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September

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  • Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

  • Tall False Foxglove
    Agalinis aspera

    Tall False Foxglove
    Agalinis aspera

  • Slenderleaf False Foxglove
    Agalinis tenuifolia

    Slenderleaf False Foxglove
    Agalinis tenuifolia

  • Anise Hyssop
    Agastache foeniculum

    Anise Hyssop
    Agastache foeniculum

  • Tall Hairy Agrimony
    Agrimonia gryposepala

    Tall Hairy Agrimony
    Agrimonia gryposepala

  • Upland Bentongrass
    Agrostis perennans

    Upland Bentongrass
    Agrostis perennans

  • Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

    Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

  • Prairie Onion
    Allium stellatum

    Prairie Onion
    Allium stellatum

  • Pearly Everlasting
    Anaphalis margaritacea

    Pearly Everlasting
    Anaphalis margaritacea

  • Big Bluestem
    Andropogon gerardii

    Big Bluestem
    Andropogon gerardii

  • Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

    Prairie Sage
    Artemisia ludoviciana

  • Showy Milkweed
    Asclepias speciosa

    Showy Milkweed
    Asclepias speciosa

  • 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

  • Blue Grama
    Bouteloua gracilis

    Blue Grama
    Bouteloua gracilis

  • Kalm's Brome
    Bromus kalmii

    Kalm's Brome
    Bromus kalmii

  • Blue-joint Grass
    Calamagrostis canadensis

    Blue-joint Grass
    Calamagrostis canadensis

  • Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

    Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

  • Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

    Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

  • Indian Paintbrush
    Castilleja coccinea

    Indian Paintbrush
    Castilleja coccinea

  • Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

    Partridge Pea
    Chamaecrista fasciculata

  • Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

  • Native Field Thistle
    Cirsium discolor

    Native Field Thistle
    Cirsium discolor

  • Native Swamp Thistle
    Cirsium muticum

    Native Swamp Thistle
    Cirsium muticum

  • Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

    Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

  • Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

  • Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea angustifolia

    Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea angustifolia

  • Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

    Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

  • Canada Wild Rye
    Elymus canadensis

    Canada Wild Rye
    Elymus canadensis

  • Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

    Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

  • Virginia Wildrye
    Elymus virginicus

    Virginia Wildrye
    Elymus virginicus

  • Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium maculatum

    Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium maculatum

  • Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

    Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

  • Flat-top Goldentop
    Euthamia graminifolia

    Flat-top Goldentop
    Euthamia graminifolia

  • Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

    Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

  • Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

    Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

  • Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

    Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

  • American Mannagrass
    Glyceria grandis

    American Mannagrass
    Glyceria grandis

  • Witch Hazel
    Hamamelis virginiana

    Witch Hazel
    Hamamelis virginiana

  • Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

    Longleaf Bluets
    Hedyotis longifolia

  • Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

  • Showy Sunflower
    Helianthus laetiflorus

    Showy Sunflower
    Helianthus laetiflorus

  • Maximilian Sunflower
    Helianthus maximiliani

    Maximilian Sunflower
    Helianthus maximiliani

  • Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

    Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

  • Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus strumosus

    Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus strumosus

  • Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

    Oxeye
    Heliopsis helianthoides

  • Sweet Grass
    Hierochloe odorata

    Sweet Grass
    Hierochloe odorata

  • Great St. Johnswort
    Hypericum pyramidatum

    Great St. Johnswort
    Hypericum pyramidatum

  • Jewelweed
    Impatiens capensis

    Jewelweed
    Impatiens capensis

  • Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

    Torrey's Rush
    Juncus torreyi

  • Roundheaded Bushclover
    Lespedeza capitata

    Roundheaded Bushclover
    Lespedeza capitata

  • Rough Blazingstar
    Liatris aspera

    Rough Blazingstar
    Liatris aspera

  • Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

    Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

  • Dense Blazing Star
    Liatris spicata

    Dense Blazing Star
    Liatris spicata

  • Cardinal Flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

    Cardinal Flower
    Lobelia cardinalis

  • Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

    Blue Lobelia
    Lobelia siphilitica

  • Pale-spike Lobelia
    Lobelia spicata

    Pale-spike Lobelia
    Lobelia spicata

  • Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

    Waterhorehound
    Lycopus americanus

  • Spotted Bee Balm
    Monarda punctata

    Spotted Bee Balm
    Monarda punctata

  • American Lotus
    Nelumbo lutea

    American Lotus
    Nelumbo lutea

  • Fourpoint Evening Primrose
    Oenothera rhombipetala

    Fourpoint Evening Primrose
    Oenothera rhombipetala

  • 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

  • Pickerelweed
    Pontederia cordata

    Pickerelweed
    Pontederia cordata

  • Rattlesnake Root
    Prenanthes alba

    Rattlesnake Root
    Prenanthes alba

  • Self-heal
    Prunella vulgaris

    Self-heal
    Prunella vulgaris

  • Sweet Everlasting
    Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

    Sweet Everlasting
    Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

  • Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

    Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

  • Upright Coneflower
    Ratibida columnifera

    Upright Coneflower
    Ratibida columnifera

  • Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

    Prairie Coneflower
    Ratibida pinnata

  • Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

    Black-eyed Susan
    Rudbeckia hirta

  • Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

    Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

  • Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

    Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

  • Sandbar Willow
    Salix interior

    Sandbar Willow
    Salix interior

  • Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

    Little Bluestem
    Schizachyrium scoparium

  • Hardstem Bulrush
    Schoenoplectus acutus

    Hardstem Bulrush
    Schoenoplectus acutus

  • Woolgrass
    Scirpus cyperinus

    Woolgrass
    Scirpus cyperinus

  • Three-squared Bulrush
    Scirpus pungens

    Three-squared Bulrush
    Scirpus pungens

  • Softstem Bulrush
    Scirpus validus

    Softstem Bulrush
    Scirpus validus

  • Cup Plant
    Silphium perfoliatum

    Cup Plant
    Silphium perfoliatum

  • Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

    Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

  • Gray Goldenrod
    Solidago nemoralis

    Gray Goldenrod
    Solidago nemoralis

  • White Upland Aster
    Solidago ptarmicoides

    White Upland Aster
    Solidago ptarmicoides

  • Riddell's Goldenrod
    Solidago riddellii

    Riddell's Goldenrod
    Solidago riddellii

  • Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

    Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

  • Showy Goldenrod
    Solidago speciosa

    Showy Goldenrod
    Solidago speciosa

  • Elmleaf Goldenrod
    Solidago ulmifolia

    Elmleaf Goldenrod
    Solidago ulmifolia

  • Indian Grass
    Sorghastrum nutans

    Indian Grass
    Sorghastrum nutans

  • Prairie Cordgrass
    Spartina pectinata

    Prairie Cordgrass
    Spartina pectinata

  • Meadowsweet
    Spiraea alba

    Meadowsweet
    Spiraea alba

  • Steeplebush
    Spiraea tomentosa

    Steeplebush
    Spiraea tomentosa

  • 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

  • Aromatic Aster
    Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

    Aromatic Aster
    Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

  • Silky Aster
    Symphyotrichum sericeum

    Silky Aster
    Symphyotrichum sericeum

  • Short's Aster
    Symphyotrichum shortii

    Short's Aster
    Symphyotrichum shortii

  • Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

    Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

  • Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

    Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

  • Ironweed
    Vernonia fasciculata

    Ironweed
    Vernonia fasciculata
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
Tall False Foxglove
Agalinis aspera
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
2 feet
Raingarden
Pink
July, August, September
High
Unknown
General Disturbance
Medium
1
High
Slenderleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
1 to 2 feet
Raingarden
Pink
August, September
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
High
Anise Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
(fragrant hyssop)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Purple
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
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
Upland Bentongrass
Agrostis perennans
Grass
Full Sun
Wet
1 to 2 feet
Raingarden
Green
July, August, September
High
None
Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
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
Prairie Onion
Allium stellatum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Upland Buffer
Pink
July, August, September
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
1
High
Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 3 feet
Raingarden
White, Yellow
July, August, September
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
6 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Brown, Red
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium to High
2
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
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
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
Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
Grass
Full Sun
Dry
1 foot
Boulevard, Raingarden (top), Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
July, August, September
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
High
3
High
Kalm's Brome
Bromus kalmii
Grass
Full Sun
Dry
3 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden (top), Shoreline Buffer
Green
July, August, September
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
2
Low
Blue-joint Grass
Calamagrostis canadensis
(Canada Bluejoint)
Grass
Full Sun
Medium
4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green
August, September
High
Low
Moderately Sensitive
Medium to High
2
None Known
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
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
Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja coccinea
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium, Wet
1 to 1.5 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Red
July, August, September
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control
Yellow
July, August, September
Low
Low
Drought Tolerant
Medium to High
3
Very High
Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
July, August, September
Moderate
Unknown
Moderately Sensitive
Low
3
High
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
Flat Topped Aster
Doellingeria umbellata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
4 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
White
August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
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
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
(Narrowleaf Purple Coneflower)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
2 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Purple
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
2
Very High
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
3
High
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
Virginia Wildrye
Elymus virginicus
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium to High
1
Low
Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium maculatum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
5 to 6 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Pink
August, September
High
Low
General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
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
Flat-top Goldentop
Euthamia graminifolia
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
2 to 3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
3
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
American Mannagrass
Glyceria grandis
Grass
Full Sun
Wet
3 to 5 feet
Boulevard, Restoration
Green
July, August, September
High
Low
General Disturbance
High
1
Low
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
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
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
Showy Sunflower
Helianthus laetiflorus
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
August, September
Low to Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
2
High
Maximilian Sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
4 to 5 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
August, September
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium to High
1
Very High
Western Sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
August, September
Low to Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Medium
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
Oxeye
Heliopsis helianthoides
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
July, August, September
High
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
2
Very High
Sweet Grass
Hierochloe odorata
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
2 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Green
July, August, September
High
Unknown
Sensitive to Drought
Medium to High
2
None Known
Great St. Johnswort
Hypericum pyramidatum
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
3 to 4 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
High
Jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
(Spotted Touch-me-not)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Medium, Wet
2 to 5 feet
Restoration
Orange, Red, Yellow
July, August, September
High
None
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
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
