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	Acer rubrum Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Acer saccharinum Silver Maple, Soft Maple, White Maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Acer saccharum Sugar Maple, Northern Sugar Maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Actaea pachypoda White Baneberry, Dolls Eyes	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Black Cohosh, Black Bugbane, Bugbane, Black Snakeroot, Fairy Candles	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Actaea rubra Red Baneberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple Giant Hyssop, Purple Giant-hyssop	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist
	Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Speckled Alder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Alnus serrulata Smooth Alder, Hazel Alder, Brookside Alder, Tag Alder, Common Alder, Black Alder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Amelanchier canadensis Canadian Serviceberry, Canadian Service-berry, Shadblow Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush, Junebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Anaphalis margaritacea Western Pearly Everlasting, Pearly-everlasting	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Anemone canadensis Canadian Anemone, Round-leaf Thimbleweed, Canada Anemone, Windflower, Meadow Anemone	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Anemone quinquefolia Wood Anemone, Nightcaps, Windflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Antennaria plantaginifolia Woman's Tobacco, Ladies' Tobacco, Everlasting, Mouse Ear, Plantain-leaf Pussytoes	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist
	Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon, Dragonroot, Greendragon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist
	Arisaema triphyllum Jack In The Pulpit, Indian Jack In The Pulpit, Jack-in-the-pulpit	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry, Red Chokecherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Asarum canadense Canadian Wild Ginger, Wild Ginger	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Asarum caudatum British Columbia Wild Ginger, Long-tail Wild Ginger	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Betula lenta Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch, Black Birch, Mahogany Birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Betula populifolia Gray Birch, White Birch, Aspen-leaved Birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Blephilia ciliata Downy Pagoda-plant, Sunny Woodmint, Ohio Horsemint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Caltha palustris Yellow Marsh Marigold, Cowslip	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell Bellflower, Bluebell Of Scotland, Bluebell, Harebell, Witches' Thimble	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Campanulastrum americanum American Bellflower, Tall Bellflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil's Shoestring	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Water Beech, Musclewood, Ironwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Carya glabra Pignut Hickory, Sweet Pignut Hickory, Coast Pignut Hickory, Pignut, Sweet Pignut, Smoothbark Hickory, Broom Hickory, Red Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Switch Hickory, Switchbud Hickory	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory, Carolina Hickory, Scalybark Hickory, Upland Hickory, Shellbark Hickory	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory, Mockernut Hickory, Big Bud Hickory, Mockernut, White Hickory, Whiteheart Hickory, Fragrant Hickory, Bigbud Hickory, Hardbark Hickory, Hognut, Bullnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White Cedar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Chamaelirium luteum Fairywand, Blazing Star	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed, Narrow-leaf Fireweed, Willow Herb	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Chrysopsis mariana Maryland Goldenaster, Maryland Golden-aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Claytonia caroliniana Carolina Springbeauty	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Claytonia virginica Virginia Springbeauty, Springbeauty	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Clintonia borealis Bluebead, Yellow Bluebead-lily, Clintonia, Blue-bead Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern, Sweetfern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Coptis trifolia Threeleaf Goldthread, Three-leaf Goldthread, Canker Root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cornus alternifolia Alternateleaf Dogwood, Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood, Virginia Dogwood, Florida Dogwood, White Cornel, Arrowwood, American Boxwood, False Box, St. Peter's Crown, Corona De San Pedro	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water:
	Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Dicentra canadensis Squirrel Corn	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's Breeches	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Woodfern, Marginal Fern, Marginal Shieldfern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Fleabane, Fleabane Daisy	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Erigeron pulchellus Robin's Plantain, Poor Robin's Plantain, Rose Petty, Robert's Plantain, Blue Spring-daisy	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Eurybia divaricata White Wood Aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Eutrochium purpureum Purple Joepyeweed, Sweet-scented Joepyeweed, Sweet Joepyeweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fagus grandifolia American Beech, White Beech, Red Beech, Ridge Beech, Beechnut Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fothergilla gardenii Dwarf Witchalder, Dwarf Witch-alder, Dwarf Fothergilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water:
