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Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Acer barbatum Southern sugar maple, Florida maple, Caddo maple, Rock maple Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Acer leucoderme Chalk maple Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Acer rubrum Red maple, Scarlet maple Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Acer saccharum Sugar maple, Northern sugar maple Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Actaea rubra Red baneberry Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair, Maidenhair Fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Aesculus flava Sweet buckeye, Yellow buckeye Perennial Tree Shade Moist
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush buckeye Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Aesculus pavia Scarlet Buckeye, Red buckeye, Firecracker plant Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Moist
Aesculus sylvatica Painted buckeye Perennial Shrub, Tree
Agarista populifolia Florida hobblebush, Tall fetterbush, Florida leucothoe, Agarista Perennial Shrub Shade
Ageratina altissima var. altissima White snakeroot Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Amelanchier arborea Common serviceberry, Downy serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Amelanchier stolonifera Running serviceberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Amorpha fruticosa Indigo bush, False indigo bush, False indigo, Desert false indigo Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern bluestar, Blue dogbane, Willow amsonia, Woodland bluestar Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Anemone virginiana Tall thimbleweed, Thimbleweed, Tall anemone Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild red columbine Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Aralia spinosa Devil's walkingstick, Devil’s walking-stick, Prickly Ash, Hercules club, Angelica tree Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit, Indian jack in the pulpit, Jack-in-the-pulpit Perennial Herb Sun, Shade Wet, Moist
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed, Orange milkweed, Pleurisy root Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Asplenium resiliens Blackstem spleenwort Perennial Herb, Fern
Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair spleenwort Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade Moist
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Southern lady fern Perennial Fern Part-shade Wet, Moist
Azolla caroliniana Carolina mosquitofern Annual Fern
Baccharis halimifolia Groundseltree, Sea-myrtle, Consumptionweed, Eastern baccharis, Groundsel, Groundsel bush, Salt marsh-elder, Salt bush, Florida groundsel bush Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla Largeleaf wild indigo, White wild indigo Perennial Herb
Baptisia australis Blue wild indigo, Wild blue indigo, Blue false indigo Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea Longbract wild indigo, Cream false indigo, Plains wild indigo, Cream wild indigo, Large-bracted wild indigo Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Bignonia capreolata Crossvine Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Callicarpa americana American beautyberry, French mulberry Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Calycanthus floridus Eastern sweetshrub, Carolina allspice, Sweet shrub Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Campsis radicans Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Common trumpet creeper, Cow vine Perennial Vine Sun Moist, Dry
Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Blue beech, Musclewood, Ironwood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Carya glabra Pignut hickory Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea, Redroot Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Celastrus scandens American bittersweet Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Celtis laevigata Sugar hackberry, Hackberry, Sugarberry, Texas sugarberry, Palo blanco Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Nettle tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button willow Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Cercis canadensis Eastern redbud, Redbud Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata Partridge pea, Showy Partridge-pea, Beeflower Annual Herb Sun
Chionanthus virginicus White fringetree, Fringe tree, Grancy Graybeard Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Chrysogonum virginianum Green and gold, Green-and-gold Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Cladrastis kentukea Kentucky yellowwood, Yellowwood, Gopherwood, Virgilia Perennial Tree Part-shade
Clethra alnifolia Coastal sweet pepperbush, Clethra, Summer sweet Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Cliftonia monophylla Buckwheat tree, Buckwheat bush Perennial Shrub Sun Wet
Commelina erecta Whitemouth dayflower, Widow's tears, Day flower, White-mouth dayflower Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Conoclinium coelestinum Blue mistflower Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Coreopsis auriculata Lobed tickseed, Early coreopsis, Eared coreopsis, Dwarf tickseed Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf coreopsis, Lanceleaf tickseed, Lance-leaved coreopsis, Sand coreopsis Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Coreopsis nudata Georgia tickseed, Swamp coreopsis Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet, Moist
Coreopsis tinctoria Plains coreopsis, Golden tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Cornus alternifolia Alternateleaf dogwood, Alternate-leaf dogwood, Pagoda dogwood Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood, Red willow, Silky cornel Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood, Virginia dogwood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Corylus americana American hazelnut, American filbert Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Cotinus obovatus American smoke tree, Smoke tree, Texas smoke tree, Chittamwood Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Crataegus marshallii Parsley hawthorn Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington hawthorn, Washington-thorn Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Crataegus spathulata Littlehip hawthorn, Pasture haw Perennial Shrub, Tree
