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  • Balsam Fir
    Abies balsamea

    Balsam Fir
    Abies balsamea

  • Red Maple
    Acer rubrum

    Red Maple
    Acer rubrum

  • Silver Maple
    Acer saccharinum

    Silver Maple
    Acer saccharinum

  • Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

    Sweet Flag
    Acorus calamus

  • Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra

    Red Baneberry
    Actaea rubra

  • Ohio Buckeye
    Aesculus glabra

    Ohio Buckeye
    Aesculus glabra

  • Tall False Foxglove
    Agalinis aspera

    Tall False Foxglove
    Agalinis aspera

  • Slenderleaf False Foxglove
    Agalinis tenuifolia

    Slenderleaf False Foxglove
    Agalinis tenuifolia

  • Giant Hyssop
    Agastache scrophulariaefolia

    Giant Hyssop
    Agastache scrophulariaefolia

  • White Snakeroot
    Ageratina altissima

    White Snakeroot
    Ageratina altissima

  • Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

    Large-flowered Water Plantain
    Alisma triviale

  • Wild Garlic
    Allium canadense

    Wild Garlic
    Allium canadense

  • Speckled Alder
    Alnus incana

    Speckled Alder
    Alnus incana

  • False Indigo Bush
    Amorpha fruticosa

    False Indigo Bush
    Amorpha fruticosa

  • Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

    Canada Anemone
    Anemone canadensis

  • Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana

    Tall Thimbleweed
    Anemone virginiana

  • Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

    Angelica
    Angelica atropurpurea

  • 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

  • Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

    Ebony Spleenwort
    Asplenium platyneuron

  • Large-leaved Aster
    Aster macrophyllus

    Large-leaved Aster
    Aster macrophyllus

  • Aromatic Aster
    Aster oblongifolius

    Aromatic Aster
    Aster oblongifolius

  • Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

    Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

  • 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

  • White Wild indigo
    Baptisia lactea

    White Wild indigo
    Baptisia lactea

  • River Birch
    Betula nigra

    River Birch
    Betula nigra

  • Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

    Hairy Wood Mint
    Blephilia hirsuta

  • False Aster
    Boltonia asteroides

    False Aster
    Boltonia asteroides

  • Side Oats Grama
    Bouteloua curtipendula

    Side Oats Grama
    Bouteloua curtipendula

  • Fringed Brome
    Bromus ciliatus

    Fringed Brome
    Bromus ciliatus

  • Blue-joint Grass
    Calamagrostis canadensis

    Blue-joint Grass
    Calamagrostis canadensis

  • Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

    Marsh Marigold
    Caltha palustris

  • 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

  • Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

    Lake Sedge
    Carex lacustris

  • 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

  • Indian Paintbrush
    Castilleja coccinea

    Indian Paintbrush
    Castilleja coccinea

  • Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

    Buttonbush
    Cephalanthus occidentalis

  • Fire Weed
    Chamerion angustifolium

    Fire Weed
    Chamerion angustifolium

  • Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

    Turtlehead
    Chelone glabra

  • Rose Turtlehead
    Chelone obliqua

    Rose Turtlehead
    Chelone obliqua

  • Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

    Black Cohosh
    Cimicifuga racemosa

  • Native Field Thistle
    Cirsium discolor

    Native Field Thistle
    Cirsium discolor

  • Native Swamp Thistle
    Cirsium muticum

    Native Swamp Thistle
    Cirsium muticum

  • Broadleaved Spring Beauty
    Claytonia caroliniana

    Broadleaved Spring Beauty
    Claytonia caroliniana

  • Spring Beauty
    Claytonia virginica

    Spring Beauty
    Claytonia virginica

  • Virgin's Bower
    Clematis virginiana

    Virgin's Bower
    Clematis virginiana

  • Lanceleaf Coreopsis
    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Lanceleaf Coreopsis
    Coreopsis lanceolata

