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October

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  • Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

  • Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

    Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

  • Large-leaved Aster
    Aster macrophyllus

    Large-leaved Aster
    Aster macrophyllus

  • Aromatic Aster
    Aster oblongifolius

    Aromatic Aster
    Aster oblongifolius

  • Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
    Aster oolentangiensis

    Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
    Aster oolentangiensis

  • Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

    Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

  • Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

    Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

  • False Aster
    Boltonia asteroides

    False Aster
    Boltonia asteroides

  • Side Oats Grama
    Bouteloua curtipendula

    Side Oats Grama
    Bouteloua curtipendula

  • Native Field Thistle
    Cirsium discolor

    Native Field Thistle
    Cirsium discolor

  • Native Swamp Thistle
    Cirsium muticum

    Native Swamp Thistle
    Cirsium muticum

  • Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

  • Canada Wild Rye
    Elymus canadensis

    Canada Wild Rye
    Elymus canadensis

  • Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

    Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

  • Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

    Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

  • Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

    Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

  • Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

    Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

  • Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

    Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

  • Witch Hazel
    Hamamelis virginiana

    Witch Hazel
    Hamamelis virginiana

  • Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

  • Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus strumosus

    Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus strumosus

  • Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

    Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

  • Interrupted Fern
    Osmunda claytoniana

    Interrupted Fern
    Osmunda claytoniana

  • Royal Fern
    Osmunda regalis

    Royal Fern
    Osmunda regalis

  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

    Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

  • Self-heal
    Prunella vulgaris

    Self-heal
    Prunella vulgaris

  • Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

    Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

  • Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

    Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

  • Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

    Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

  • Elmleaf Goldenrod
    Solidago ulmifolia

    Elmleaf Goldenrod
    Solidago ulmifolia

  • Prairie Cordgrass
    Spartina pectinata

    Prairie Cordgrass
    Spartina pectinata

  • Prairie Dropseed
    Sporobolus heterolepis

    Prairie Dropseed
    Sporobolus heterolepis

  • Blue Wood Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Blue Wood Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

  • Heath Aster
    Symphyotrichum ericoides

    Heath Aster
    Symphyotrichum ericoides

  • Smooth Aster
    Symphyotrichum laeve

    Smooth Aster
    Symphyotrichum laeve

  • New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

    New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

  • Short's Aster
    Symphyotrichum shortii

    Short's Aster
    Symphyotrichum shortii
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
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
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
Large-leaved Aster
Aster macrophyllus
(Big Leaf Aster)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1 to 3 feet
Restoration, Upland Buffer
Blue, Purple, White
July, August, September, October
Low
Low
General Disturbance
Low
3
High
Aromatic Aster
Aster oblongifolius
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
1 to 2 feet
Raingarden
Purple
November, September, October
Moderate
Unknown
Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
Azure Sky (Blue) Aster
Aster oolentangiensis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Blue
September, October
High
Unknown
General Disturbance
Medium
1
High
Crooked-stemmed Aster
Aster prenanthoides
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
September, October
Moderate
Low
Acidic Conditions
Medium
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
False Aster
Boltonia asteroides
(False Chamomile)
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
Up tp 6 feet
Raingarden
White
July, August, September, October
Moderate
Low
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
3
Very High
Side Oats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
(Sideoats grama)
Grass
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden (top), Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
July, August, September, October
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Medium
1
Medium
Native Field Thistle
Cirsium discolor
(Field Thistle)
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
3 to 7 feet
Raingarden
Pink, White
September, October
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Native Swamp Thistle
Cirsium muticum
(Swamp Thistle)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
3 to 8 feet
Raingarden
Pink, Purple
July, August, September, October
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
3
Very High
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
Canada Wild Rye
Elymus canadensis
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Brown, Green
July, August, September, October
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Medium
Silky Wildrye
Elymus villosus
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Green
July, August, September, October
Moderate
Medium
Acidic Conditions, General Disturbance
Medium to High
2
None Known
Large Leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
August, September, October
Low to Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Bottle Gentian
Gentiana andrewsii
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Blue
August, September, October
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
Cream Gentian
Gentiana flavida
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
2 to 3 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
White
September, October
Moderate
Medium
Alkaline Conditions
Low
1
Medium
Stiff Gentian
Gentianella quinquefolia
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
1 to 2 feet
Restoration
Blue
September, October
Moderate to High
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
1
High
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
10 to 20 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
November, September, October
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
High
Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
6 inches
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
August, September, October
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
3
Very High
Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus strumosus
Herb
Shade
Medium
3 to 6 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
July, August, September, October
Low to Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
2
Very High
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
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
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
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
3 to 6 feet
Erosion Control, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
July, August, September, October
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium to High
1
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
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
Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Yellow
July, August, September, October
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
3
High
Zig Zag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Yellow
August, September, October
Low
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Rigid Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
(Stiff Goldenrod)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
4 to 5 feet
Restoration
Yellow
September, October
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
2
Very High
Elmleaf Goldenrod
Solidago ulmifolia
(Elm-Leaved Goldenrod)
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
2 to 3 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Yellow
September, October
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Prairie Cordgrass
Spartina pectinata
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
6 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, Purple, White
August, September, October
High
Low
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
2
Low
Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Brown, Green, Purple, White
August, September, October
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
1
Medium
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
3 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Blue
September, October
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
3 feet
Shoreline Buffer
White
September, October
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Smooth Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
3 to 4 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Blue
September, October
Low to Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 6 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Purple
August, September, October
Low
None
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
Short's Aster
Symphyotrichum shortii
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Blue, Purple
September, October
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Medium
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