Cyrilla racemiflora Swamp titi, Titi, Leatherwood, Swamp cyrilla, Palo colorado Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Cystopteris bulbifera Bulblet bladder fern, Bulblet bladderfern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade Moist
Decumaria barbara Decumaria, Climbing hydrangea, Woodvamp Perennial Vine Part-shade Moist
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Eastern hay-scented fern, Eastern hayscented fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Diervilla sessilifolia Southern bush honeysuckle, Southern bush-honeysuckle Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, Eastern persimmon Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Dracopis amplexicaulis Clasping coneflower, Clasping-leaf coneflower Annual Herb Part-shade Moist
Dryopteris cristata Crested woodfern, Crested wood fern, Buckler fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Dryopteris ludoviciana Southern woodfern, Florida shieldfern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal woodfern, Marginal fern, Marginal shieldfern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Echinacea purpurea Eastern purple coneflower, Purple coneflower Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Erigeron pulchellus Robin's plantain, Poor Robin's plantain, Rose petty, Robert's plantain, Blue spring-daisy Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Erythrina herbacea Coralbean, Cherokee bean, Red cardinal Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Eubotrys racemosa Fetter-bush, Leucothoe, Swamp doghobble, Sweet-bells Leucothe, Sweetbells Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Euonymus americanus American strawberry-bush, Strawberry bush, Brook euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting-heart, Wahoo Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Eupatoriadelphus fistulosus Trumpetweed, Queen of the meadow, Hollow Joe-pye weed, Joe-pye weed Perennial Herb Sun Wet, Moist
Fagus grandifolia American beech Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Fothergilla gardenii Dwarf witchalder, Dwarf witch-alder, Dwarf fothergilla Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Fothergilla major Mountain witchalder, Mountain witch-alder, Large fothergilla Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Frangula caroliniana Carolina buckthorn, Carolina false buckthorn, Indian cherry Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Franklinia alatamaha Franklin tree, Franklinia, Franklintree Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Fraxinus americana White ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash, Red ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Gaillardia pulchella Firewheel, Indian Blanket Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina jessamine, Yellow jessamine, Evening trumpetflower, Poor man's rope Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Geranium maculatum Spotted geranium, Wild geranium, Cranesbill Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida Prairie verbena, Purple prairie verbena, Dakota mock vervain, Dakota vervain Annual, Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Gordonia lasianthus Gordonia, Loblolly bay Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Halesia carolina Carolina silverbell Perennial Tree Shade
Halesia diptera Two-wing silverbell, Silver bell, Two-winged silverbell, Snowdrop tree, American snowdrop tree Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Dry
Halesia tetraptera Mountain silverbell, Carolina silverbell, Silverbell tree Perennial Tree Part-shade
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, American witch hazel Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Helianthus angustifolius Swamp sunflower Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Hepatica nobilis Hepatica Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Heuchera americana American alumroot Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Hibiscus moscheutos Crimsoneyed rosemallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Marshmallow hibiscus Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Houstonia caerulea Azure bluet, Quaker-ladies, Bluets Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea, Sevenbark Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea, Oak-leaf hydrangea Perennial Shrub Shade Moist
Ilex amelanchier Sarvis holly, Swamp holly Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Ilex coriacea Large gallberry, Bay-gall bush, Ink-berry holly Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Winterberry, Deciduous yaupon Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ilex glabra Inkberry, Gallberry Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet, Moist
Ilex opaca American holly, Christmas holly Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Dry
Ilex verticillata Common winterberry, Michigan holly, Black alder Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Ilex vomitoria Yaupon, Yaupon holly, Cassina Perennial Shrub, Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Illicium floridanum Florida anisetree, Florida anise, Anise tree, Stinkbush Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Illicium parviflorum Yellow anisetree, Small anisetree, Star anise Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire, Tassel-white Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Jeffersonia diphylla Twinleaf Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Juglans nigra Black walnut, Eastern black walnut Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar, Eastern redcedar, Virginia juniper Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel, Calico bush, Kalmia Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Leucothoe axillaris Coastal doghobble, Coast leucothoe Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist
Leucothoe fontanesiana Drooping leucothoe, Highland doghobble Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Marsh blazing star Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Liatris squarrosa Blazing star, Scaly blazing star, Scaly gayfeather Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Lindera benzoin Northern spicebush, Spicebush Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American sweetgum Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip tree, Tulip poplar, Yellow poplar Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Lonicera sempervirens Coral honeysuckle, Trumpet honeysuckle, Woodbine Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Lupinus perennis Sundial lupine, Wild lupine Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Lygodium palmatum American climbing fern, Hartford fern, Creeping fern, Windsor fern Perennial Fern