  • 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

  • Showy Tick-Trefoil
    Desmodium canadense

    Showy Tick-Trefoil
    Desmodium canadense

  • Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

    Dutchman's Breeches
    Dicentra cucullaria

  • Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

    Leatherwood
    Dirca palustris

  • Amethyst Shooting Star
    Dodecatheon amethystinum

    Amethyst Shooting Star
    Dodecatheon amethystinum

  • Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

    Shooting-Star
    Dodecatheon meadia

  • Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

    Flat Topped Aster
    Doellingeria umbellata

  • Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

    Wood Fern
    Dryopteris marginalis

  • Yellow Coneflower
    Echinacea paradoxa

    Yellow Coneflower
    Echinacea paradoxa

  • Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

    Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

  • Spike Rush
    Eleocharis acicularis

    Spike Rush
    Eleocharis acicularis

  • Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

    Silky Wildrye
    Elymus villosus

  • Virginia Wildrye
    Elymus virginicus

    Virginia Wildrye
    Elymus virginicus

  • Cotton Grass
    Eriophorum angustifolium

    Cotton Grass
    Eriophorum angustifolium

  • Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Rattlesnake Master
    Eryngium yuccifolium

  • Eastern Wahoo
    Euonymus atropurpureus

    Eastern Wahoo
    Euonymus atropurpureus

  • Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium maculatum

    Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium maculatum

  • Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

    Boneset
    Eupatorium perfoliatum

  • Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium purpureum

    Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium purpureum

  • Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

    Large Leaved Aster
    Eurybia macrophylla

  • Flat-top Goldentop
    Euthamia graminifolia

    Flat-top Goldentop
    Euthamia graminifolia

  • Queen of the Prairie
    Filipendula rubra

    Queen of the Prairie
    Filipendula rubra

  • Woodland Strawberry
    Fragaria vesca

    Woodland Strawberry
    Fragaria vesca

  • Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

    Wild Strawberry
    Fragaria virginiana

  • Black Ash
    Fraxinus nigra

    Black Ash
    Fraxinus nigra

  • Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

    Northern Bedstraw
    Galium boreale

  • Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

    Bottle Gentian
    Gentiana andrewsii

  • Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

    Cream Gentian
    Gentiana flavida

  • Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

    Stiff Gentian
    Gentianella quinquefolia

  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

  • Witch Hazel
    Hamamelis virginiana

    Witch Hazel
    Hamamelis virginiana

  • Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

    Sneezeweed
    Helenium autumnale

  • Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

    Western Sunflower
    Helianthus occidentalis

  • Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus strumosus

    Woodland Sunflower
    Helianthus strumosus

  • Sweet Grass
    Hierochloe odorata

    Sweet Grass
    Hierochloe odorata

  • Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

    Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

  • Winterberry
    Ilex verticillata

    Winterberry
    Ilex verticillata

  • Jewelweed
    Impatiens capensis

    Jewelweed
    Impatiens capensis

  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

  • Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

    Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

  • 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

  • Eastern Red Cedar
    Juniperus virginiana

    Eastern Red Cedar
    Juniperus virginiana

  • Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

    Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

  • Prairie Blazingstar
    Liatris pycnostachya

    Prairie Blazingstar
    Liatris pycnostachya

  • Dense Blazing Star
    Liatris spicata

    Dense Blazing Star
    Liatris spicata

  • 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 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

