Allegheny Native Plants

Test collection for Rob.


Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Abies balsamea Balsam fir, Balsam Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acalypha gracilens Slender threeseed mercury Annual Herb
Acalypha ostryifolia Pineland threeseed mercury, Hop-hornbeam copperleaf Annual Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Acalypha rhomboidea Common threeseed mercury, Virginia threeseed mercury Annual Herb
Acalypha virginica Virginia threeseed mercury Annual Herb Part-shade
Acer negundo Ash-leaf maple, Ash-leaved maple, Box elder, Boxelder, Fresno de guajuco Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Acer nigrum Black maple Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple, Moosewood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer rubrum Red maple, Scarlet maple Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Acer saccharinum Silver maple, Soft maple, White maple Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer saccharum Sugar maple, Northern sugar maple Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Acer spicatum Mountain maple Perennial Tree Sun, Shade Moist
Acorus americanus Sweetflag Perennial Herb Sun
Actaea pachypoda White baneberry, Dolls eyes Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black cohosh, Black bugbane, Bugbane, Black snakeroot, Fairy candles Perennial Herb 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 glabra Ohio buckeye, Texas buckeye, Fetid buckeye, Horse chestnut Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush buckeye Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Agalinis fasciculata Beach false foxglove Annual Herb
Agalinis paupercula Smallflower false foxglove Annual Herb
Agalinis purpurea Purple false foxglove, Purple gerardia, Gerardia Annual Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Agalinis tenuifolia Slenderleaf false foxglove Annual Herb
Agastache foeniculum Blue giant hyssop, Blue giant-hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, Lavender hyssop, Anise hyssop Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Agastache nepetoides Yellow giant hyssop Perennial Subshrub
Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple giant hyssop, Purple giant-hyssop Perennial Herb Sun, Shade Moist
Agrimonia gryposepala Tall hairy agrimony, Agrimony Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Agrimonia striata Roadside agrimony Perennial Herb Part-shade
Agrostis scabra Fly-away grass, Rough bent, Rough bentgrass, Ticklegrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Aletris farinosa White colicroot, Colic root, Unicorn root Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Allium canadense Meadow garlic, Wild garlic, Wild onion Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist
Allium cernuum Nodding onion Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Allium tricoccum Wild leek, Ramp Perennial Herb Shade Moist
Alnus incana Gray alder, Speckled alder Perennial Shrub, Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Alnus serrulata Hazel alder, Brookside alder, Tag alder, Common alder Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Alnus viridis Green alder Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Wet
Amaranthus palmeri Carelessweed Annual Herb
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Annual ragweed, Short ragweed Annual Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Ambrosia psilostachya Cuman ragweed, Western ragweed, Perennial ragweed, Common ragweed Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Ambrosia trifida Great ragweed, Giant ragweed Annual Subshrub Shade, Part-shade Moist
Amelanchier arborea Common serviceberry, Downy serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Amelanchier bartramiana Oblongfruit serviceberry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry, Canadian service-berry, Shadblow serviceberry, Juneberry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Amelanchier humilis Low serviceberry, Low shadblow Perennial Shrub
Amelanchier laevis Allegheny service-berry, Allegheny serviceberry, Serviceberry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Amelanchier obovalis Coastal juneberry, Coastal service-berry, Coastal serviceberry, Shadbush Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf serviceberry, Red-twig serviceberry Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Amelanchier stolonifera Running serviceberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ammannia coccinea Valley redstem, Scarlet tooth-cup Annual Herb Sun
Amphiachyris dracunculoides Prairie broomweed, Broomweed Annual Herb
Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut Annual Vine
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Common fiddleneck, Intermediate fiddleneck Annual Herb
Anaphalis margaritacea Western pearly everlasting, Pearly-everlasting Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Andromeda polifolia Bog rosemary, Bog-rosemary Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy bluestem, Brushy bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet, Moist
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge bluestem, Broom-sedge Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Anemone canadensis Canadian anemone, Round-leaf thimbleweed, Canada anemone, Windflower, Meadow anemone Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Anemone virginiana Tall thimbleweed, Thimbleweed, Tall anemone Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Angelica atropurpurea Purplestem angelica Perennial Herb Wet, Moist
Angelica venenosa Hairy angelica Perennial Herb
Anoda cristata Crested anoda Annual Herb
Antennaria howellii Howell's pussytoes Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Antennaria neglecta Field pussytoes, Prairie everlasting Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Antennaria parlinii Parlin's pussytoes, Ladies' tobacco Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaf Pussytoes, Woman's tobacco, Ladies' tobacco, Everlasting, Mouse ear Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Antennaria solitaria Singlehead pussytoes Perennial Herb
Aplectrum hyemale Adam and Eve Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane, Bitterroot, Flytrap dogbane Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild red columbine Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Arabis glabra Tower rockcress Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Arabis hirsuta Hairy rockcress Annual Herb
Arabis lyrata Lyrate rockcress, Lyre-leaf Rockcress Biennial Herb
Aralia nudicaulis Wild sarsaparilla Perennial Subshrub Sun, Shade Moist
Aralia racemosa American spikenard Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Aralia spinosa Devil's walkingstick, Devil’s walking-stick, Prickly Ash, Hercules club, Angelica tree Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick, Red bearberry, Kinnikinnik Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Arethusa bulbosa Dragon's mouth, Swamp Pink Perennial Herb Wet
Arisaema dracontium Green dragon, Dragonroot, Greendragon Perennial Herb Sun, Shade Moist
Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit, Indian jack in the pulpit, Jack-in-the-pulpit Perennial Herb Sun, Shade Wet, Moist
Aristida oligantha Prairie threeawn, Oldfield (Prairie) 3-awn, Oldfield threeawn Annual Grass/Grass-like Sun
Aristolochia macrophylla Pipevine Perennial Vine Part-shade Moist
Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia snakeroot, Virginia dutchmanspipe Perennial Herb Shade Dry
Arnica acaulis Common leopardbane Perennial Herb Shade Moist
Artemisia campestris Field sagewort Biennial Herb
Artemisia ludoviciana Louisiana artemisia, Louisiana sage, White sage, Prairie sage, Silver sage, White sagebrush, Louisiana wormwood, Silver wormwood, Louisiana sagewort, Gray sagewort, Cudweed sagewort, Mugwort wormwood Perennial Subshrub Sun Dry
Aruncus dioicus Bride's feathers, Goat's beard Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Asarum canadense Canadian wild ginger, Wild ginger Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Asclepias amplexicaulis Clasping milkweed Perennial Herb
Asclepias exaltata Poke milkweed Perennial Herb
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed, Pink Milkweed Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Asclepias purpurascens Purple milkweed Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Asclepias quadrifolia Fourleaf milkweed Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Asclepias rubra Red Milkweed, Tall Pink Bog Milkweed Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed, Orange milkweed, Pleurisy root Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Asclepias variegata Redring milkweed, White-flowered milkweed Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed, Eastern whorled milkweed Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Green antelopehorn milkweed Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common paw paw, Indian banana Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair spleenwort Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade Moist
Astragalus canadensis Canadian milkvetch, Canada milkvetch, Milk vetch Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Dry
Athyrium filix-femina Common ladyfern, Lady fern, Ladyfern, Subarctic lady fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Atriplex prostrata Triangle orache Annual Herb
Aureolaria pedicularia var. pedicularia Fernleaf yellow false foxglove Annual Herb
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 australis Blue wild indigo, Wild blue indigo, Blue false indigo Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Baptisia tinctoria Horseflyweed, Yellow Wild Indigo Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Bartonia paniculata Twining screwstem Annual Vine
Bartonia virginica Yellow screwstem Annual Herb
Beckmannia syzigachne American sloughgrass Annual Grass/Grass-like
Betula alleghaniensis Yellow birch Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Betula lenta Sweet birch, Cherry birch, Black birch, Mahogany birch Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Betula papyrifera Paper birch, Canoe birch, White birch Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Betula populifolia Gray birch, White birch, Aspen-leaved birch Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Bidens alba Common Beggarticks, Shepherd's Needles, Spanish Needles, Butterfly Needles, Hairy Beggarticks, Romerillo Annual Herb
Bidens aristosa Bearded beggarticks, Tickseed sunflower Annual Herb Part-shade
Bidens cernua Nodding beggartick, Bur marigold, Nodding beggarticks, Nodding bur marigold, Nodding burmarigold, Nodding burr-marigold, Sticktight Annual Herb Part-shade Moist
Bidens connata Purplestem beggarticks Annual Herb Part-shade
Bidens discoidea Small beggarticks Annual Herb Part-shade
Bidens frondosa Devil's beggartick, Spanish needles Annual Herb Part-shade
Bidens laevis Smooth beggartick, Smooth bidens, Smooth bur marigold, Larger bur marigold Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Bidens vulgata Big devils beggartick Annual Herb
Blephilia ciliata Downy pagoda plant, Sunny woodmint, Ohio horsemint Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Dry
Boltonia asteroides Boltonia, White doll's daisy Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade Moist
Bromus kalmii Arctic brome, Prairie brome, Wild chess Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Bulbostylis capillaris Densetuft hairsedge, Hair-sedge Annual Grass/Grass-like
Cakile edentula American searocket Annual Herb
Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Photinia melanocarpa Black chokeberry Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Photinia pyrifolia Red chokeberry, Red chokecherry Perennial Shrub Sun Moist