Lyonia lucida Fetterbush lyonia, Shinyleaf, Fetterbush, Staggerbush Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist
Magnolia acuminata Cucumbertree, Cucumber tree, Mountain magnolia Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Magnolia ashei Ashe's magnolia, Ashe magnolia, Deciduous magnolia Perennial Tree Part-shade
Magnolia grandiflora Southern magnolia, Evergreen magnolia, Bull bay Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Magnolia macrophylla Bigleaf magnolia Perennial Tree Part-shade
Magnolia pyramidata Pyramid magnolia Perennial Tree Part-shade
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia, Swampbay, Swamp magnolia, Small magnolia Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feathery false lily of the valley, False spikenard, False Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, Smilacina Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Malus angustifolia Southern crabapple, Wild crabapple Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Mitella diphylla Twoleaf miterwort, Miterwort Perennial Herb Shade Moist
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot, Beebalm Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Monarda punctata Spotted beebalm, Spotted horsemint, Horsemint Annual Herb Sun Dry
Morella cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry, Candleberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Nyssa aquatica Water tupelo, Blackgum, Sourgum Perennial Tree Sun Wet
Nyssa ogeche Ogeechee tupelo, Ogeechee lime Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum, Black tupelo, Sourgum, Tupelo, Pepperridge Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Oenothera fruticosa Narrowleaf evening-primrose, Narrow-leaf evening-primrose, Sundrops Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Oenothera speciosa Pink evening primrose, Showy evening primrose, Mexican evening primrose, Showy primrose, Pink ladies, Buttercups, Pink buttercups Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern, Bead fern, Sympathy fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Osmanthus americanus Devilwood, Wild olive Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade Moist
Osmunda regalis Royal fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Ostrya virginiana Eastern hop-hornbeam, Hophornbeam, Ironwood Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood, Sorrel tree Perennial Tree Part-shade
Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny spurge, Mountain spurge Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Purple passion vine, Maypop, Apricot vine Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Pellaea atropurpurea Purple cliffbrake Perennial Herb, Fern Dry
Penstemon cobaea Wild foxglove, Prairie penstemon, Foxglove penstemon, False foxglove, Large-flowered beardtongue, Large-flowered penstemon, Prairie beardtongue, Cobaea penstemon Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Penstemon digitalis Mississippi penstemon, Smooth white beardtongue, Talus slope penstemon, Foxglove beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Penstemon smallii Small's beardtongue, Small's penstemon Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Persea borbonia Redbay, Red bay Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Philadelphus inodorus Scentless mock orange Perennial Shrub
Phlox carolina Carolina phlox, Summer phlox, Thickleaf phlox Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Phlox divaricata Wild blue phlox, Louisiana phlox, Blue woodland phlox, Sweet william, Wild sweet william Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Phlox pilosa Downy phlox, Prairie phlox, Fragrant phlox Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Phlox stolonifera Creeping phlox Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox, Moss phlox, Moss pink, Rock pink Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Photinia pyrifolia Red chokeberry, Red chokecherry Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Physocarpus opulifolius Atlantic ninebark, Common ninebark Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Pinckneya bracteata Fevertree, Pinckneya, Feverbark, Poinsettia tree, Georgia bark Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine, Yellow pine, Spruce pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Pinus elliottii Slash pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Pinus glabra Spruce pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Pinus palustris Longleaf pine, Georgia pine Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pinus strobus Eastern white pine, Weymouth pine Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Pinus taeda Loblolly pine, Old field pine, Bull pine, Rosemary pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Pinus virginiana Virginia pine, Jersey pine, Scrub pine Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Planera aquatica Planertree, Water elm Perennial Tree Part-shade
Platanus occidentalis American sycamore, Buttonwood, Plane-tree, Sycamore Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Prunus caroliniana Cherry laurel, Carolina cherry laurel, Laurel cherry, Carolina laurel cherry Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ptelea trifoliata Wafer ash, Common hoptree, Hop tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Pteridium aquilinum Western bracken fern, Bracken fern, Western bracken, Bracken Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary mountain mint, Silverleaf mountain mint Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus alba White oak, Northern white oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak, Red oak Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus hemisphaerica Darlington oak, Laurel oak Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Quercus laevis Turkey oak Perennial Tree Sun
Quercus laurifolia Laurel oak, Swamp laurel oak, Darlington oak, diamond-leaf oak, laurel-leaf oak, water oak, obtuse oak Perennial Tree Part-shade
