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  • Balsam Fir
    Abies balsamea

    Balsam Fir
    Abies balsamea

  • White Baneberry
    Actaea pachypoda

    White Baneberry
    Actaea pachypoda

  • Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra

    Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra

  • Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

    Maidenhair Fern
    Adiantum pedatum

  • 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

  • Wild Ginger
    Asarum canadense

    Wild Ginger
    Asarum canadense

  • Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

    Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

  • Large-leaved Aster
    Aster macrophyllus

    Large-leaved Aster
    Aster macrophyllus

  • Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

    Lady Fern
    Athyrium filix-femina

  • Fringed Brome
    Bromus ciliatus

    Fringed Brome
    Bromus ciliatus

  • Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

    Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

  • Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

    Fringed Sedge
    Carex crinita

  • Ivory Sedge
    Carex eburnea

    Ivory Sedge
    Carex eburnea

  • Gray Sedge
    Carex grayi

    Gray Sedge
    Carex grayi

  • 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

  • Blunt Broom Sedge
    Carex tribuloides

    Blunt Broom Sedge
    Carex tribuloides

  • Cattail Sedge
    Carex typhina

    Cattail Sedge
    Carex typhina

  • Hornbeam
    Carpinus caroliniana

    Hornbeam
    Carpinus caroliniana

  • Blue Cohosh
    Caulophyllum thalictroides

    Blue Cohosh
    Caulophyllum thalictroides

  • Rose Turtlehead
    Chelone obliqua

    Rose Turtlehead
    Chelone obliqua

  • Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

    Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

  • Spring Beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Spring Beauty
    Claytonia virginica

  • Pagoda Dogwood
    Cornus alternifolia

    Pagoda Dogwood
    Cornus alternifolia

  • Gray Dogwood
    Cornus racemosa

    Gray Dogwood
    Cornus racemosa

  • Red Osier Dogwood
    Cornus sericea

    Red Osier Dogwood
    Cornus sericea

  • Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

    Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

  • Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

    Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
    Diervilla lonicera

  • Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

    Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

  • Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

  • Bottlebrush Grass
    Elymus hystrix

    Bottlebrush Grass
    Elymus hystrix

  • Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

    Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

  • Woodland Strawberry
    Fragaria vesca

    Woodland Strawberry
    Fragaria vesca

  • Prairie Smoke
    Geum triflorum

    Prairie Smoke
    Geum triflorum

  • Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus strumosus

    Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus strumosus

  • Alumroot
    Heuchera richardsonii

    Alumroot
    Heuchera richardsonii

  • Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

    Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

  • Winterberry
    Ilex verticillata

    Winterberry
    Ilex verticillata

  • Jewelweed
    Impatiens capensis

    Jewelweed
    Impatiens capensis

  • 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

  • Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

    Sensitive Fern
    Onoclea sensibilis

  • 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

  • Ironwood
    Ostrya virginiana

    Ironwood
    Ostrya virginiana

  • Golden Ragwort
    Packera aurea

    Golden Ragwort
    Packera aurea

  • Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

  • Black Spruce
    Picea mariana

    Black Spruce
    Picea mariana

  • 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

  • Black Cherry
    Prunus serotina

    Black Cherry
    Prunus serotina

  • Pennsylvania Buttercup
    Ranunculus pensylvanicus

    Pennsylvania Buttercup
    Ranunculus pensylvanicus

  • Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

    Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

  • Red Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

    Red Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

  • Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

    Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

  • False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

    False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

  • Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

    Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

  • Elmleaf Goldenrod
    Solidago ulmifolia

    Elmleaf Goldenrod
    Solidago ulmifolia

  • Celandine Poppy
    Stylophorum diphyllum

    Celandine Poppy
    Stylophorum diphyllum

  • Common Snowberry
    Symphoricarpos albus

    Common Snowberry
    Symphoricarpos albus

  • Blue Wood Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

    Blue Wood Aster
    Symphyotrichum cordifolium

  • Short's Aster
    Symphyotrichum shortii

    Short's Aster
    Symphyotrichum shortii

  • Rue Anemone
    Thalictrum thalictroides

    Rue Anemone
    Thalictrum thalictroides

  • Heartleaf Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Heartleaf Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

  • Ohio Spiderwort
    Tradescantia ohiensis

    Ohio Spiderwort
    Tradescantia ohiensis

  • Showy Trillium
    Trillium grandiflorum

    Showy Trillium
    Trillium grandiflorum

  • Large Flower Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

    Large Flower Bellwort
    Uvularia grandiflora

  • Canada Violet
    Viola canadensis

    Canada Violet
    Viola canadensis

  • Missouri Violet
    Viola missouriensis

    Missouri Violet
    Viola missouriensis

  • Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

    Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

  • Common Violet
    Viola sororia

    Common Violet
    Viola sororia
Name Type Light Exposure Soil Moisture Height Project Bloom Color Bloom Months Flooding / Inundation Tolerance Salt Tolerance Stress Tolerance Herbivore Sensitivity Behavior (Rate of Spread) Pollinator Value
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
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
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
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
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
8 inches
Raingarden
Green
April, May
Low
None to Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
None Known
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
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
Fringed Brome
Bromus ciliatus
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium, Wet
4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium to High
1
None Known
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
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
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
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
Cattail Sedge
Carex typhina
Grass
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Wet
2 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Green
April, May
Moderate to High
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
1
None Known
Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
(Blue Beech)
Tree
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
30 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Green, Red, Yellow
April, May
Low
None
Moderately Sensitive
Low
1
Medium
Blue Cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
2 feet
Raingarden
Green
April, May
Low
None
Acidic Conditions
Low
1
High
Rose Turtlehead
Chelone obliqua
Herb
Shade
Medium, Wet
3 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Pink
July
Moderate
None
General Disturbance
Medium
1
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
Spring Beauty
Claytonia virginica
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 to 8 inches
Erosion Control
Pink
May
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
2
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
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
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
Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
Shrub
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
6 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
None
Alkaline Conditions, General Disturbance
Low
2
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Virginia Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
May
High
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
3
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
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
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
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
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
Ironwood
Ostrya virginiana
(Hop Hornbeam)
Tree
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry
30 feet
Erosion Control, Upland Buffer
Brown, Green, Red
April, May
Low
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
1
Medium
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Medium, Wet
1 to 2 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
April, March
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
3
Very High
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
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
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
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
Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
(Red Elder)
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
12 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
April, May, June
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
2
Very High
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1 foot
Erosion Control, Upland Buffer
White
April, May
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
High
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
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
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
Celandine Poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Orange, Yellow
April, March
Low
Unknown
Acidic Conditions
Low
1
High
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
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
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
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
Herb
Shade
Dry, Medium
6 inches
Erosion Control, Restoration
Pink
May
High
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Medium
Heartleaf Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
6 to 18 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
White
April, May, June
Low
None to Low
Moderately Sensitive
Low
2
High
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 Flower Bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
Herb
Shade
Medium
2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Yellow
May
Low
Unknown
General Disturbance
Medium
2
Medium
Canada Violet
Viola canadensis
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 to 3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
White
May
Low to Moderate
Medium
Moderately Sensitive
Low
2
Very High
Missouri Violet
Viola missouriensis
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 to 6 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Blue
May
Low to Moderate
Medium
Acidic Conditions
Low
1
High
Yellow Violet
Viola pubescens
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
6 to 12 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
May
Low to Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Common Violet
Viola sororia
(Common Blue Violet)
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
3 to 8 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Purple, White
April, May
Low to Moderate
None
General Disturbance
Low to Medium
3
Very High
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