  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

  • Fourpoint Evening Primrose
    Oenothera rhombipetala

    Fourpoint Evening Primrose
    Oenothera rhombipetala

  • 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

  • Golden Ragwort
    Packera aurea

    Golden Ragwort
    Packera aurea

  • Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

    Switchgrass
    Panicum virgatum

  • Wild Quinine
    Parthenium integrifolium

    Wild Quinine
    Parthenium integrifolium

  • Wood Betony
    Pedicularis canadensis

    Wood Betony
    Pedicularis canadensis

  • Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

  • Ninebark
    Physocarpus opulifolius

    Ninebark
    Physocarpus opulifolius

  • Obedient Plant
    Physostegia virginiana

    Obedient Plant
    Physostegia virginiana

  • 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

  • Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

    Solomon's Seal
    Polygonatum biflorum

  • Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

    Christmas Fern
    Polystichum acrostichoides

  • Cottonwood
    Populus deltoides

    Cottonwood
    Populus deltoides

  • Self-heal
    Prunella vulgaris

    Self-heal
    Prunella vulgaris

  • American Plum
    Prunus americana

    American Plum
    Prunus americana

  • Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

    Mountain Mint
    Pycnanthemum virginianum

  • White Oak
    Quercus alba

    White Oak
    Quercus alba

  • Swamp White Oak
    Quercus bicolor

    Swamp White Oak
    Quercus bicolor

  • Northern Pin Oak
    Quercus ellipsoidalis

    Northern Pin Oak
    Quercus ellipsoidalis

  • Bur Oak
    Quercus macrocarpa

    Bur Oak
    Quercus macrocarpa

  • Red Oak
    Quercus rubra

    Red Oak
    Quercus rubra

  • Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

    Fragrant Sumac
    Rhus aromatica

  • Missouri Gooseberry
    Ribes missouriense

    Missouri Gooseberry
    Ribes missouriense

  • Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

    Green-headed Coneflower
    Rudbeckia laciniata

  • Sweet Coneflower
    Rudbeckia subtomentosa

    Sweet Coneflower
    Rudbeckia subtomentosa

  • Thinleaved Coneflower
    Rudbeckia triloba

    Thinleaved Coneflower
    Rudbeckia triloba

  • Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

    Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

  • Greater Water Dock
    Rumex orbiculatus

    Greater Water Dock
    Rumex orbiculatus

  • Bebb Willow
    Salix bebbiana

    Bebb Willow
    Salix bebbiana

  • Pussy Willow
    Salix discolor

    Pussy Willow
    Salix discolor

  • Prairie Willow
    Salix humilis

    Prairie Willow
    Salix humilis

  • Common Elderberry
    Sambucus canadensis

    Common Elderberry
    Sambucus canadensis

  • Red Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

    Red Elderberry
    Sambucus racemosa

  • Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

    Bloodroot
    Sanguinaria canadensis

  • Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

    Maryland Sanicle
    Sanicula marilandica

  • Green Bulrush
    Scirpus atrovirens

    Green Bulrush
    Scirpus atrovirens

  • Woolgrass
    Scirpus cyperinus

    Woolgrass
    Scirpus cyperinus

  • Three-squared Bulrush
    Scirpus pungens

    Three-squared Bulrush
    Scirpus pungens

  • Wild Senna
    Senna hebecarpa

    Wild Senna
    Senna hebecarpa

  • Royal Catchfly
    Silene regia

    Royal Catchfly
    Silene regia

  • Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

    Fire Pink
    Silene virginica

  • Prairie Dock
    Silphium terebinthinaceum

    Prairie Dock
    Silphium terebinthinaceum

  • Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium angustifolium

    Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium angustifolium

  • Blue Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium montanum

    Blue Eyed Grass
    Sisyrinchium montanum

  • False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

    False Solomon's Seal
    Smilacina racemosa

  • Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

    Zig Zag Goldenrod
    Solidago flexicaulis

  • Riddell's Goldenrod
    Solidago riddellii

    Riddell's Goldenrod
    Solidago riddellii

  • Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

    Rigid Goldenrod
    Solidago rigida

  • Elmleaf Goldenrod
    Solidago ulmifolia

    Elmleaf Goldenrod
    Solidago ulmifolia

  • Indian Grass
    Sorghastrum nutans

    Indian Grass
    Sorghastrum nutans

  • Giant Bur-reed
    Sparganium eurycarpum

    Giant Bur-reed
    Sparganium eurycarpum

  • 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

  • American Bladdernut
    Staphylea trifolia

    American Bladdernut
    Staphylea trifolia

  • Celandine Poppy
    Stylophorum diphyllum

    Celandine Poppy
    Stylophorum diphyllum

  • Common Snowberry
    Symphoricarpos albus

    Common Snowberry
    Symphoricarpos albus

  • New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

    New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

  • Silky Aster
    Symphyotrichum sericeum

    Silky Aster
    Symphyotrichum sericeum

  • Short's Aster
    Symphyotrichum shortii

    Short's Aster
    Symphyotrichum shortii

  • Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

    Tall Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dasycarpum

  • Early Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dioicum

    Early Meadow Rue
    Thalictrum dioicum

  • Rue Anemone
    Thalictrum thalictroides

    Rue Anemone
    Thalictrum thalictroides

  • Eastern White Cedar
    Thuja occidentalis

    Eastern White Cedar
    Thuja occidentalis

  • Heartleaf Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

    Heartleaf Foamflower
    Tiarella cordifolia

  • American Basswood
    Tilia americana

    American Basswood
    Tilia americana

  • 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

  • Large Cranberry
    Vaccinium macrocarpon

    Large Cranberry
    Vaccinium macrocarpon

  • Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

    Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

  • Ironweed
    Vernonia fasciculata

    Ironweed
    Vernonia fasciculata

  • Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

    Culvers Root
    Veronicastrum virginicum

  • Canada Violet
    Viola canadensis

    Canada Violet
    Viola canadensis

  • Missouri Violet
    Viola missouriensis

    Missouri Violet
    Viola missouriensis

  • Bird's Foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Bird's Foot Violet
    Viola pedata