Roundheaded Bushclover
Lespedeza capitata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
4 feet
Erosion Control
White
August, September
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Very High
Rough Blazingstar
Liatris aspera
(Button Blazing Star)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
3 to 4 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
Purple
August, September
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium to High
1
Very High
Northern Blazing Star
Liatris ligulistylis
(Meadow Blazing Star)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 5 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
July, August, September
Low
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
High
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
3 to 6 feet
Raingarden
Purple
July, August, September
Low
None to Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
High
1
Very 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
Pale-spike Lobelia
Lobelia spicata
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Blue
August, September
Moderate to High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
High
1
High
Waterhorehound
Lycopus americanus
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Wet
1 to 3 feet
Raingarden
White
July, August, September
High
Low
Fire Tolerant
Medium
2
Very High
Spotted Bee Balm
Monarda punctata
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
2 to 3 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
July, August, September
Moderate
Low to Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Very High
American Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
6 inches
Erosion Control, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
July, August, September
High
None
Acidic Conditions
Medium
2
High
Fourpoint Evening Primrose
Oenothera rhombipetala
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
1 to 3 feet
Erosion Control
Yellow
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
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
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
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Herb
Full Sun
Wet
4 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Purple
June, July, August, September
Moderate
Low
Moderately Sensitive
Medium
1
Very High
Rattlesnake Root
Prenanthes alba
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 5 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Pink, White
August, September
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
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
Sweet Everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
3 inches
Erosion Control
White
July, August, September
Low
Unknown
Drought Tolerant
Low
1
Medium
Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
3 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration
White
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
3
Very High
Upright Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 3 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
July, August, September
Low to Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
3
Very 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
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
Green-headed Coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
(Wild Golden Glow)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium, Wet
4 to 6 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
July, August, September
High
None
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
High
3
Very High
Wild Petunia
Ruellia humilis
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Purple
July, August, September
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
Low
Sandbar Willow
Salix interior
Tree or Shrub
Full Sun
Wet
5 to 22 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Yellow
August, September
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Medium
3
Very High
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry
3 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Upland Buffer
Brown, Green, Red
July, August, September
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium to High
1
High
Hardstem Bulrush
Schoenoplectus acutus
Grass
Full Sun
Wet
6 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Orange
August, September
High
Medium to High
General Disturbance
Medium
2
None Known
Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus
Grass
Full Sun
Medium
3 to 5 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, Yellow
July, August, September
High
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
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
Softstem Bulrush
Scirpus validus
Grass
Full Sun
Wet
6 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Brown, Green, Orange
July, August, September
High
Low to Medium
Moderately Sensitive
Medium
3
None Known
Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
10 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Yellow
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
Very 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
Gray Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
2
Very High
White Upland Aster
Solidago ptarmicoides
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
1 to 2 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
White
August, September
Moderate
Low to Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
Riddell's Goldenrod
Solidago riddellii
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
3 to 5 feet
Restoration
Yellow
August, September
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
1
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
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
3 to 5 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
August, September
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
1
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
Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
5 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
July, August, September
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium to High
1
Medium
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
Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
(White Meadowsweet)
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
5 to 6 feet
Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
August, September
Moderate
Low
Fire Tolerant, Sensitive
Medium
1
Very High
Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
4 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Pink
August, September
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
3
Very High
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
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Herb
Full Sun
Dry
2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Purple, Yellow
July, August, September
Low
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
High
Silky Aster
Symphyotrichum sericeum
Herb
Full Sun
Dry, Medium
2 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Pink, Purple, Yellow
August, September
Low to Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
1
Medium
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
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden
Purple
July, August, September
High
Medium to High
General Disturbance
Medium
2
Very High
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
Ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
5 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
August, September
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
3
Very High
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