Quercus lyrata Overcup oak, Swamp post oak, water white oak, swamp white oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak, Basket oak, Cow oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Quercus nigra Water oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Quercus palustris Pin oak, Swamp Spanish oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Quercus phellos Willow oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Quercus prinus Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak, mountain chestnut oak, rock oak, tanbark oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus rubra Northern red oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus shumardii Shumard oak, Shumard's oak, Shumard red oak, Southern red oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus stellata Post oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus virginiana Coastal live oak, Southern live oak, Live oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Rhododendron alabamense Alabama azalea Perennial Shrub Shade
Rhododendron arborescens Smooth azalea, Sweet azalea Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Rhododendron atlanticum Coastal azalea, Dwarf azalea Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Rhododendron austrinum Orange azalea, Florida azalea, Yellow azalea Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame azalea Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Rhododendron canescens Mountain azalea, Wild azalea, Honeysuckle azalea, Piedmont azalea, Sweet azalea, Hoary azalea, Southern pinxterflower Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay, Purple rhododendron, Red laurel, Catawba rhododendron, Mountain rosebay Perennial Shrub Shade
Rhododendron flammeum Piedmont azalea, Oconee azalea Perennial Shrub
Rhododendron maximum Great laurel, Wild rhododendron, Rosebay rhododendron, White laurel, Rosebay Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet, Moist
Rhododendron minus Piedmont rhododendron, Dwarf rhododendron, Carolina laurel Perennial Shrub
Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf azalea Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac, Shining sumac, Flameleaf sumac, Mountain sumac, Dwarf sumac Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac, Velvet sumac Perennial Shrub, Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Robinia hispida Bristly locust, Standing sweet pea Perennial Shrub Sun
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan Annual Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf coneflower, Green-head coneflower, Cut-leaf coneflower Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Rudbeckia triloba Browneyed Susan, Brown-eyed-Susan, Thin-leaved coneflower, Three-lobed Rudbeckia Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sabal minor Dwarf palmetto, Palmetto, Bush palmetto Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palmetto, Cabbage palm Perennial Tree Part-shade
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Common elderberry, Black elder, Mexican elderberry, Common elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Sassafras albidum Sassafras Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Silene virginica Fire pink, Scarlet catchfly Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass, Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, Bermuda blue-eyed grass, Blue-eyed grass Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Smilax smallii Lanceleaf greenbrier, Southern smilax, Jacksonvine, Jacksonbrier Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Staphylea trifolia American bladdernut Perennial Shrub Shade Moist
Stewartia malacodendron Silky camellia, Virginia stewartia Perennial Shrub Shade
Stewartia ovata Mountain camellia, Mountain stewartia Perennial Shrub Shade Moist
Stokesia laevis Stokes aster Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Styrax americanus American snowbell, American snowbells, American silverbells, Big-leaf snowbell, Storax Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Styrax grandifolius Bigleaf snowbell, Bigleaf storax Perennial Tree
Symplocos tinctoria Horsesugar, Common sweetleaf, Sweetleaf, Yellowwood Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Taxodium distichum Bald cypress, Baldcypress, Common bald cypress, Southern bald cypress, Deciduous cypress Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Thelypteris kunthii Wood fern, River fern, Southern shield fern, Kunth's maiden fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern, Tapering fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Eastern marsh fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun Moist
Thermopsis villosa Carolina bushpea, Aaron's rod, Bush pea Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Tradescantia hirsuticaulis Hairystem spiderwort, Hairy-stem spiderwort, Hairy-stemmed spiderwort Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia spiderwort, Spider lily Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Vaccinium arboreum Farkleberry, Tree sparkleberry, Sparkleberry Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Vaccinium darrowii Darrow's blueberry, Evergreen blueberry Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Vaccinium elliottii Elliott's blueberry Perennial Shrub
Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry, Early lowbush blueberry Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist, Dry
Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Viburnum acerifolium Mapleleaf viburnum, Maple-leaf viburnum, Arrow-wood, Maple-leaf arrow-wood Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Viburnum dentatum Southern arrowwood Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Viburnum nudum Possumhaw viburnum, Possumhaw Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw, Smooth blackhaw, Blackhaw viburnum, Smooth blackhaw viburnum, Stagbush Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty blackhaw viburnum, Rusty blackhaw, Southern blackhaw, Downy viburnum Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Viola pedata Birdfoot violet, Bird’s-foot violet, Bird-foot violet Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Dry
Wisteria frutescens American wisteria, Texas wisteria, Kentucky wisteria Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Woodsia obtusa Bluntlobe cliff fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Woodwardia areolata Netted chainfern, Chain fern, Netted chain fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Shrub yellowroot, Yellowroot Perennial Shrub Shade
Yucca aloifolia Aloe yucca, Spanish dagger Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Yucca filamentosa Adam's needle Perennial Cactus/Succulent Sun Dry
Zenobia pulverulenta Dusty zenobia, Honeycup Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet