Torrey's Rush
Juncus torreyi
Grass
Full Sun
Medium
1 foot
Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, Red
May, June, July, August, September, October
Moderate
Low
Alkaline Conditions, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
None Known
June Grass
Koeleria macrantha
(Prairie junegrass)
Grass
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden (top)
Green
May, June, July, August
High
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium to High
1
Medium
Michigan (Turk's Cap) Lily
Lilium michiganense
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
4 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Orange
June, July, August
Moderate
Medium
Acidic Conditions
High
1
High
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Red
May, June, July, August, September
High
Low
Moderately Sensitive
Low
1
High
Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
(Great Blue Lobelia)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Blue
May, June, July, August, September
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
1
High
Wild Lupine
Lupinus perennis
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
2 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Blue
May, June
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Wild Lily-of-the-Valley
Maianthemum canadense
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
6 inches
Raingarden
White
June, July
Moderate
Medium
Acidic Conditions
High
2
Low
Feathery False Lily-of-the-Valley
Maianthemum racemosum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1.5 to 3 feet
Raingarden
White
May, June
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Fern
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
2 to 6 feet
Restoration
Green
June, July, August
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Low
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Blue
May, June
High
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
1
Very High
Monkey Flower
Mimulus ringens
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Blue
June, July
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Fern
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
2 to 4 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
May, June, July, August, September, October
High
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Low
Eastern Prickly Pear
Opuntia humifusa
(Devil's-tongue)
Shrub
Full Sun
Dry
6 to 12 inches
Erosion Control, Restoration
Yellow
May, June, July
Low
High
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Clayton's Sweetroot
Osmorhiza claytonii
(Sweet Cicely)
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1 to 3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
White
May, June
Moderate
Low to Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
High
Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana
Fern
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Green
May, June, July, August, September, October
High
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
1
Low
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Fern
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Raingarden
Green
May, June, July, August, September, October
High
Low
Moderately Sensitive
Low
1
Low
Praire Groundsel
Packera plattensis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
May, June
Moderate
Unknown
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
Wild Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium
(American feverfew)
Herb
Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
1.5 to 3 feet
Raingarden
White
June, July
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
Smooth Penstemon
Penstemon digitalis
(Beardtongue)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Shoreline Buffer
White
June, July
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Very High
Slender Penstemon
Penstemon gracilis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Pink
June, July
Low to Moderate
Medium to High
Drought Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Medium
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon grandiflorus
(Large-flowered Beardtongue)
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Restoration
Pink
June, July
Moderate to High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
1
High
Hairy Penstemon
Penstemon hirsutus
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Restoration
Purple
May, June
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
1
High
Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Purple
May, June
Low to Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
1
Very High
Prairie Phlox
Phlox pilosa
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Pink
June, July
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance, Mildew Sensitivity
High
2
Very High
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
5 to 8 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June, July, August
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
High
1
Very High
White Spruce
Picea glauca
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
100 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Brown, Purple, Yellow
May, June
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low
1
Medium
Black Spruce
Picea mariana
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
35 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Brown, Red, Yellow
June
Low
None
Acidic Conditions, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Medium
White Pine
Pinus strobus
(Eastern White Pine)
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
150 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Red
May, June
Low
Low
Moderately Sensitive
Low to Medium
2
Medium
May Apple
Podophyllum peltatum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
May, June
Moderate
Unknown
Acidic Conditions
Low
2
Very High
Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Blue
May, June
Low
None to Low
Moderately Sensitive
Low
2
Very High
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1 to 3 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
May, June, July
Moderate
None to Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Fern
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden
Green
May, June, July, August, September, October
Moderate
None to Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
1
Low
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Herb
Full Sun
Wet
4 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Purple
June, July, August, September
Moderate
Low
Moderately Sensitive
Medium
1
Very High
Self-heal
Prunella vulgaris
(Heal-all)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
2 to 12 feet
Boulevard
Purple
June, July, August, September, October
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
2
High
Eastern Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
5 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
May, June
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
60 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
White
May, June
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Pennsylvania Buttercup
Ranunculus pensylvanicus
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Wet
4 feet
Restoration
Yellow
June, July, August
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Medium
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
Wild Roses
Rosa arkansana
Shrub
Full Sun
Dry
3 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Pink, White, Yellow
June, July
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
3
Very High
Early Wild Rose
Rosa blanda
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
5 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Pink
June, July
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
2
Very High
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Yellow
June, July, August, September
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
2
Very High
Greater Water Dock
Rumex orbiculatus
(Great Water Dock)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
3 to 6 feet
Erosion Control, Shoreline Buffer
Green to Pink
June, July
High
None
General Disturbance
High
2
Very High
Bebb Willow
Salix bebbiana
(Bebb's Willow)
Tree or Shrub
Full Sun
Medium
20 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Yellow
May, June
High
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium to High
1
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
Maryland Sanicle
Sanicula marilandica
(Maryland Black Snakeroot)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
1 to 4 feet
Restoration
Yellow
June, July
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
2
Medium
Three-squared Bulrush
Scirpus pungens
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, Orange
June, July, August, September
High
Low to High
General Distubance
Medium
3
Low
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
Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium campestre
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
6 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Blue
May, June
Moderate
None to Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Low
Blue Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium montanum
(Mountain Blue-eyed Grass)
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
2 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Blue, Purple, Violet
May, June
Moderate
None to Low
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
False Solomon's Seal
Smilacina racemosa
(Solomon’s Plume)
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
White
May, June, July
Low
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
High
Giant Bur-reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
3 to 6 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White, Yellow
June, July, August
High
Low to Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
2
None Known
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
Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Medium, Wet
1.5 to 5 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden
Pink, White
May, June
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
High
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
Tall Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
4 feet
Restoration, Upland Buffer
White
June, July
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Low
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
American Basswood
Tilia americana
(Linden)
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
50 to 80 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
White, Yellow
June, July, August
Moderate
Low to Medium
Fire Tolerant, Moderately Sensitive
Medium to High
1
Very High
Spiderwort
Tradescantia bracteata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
June, July, August
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
High
Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
Herb
Shade
Dry, Medium, Wet
3 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Purple
June, July
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerance, General Disturbance
Low
1
High
Showy Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
Herb
Shade
Dry, Medium
1 to 2 feet
Restoration
White
May, June
Moderate
Medium
Moderately Sensitive
High
1
High
Large Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
(Cranberry)
Shrub
Full Sun
Medium, Wet
6 to 10 inches
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden
Purple, Red, White
June, July, August
Moderate
None to Low
Acidic Conditions
Medium
1
Very High
Edible Valerian
Valeriana edulis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
1 to 4 feet
Restoration
White
May, June
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
1
Low
Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden
Purple
June, July, August, September
Moderate
Medium to High
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Culvers Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
6 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
White
June, July, August
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Bird's Foot Violet
Viola pedata
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
3 to 6 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Purple
May, June
Low to Moderate
Medium
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Very 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
Heart-leaved Golden Alexander
Zizia aptera
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
3 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
May, June
High
Meidum
Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
3
Very High
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
May, June, July
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
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