	Fothergilla major Mountain Witchalder, Mountain Witch-alder, Large Fothergilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fraxinus americana White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Fraxinus nigra Black Ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Gaultheria procumbens Eastern Teaberry, Wintergreen, Checkerberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Gentiana andrewsii Closed Bottle Gentian, Closed Gentian, Bottle Gentian	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Gentiana clausa Bottle Gentian, Blind Gentian	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Geranium maculatum Spotted Geranium, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Helenium autumnale Common Sneezeweed, Fall Sneezeweed, Autumn Sneezeweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Helianthus decapetalus Thinleaf Sunflower, Ten-petaled Sunflower, Thin-leaved Sunflower, Pale Sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Helianthus strumosus Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower, Paleleaf Sunflower, Woodland Sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Hibiscus moscheutos Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow, Marshmallow Hibiscus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Houstonia caerulea Azure Bluet, Quaker Ladies, Bluets	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Houstonia longifolia Longleaf Summer Bluet, Pale Bluets	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Hypoxis hirsuta Common Goldstar, Yellow Star-grass, Eastern Yellow Star-grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Ilex glabra Inkberry, Gallberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Ilex opaca American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Dry
	Ilex verticillata Common Winterberry, Winterberry, Michigan Holly, Black Alder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Iris prismatica Slender Blue Iris, Slender Blue Flag, Coastal Iris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Iris versicolor Harlequin Blueflag, Northern Blue Flag, Large Blue Iris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Kalmia, Mountain-laurel	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Liatris scariosa Devil's Bite, Large Blazing Star, Large Gayfeather, Large Liatris, Savanna Blazing Star, Savanna Gayfeather, Savanna Liatris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Liatris spicata Dense Blazing Star, Dense Gayfeather, Dense Liatris, Marsh Blazing Star, Marsh Gayfeather, Marsh Liatris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Lilium philadelphicum Wood Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Lilium superbum Turk's-cap Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Lindera benzoin Northern Spicebush, Spicebush, Wild Allspice	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Linnaea borealis Twinflower, American Twinflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American Sweetgum, Red Gum, White Gum, Star-leaved Gum, Starleaf Gum, Alligator Tree, Satin Walnut, Bilsted, Liquidambar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Lupinus perennis Sundial Lupine, Wild Lupine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Lysimachia ciliata Fringed Loosestrife, Fringed Yellow Loosestrife	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Maianthemum canadense Canada Mayflower, False Lily-of-the-valley	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Maianthemum racemosum Feathery False Lily Of The Valley, False Solomon's Seal, Feathery False Solomon's Seal, False Spikenard, Solomon's Plume, Smilacina	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Feathery False Lily Of The Valley, False Spikenard, False Solomon's Seal, Solomon's Plume, Smilacina	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Maianthemum stellatum Starry False Lily Of The Valley, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered Solomon's Seal	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Mimulus ringens Allegheny Monkeyflower, Square-stemmed Monkeyflower, Square-stem Monkeyflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist
	Mitchella repens Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Running Box, Pigeon Plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Mitella diphylla Twoleaf Miterwort, Miterwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Monarda didyma Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea, Red Bergamot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Morella pensylvanica Northern Bayberry, Candleberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo, Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Sourgum, Pepperidge, Tupelo Gum, Beetlebung	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Oenothera fruticosa Narrowleaf Evening-primrose, Narrow-leaf Evening-primrose, Sundrops, Narrowleaf Evening Primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Oenothera perennis Little Evening-primrose, Sundrops	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Opuntia humifusa Low Prickly Pear, Smooth Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Osmunda regalis Royal Fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Penstemon digitalis Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Penstemon, Hairy Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox, Louisiana Phlox, Blue Woodland Phlox, Sweet William, Wild Sweet William	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Phlox maculata Wild Sweetwilliam, Phlox, Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox, Moss Pink, Rock Pink	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Physostegia virginiana Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Pinus resinosa Red Pine, Norway Pine, Canadian Pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Pinus rigida Pitch Pine, Torch Pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine, Weymouth Pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Indian Apple, Wild Mandrake, Pomme De Mai, Podophylle Pelt	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Polemonium reptans Greek Valerian, Jacob's Ladder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Polygonatum biflorum Smooth Solomon's Seal, Great Solomon's-seal, Sealwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus maritima Beach Plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Prunus serotina Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Rum Cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, Common Chokecherry, Choke Cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pteridium aquilinum Western Bracken Fern, Bracken Fern, Western Bracken, Bracken	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint, Silverleaf Mountain Mint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Quercus alba White Oak, Northern White Oak, Eastern White Oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak, Red Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Quercus ilicifolia Bear Oak, Scrub Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus phellos Willow Oak, Swamp Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Peach Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Quercus rubra var. ambigua Northern Red Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water:
	Quercus stellata Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rhexia virginica Handsome-harry, Virginia Meadow Beauty, Meadow-beauty	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf Azalea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rhus copallinum Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rosa palustris Swamp Rose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan	Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Rudbeckia laciniata Green-headed Coneflower, Greenhead Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower, Wild Goldenglow, Sochan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Sabatia dodecandra Marsh Rose Gentian, Marsch Rose-gentian, Large Marsh Pink	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Sanguisorba canadensis Canadian Burnet, American Burnet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water: Wet
	Sassafras albidum Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Saloop, Smelling Stick	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Senna hebecarpa American Senna, Wild Senna	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Shrubby Five-fingers	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Silene caroliniana Sticky Catchfly, Wild Pink	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Silene stellata Widow's Frill, Starry Campion	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Silene virginica Fire Pink, Scarlet Catchfly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant, Indian Cup	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed-grass, Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass, Blue-eyed Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Solidago caesia Wreath Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed Goldenrod, Bluestem Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Solidago flexicaulis Zigzag Goldenrod, Broadleaf Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Solidago odora Anisescented Goldenrod, Anise-scented Goldenrod, Sweet Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Solidago patula Roundleaf Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Solidago sempervirens Seaside Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Sorbus americana American Mountain Ash, American Mountain-ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster, New England American-aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tephrosia virginiana Goat's Rue, Virginia Tephrosia, Devil's Shoestring	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple Meadow-rue, Tall Meadow-rue, Meadow Rue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadow-rue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Thalictrum pubescens King Of The Meadow, King-of-the-meadow, Tall Meadow Rue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tiarella cordifolia Heartleaf Foamflower, Heart-leaf Foamflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Tilia americana American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort, Spider Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Trientalis borealis Starflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Trollius laxus ssp. laxus American Globeflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Uvularia grandiflora Largeflower Bellwort, Large-flower Bellwort, Merrybells	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate Bellwort, Mealy Bellwort, Merrybells	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Uvularia sessilifolia Spreading Bellwort, Straw Lily, Wild Oats, Merrybells, Sessile-leaf Bellwort, Sessile Bellwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry, Late Lowbush Blueberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry, Large Cranberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Vaccinium vitis-idaea Lingonberry, Northern Mountain-cranberry, Cowberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Veratrum viride Green False Hellebore, Green Corn Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Verbena hastata Swamp Verbena, Blue Verbena, Blue Vervain, Simpler's Joy	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Vernonia noveboracensis New York Ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's Root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Viburnum acerifolium Mapleleaf Viburnum, Maple-leaf Viburnum, Maple-leaf Arrowwood, Arrowwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Viburnum lentago Nannyberry, Blackhaw, Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Viola blanda Sweet White Violet, Woodland White Violet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Viola canadensis Canadian White Violet, Canada Violet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Viola cucullata Marsh Blue Violet, Blue Marsh Violet, Thin Leaf Wood Violet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Viola pedata Birdfoot Violet, Bird's-foot Violet, Bird-foot Violet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Viola pubescens Downy Yellow Violet, Downy Violet, Hairy Yellow Violet, Yellow Violet, Common Yellow Violet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Viola sagittata Arrowleaf Violet, Arrow-leaved Violet, Upland Violet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Viola sororia Missouri Violet, Common Blue Violet, Hooded Blue Violet, Florida Violet, Meadow Violet, Confederate Violet, Dooryard Violet, Purple Violet, Woolly Blue Violet, Wood Violet, Hooded Violet	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Waldsteinia fragarioides Appalachian Barren Strawberry, Barren Strawberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water: Moist, Dry
	Zizia aptera Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip, Heartleaf Meadow Parsnip, Meadow Parsnip, Heartleaf Alexanders, Meadow Zizia, Zizia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Zizia aurea Golden Zizia, Golden Alexanders	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist

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