  • Prairie Violet
    Viola pedatifida

    Prairie Violet
    Viola pedatifida

  • Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

    Yellow Violet
    Viola pubescens

  • Common Violet
    Viola sororia

    Common Violet
    Viola sororia

  • 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
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
40 to 70 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Red
April, May
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
High
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
50 to 80 feet
Restoration
Red, Yellow
April, March
Moderate
Low
General Disturbance
Medium
1
High
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
Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
1.5 to 3 feet
Raingarden
White
April, May, June
High
Unknown
Acidic Conditions, Drought Tolerant
Medium
1
High
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Tree or Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
20 to 40 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Green, Yellow
April, May
Low to Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
High
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
Giant Hyssop
Agastache scrophulariaefolia
(Purple Giant Hyssop)
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Greeen, Pink, White
July, August
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
2
High
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
Herb
Partial Sun
Medium
2 to 4 feet
Shoreline Buffer
White
July, August
Low to Moderate
Unknown
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
3
High
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
Speckled Alder
Alnus incana
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Red, Yellow
April, March, May
High
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Medium
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
River Birch
Betula nigra
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
50 to 75 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Red, Yellow
April, May
High
Low
Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
1
Low
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fire Weed
Chamerion angustifolium
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
4 to 6 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden
Pink
July, August
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Medium
3
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
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
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
Broadleaved Spring Beauty
Claytonia caroliniana
Herb
Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 8 inches
Erosion Control
Pink
May
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
2
Low
Spring Beauty
Claytonia virginica
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
3 to 8 inches
Erosion Control
Pink
May
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
2
High
Virgin's Bower
Clematis virginiana
Vine
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
6 to 20 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White
July, August
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
3
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
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
Showy Tick-Trefoil
Desmodium canadense
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
4 to 5 feet
Restoration, Upland Buffer
Pink
July, August
High
Low
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
Leatherwood
Dirca palustris
Shrub
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
6 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
None
Alkaline Conditions, General Disturbance
Low
2
Medium
Amethyst Shooting Star
Dodecatheon amethystinum
(Jeweled Shooting Star)
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
1 foot
Raingarden
Pink, Purple, White
April, May, June
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
Low
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
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
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
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
Spike Rush
Eleocharis acicularis
(Needle Spikerush)
Grass
Full Sun
Medium
6 to 12 inches
Shoreline Buffer
Green
July
High
Medium
Fire Tolerant
Medium to High
3
None Known
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
Cotton Grass
Eriophorum angustifolium
Grass
Full Sun
Medium
2 feet
Shoreline Buffer
White
May, June
High
None
Fire Tolerant
Medium
2
None Known
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
White
July, August
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
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
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
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
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpureum
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
5 feet
Boulevard, Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
July, August
Low
None to Low
Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
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
Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
5 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Pink
August
Moderate
Medium
Acidic Conditions
Low
3
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
Black Ash
Fraxinus nigra
Tree
Full Sun
Medium
90 feet
Restoration
Purple, Red
May
High
High
Fire Tolerant, Moderately Sensitive
Medium
2
Medium
Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
2 feet
Restoration
White
June, July, August
Moderate
Unknown
Drought Tolerant, Moderately Sensitive
Low
3
Medium
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
10 to 30 feet
Erosion Control, Upland Buffer
Green, Yellow
April, May
Low to Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Medium
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
Prairie Blazingstar
Liatris pycnostachya
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
4 to 5 feet
Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
July, August
Low
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
1
Very 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
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 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
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
(Bee Balm)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
3 to 4 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Purple
July, August
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Medium
1
Very 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
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
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
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
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
Wood Betony
Pedicularis canadensis
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
1 foot
Raingarden, Restoration
Red, Yellow
April, May
Low to Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
2
High
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
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
Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Raingarden, Shoreline Buffer
Pink
July, August
Moderate
Medium
General Disturbance
Low
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
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
Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
90 feet
Restoration
Red
April, May
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
3
Medium
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
American Plum
Prunus americana
Tree
Full Sun
Medium
20 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Pink
May
Moderate
Low
Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
3
Very High
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
White Oak
Quercus alba
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
100 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, Sensitive
Medium
1
Medium
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
50 to 60 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Green, White
May
Moderate
High
Fire Tolerant, Moderately Sensitive
Medium
1
Medium
Northern Pin Oak
Quercus ellipsoidalis
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
Over 100 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Green, Red
May
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Medium
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
50 to 100 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Yellow
April, May
High
Low
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Medium
1
Medium
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
(Northern Red Oak)
Tree
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
80 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Medium
Moderately Sensitive
Medium to High
1
Medium
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
3 to 6 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Green-Yellow
April, May, June
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant
Low
2
Very High
Missouri Gooseberry
Ribes missouriense
(Wild Gooseberry)
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
2 to 6 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Green
April, May, June
Low to Moderate
Medium
Moderately Sensitive
Low
1
Medium
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
Sweet Coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
July, August
Moderate
Unknown
General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Thinleaved Coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Shoreline Buffer
Yellow
July, August
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant
Medium
3
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
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
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
6 to 15 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White, Yellow
April, May
Moderate
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
1
Very High
Prairie Willow
Salix humilis
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Dry, Medium
8 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
White
April, March, May
High
Low
Fire Tolerant
Low to Medium
2
Very High
Common Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
(American Elder)
Shrub
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
5 to 12 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
White
July, August
High
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
High
3
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
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
Green Bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens
(Dark Green Bulrush)
Grass
Full Sun
Medium, Wet
5 feet
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Restoration
Brown, Green, Yellow
July, August
High
Medium
Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Medium
2
Medium
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
Wild Senna
Senna hebecarpa
(American Senna)
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 6 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Yellow
July, August
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Medium
Royal Catchfly
Silene regia
Herb
Partial Sun
Medium
3 to 4 feet
Restoration
Pink
July, August
Moderate
Unknown
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant
Low
1
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 Dock
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Herb
Full Sun
Medium
6 to 7 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Yellow
July, August
Moderate
Medium
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low to Medium
2
High
Narrowleaf Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Medium, Wet
6 to 12 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
Blue-Purple
April, May
Moderate
None
Fire Tolerant
Low
1
High
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
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
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
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
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
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
American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
Shrub, Tree
Partial Sun
Dry, Medium, Wet
8 to 15 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
White, Yellow
April, May, June
Moderate
None
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
1
Very High
Celandine Poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
Herb
Partial Sun, Shade
Medium
1 to 2 feet
Erosion Control, Restoration
Orange, Yellow
April, March
Low
Unknown
Acidic Conditions
Low
1
High
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
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
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
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
Early Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dioicum
Herb
Partial Sun
Medium
1 to 3 feet
Raingarden, Restoration
Green, White
April, May
Moderate
Low
Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
Low
2
High
Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
Herb
Shade
Dry, Medium
6 inches
Erosion Control, Restoration
Pink
May
High
Low
General Disturbance
Low
2
Medium
Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
(Arborvitae)
Tree
Full Sun
Medium
10 to 40 feet
Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Upland Buffer
Green, Yellow
April, May
High
Medium
General Disturbance
Low to Medium
1
Medium
Heartleaf Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia
Herb
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
Dry, Medium
6 to 18 inches
Raingarden, Restoration
White
April, May, June
Low
None to Low
Moderately Sensitive
Low
2
High
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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