New Hampshire Recommended

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Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir, Blister Pine, Northern Balsam Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer negundo Box Elder, Box Elder Maple, Ash-leaved Maple, Ashleaf Maple, Red River Maple, Fresno De Guajuco Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple, Moosewood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Acer rubrum Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft 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
Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Actaea pachypoda White Baneberry, Dolls Eyes Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Actaea rubra Red Baneberry Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian Serviceberry, Canadian Service-berry, Shadblow Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush, Junebush Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Anaphalis margaritacea Western Pearly Everlasting, Pearly-everlasting Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Anemone canadensis Canadian Anemone, Round-leaf Thimbleweed, Canada Anemone, Windflower, Meadow Anemone Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick, Red Bearberry, Kinnikinnik Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Athyrium filix-femina Common Lady Fern, Subarctic Lady Fern, Lady Fern, Ladyfern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
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 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
Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade Moist
Campanula rotundifolia Bluebell Bellflower, Bluebell Of Scotland, Bluebell, Harebell, Witches' Thimble Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Campanulastrum americanum American Bellflower, Tall Bellflower Annual Herb Part-shade Moist
Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil's Shoestring Perennial Vine Sun Moist, Dry
Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Water Beech, Musclewood, Ironwood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade 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 Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory, Carolina Hickory, Scalybark Hickory, Upland Hickory, Shellbark Hickory Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White Cedar Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Claytonia caroliniana var. caroliniana Carolina Springbeauty Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Claytonia virginica Virginia Springbeauty, Springbeauty Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis Western Blue Virginsbower, Purple Clematis Perennial Vine Shade, Part-shade Moist
Clematis virginiana Devil's Darning Needles, Virgin's Bower, Old Man's Beard Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Cornus alternifolia Alternateleaf Dogwood, Alternate-leaf Dogwood, Pagoda Dogwood Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist
Corylus americana American Hazelnut, American Filbert Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Eastern Hay-scented Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Woodfern, Spinulose Wood Fern, Shield Fern, Toothed Wood Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Dryopteris cristata Crested Woodfern, Crested Wood Fern, Buckler Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Woodfern, Marginal Fern, Marginal Shieldfern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Epigaea repens Trailing Arbutus, Mayflower, Plymouth Mayflower Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist
Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium Hummingbird Trumpet, California Fuchsia Perennial Herb Sun
Eutrochium purpureum Purple Joepyeweed, Sweet-scented Joepyeweed, Sweet Joepyeweed Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Fagus grandifolia American Beech, White Beech, Red Beech, Ridge Beech, Beechnut Tree Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Fraxinus americana White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Fraxinus nigra Black Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash, Red Ash, Swamp Ash, River Ash, Water Ash, Darlington Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Gaultheria hispidula Creeping Snowberry, Creeping-snowberry Perennial Shrub Shade Wet, Moist
Gaultheria procumbens Eastern Teaberry, Wintergreen, Checkerberry Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Gymnocarpium dryopteris Western Oakfern, Northern Oak Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade Moist
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Ilex opaca American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Dry
Juglans cinerea Butternut, White Walnut Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Juniperus communis Common Juniper Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Kalmia angustifolia Sheep Laurel, Lambkill Kalmia, Lambkill Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Kalmia, Mountain-laurel Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Kalmia polifolia Bog Laurel, Pale Laurel, Swamp Laurel Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet
Larix laricina Tamarack, American Larch, Hacmatack, Black Larch Perennial Tree Sun, Shade Wet, Moist
Ledum groenlandicum Bog Labrador Tea, Rusty Labrador Tea, Labrador Tea, Hudson's Bay Tea, Muskeg Tea Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia 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
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
Maianthemum stellatum Starry False Lily Of The Valley, Starry False Solomon's Seal, Star-flowered Solomon's Seal Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Mitchella repens Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Running Box, Pigeon Plum Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Mitella diphylla Twoleaf Miterwort, Miterwort Perennial Herb Shade Moist
Monarda didyma Scarlet Beebalm, Oswego Tea, Red Bergamot Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot, Beebalm Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo, Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Sourgum, Pepperidge, Tupelo Gum, Beetlebung Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern, Sympathy Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, 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, American Hop-hornbeam, Woolly Hop-hornbean, Eastern Ironwood, Roughbark Ironwood, Ironwood, Deerwood, Leverwood Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Penstemon digitalis Mississippi Penstemon, Mississippi Beardtongue, Smooth White Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus Slope Penstemon, Talus Slope Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Penstemon, Hairy Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad Beechfern, Broad Beech Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade Moist
Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox, Louisiana Phlox, Blue Woodland Phlox, Sweet William, Wild Sweet William Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox, Moss Pink, Rock Pink Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Picea glauca White Spruce Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Picea rubens Red Spruce, Yellow Spruce, West Virginia Spruce, Eastern Spruce, He-balsam Perennial Tree Sun, Shade Moist, Dry
Pinus resinosa Red Pine, Norway Pine, Canadian Pine Perennial Tree Sun Moist, Dry
Pinus rigida Pitch Pine, Torch Pine Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine, Weymouth Pine Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Indian Apple, Wild Mandrake, Pomme De Mai, Podophylle Pelt Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen, Big-tooth Aspen, Long-toothed Aspen Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen, Golden Aspen, Trembling Aspen, Mountain Aspen, Aspen, Trembling Poplar, Alamo Blanco Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Prunus nigra Canadian Plum, Canada Plum, Red Plum, Black Plum Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry, Wild Red Cherry, Bird Cherry, Pigeon Cherry Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Prunus serotina Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Rum Cherry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, Common Chokecherry, Choke Cherry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Pteridium aquilinum Western Bracken Fern, Bracken Fern, Western Bracken, Bracken Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus alba White Oak, Northern White Oak, Eastern 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 macrocarpa Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus rubra var. ambigua Northern Red Oak Perennial Tree
Quercus velutina Black Oak, Quercitron Oak, Yellow Oak, Smoothbark Oak, Yellowbark Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Rhus copallinum Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Rosa palustris Swamp Rose Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan Annual, Biennial, Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Rudbeckia laciniata Green-headed Coneflower, Greenhead Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower, Wild Goldenglow, Sochan Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Shrubby Five-fingers Perennial Herb Sun
Sorbus americana American Mountain Ash, American Mountain-ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster, New England American-aster Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Taxus canadensis Canada Yew, American Yew Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern, Tapering Fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Thelypteris simulata Bog Fern, Massachusetts Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Part-shade Wet
Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Tilia americana American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Ulmus americana American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm, Red Elm, Gray Elm, Soft Elm Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry, Late Lowbush Blueberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Viburnum dentatum Southern Arrowwood Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Viburnum lantanoides Hobblebush Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Viburnum lentago Nannyberry, Blackhaw, Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides Withe-rod, Witherod Viburnum, Possumhaw, Wild Raisin Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Viola pedata Birdfoot Violet, Bird's-foot Violet, Bird-foot Violet Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Dry
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 Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Vitis riparia Riverbank Grape, River-bank Grape Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Woodwardia virginica Virginia Chainfern, Virginia Chain Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Part-shade Wet, Moist