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	Acer negundo Box Elder, Box Elder Maple, Ash-leaved Maple, Ashleaf Maple, Red River Maple, Fresno De Guajuco	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Acer pensylvanicum Striped Maple, Moosewood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Acer rubrum Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, 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
	Aesculus flava Yellow Buckeye, Sweet Buckeye	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye, Texas Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye, Horse Chestnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ageratina altissima White Snakeroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Amelanchier arborea Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry, Junebush, Shadblow, Sarvis	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Amelanchier canadensis Canadian Serviceberry, Canadian Service-berry, Shadblow Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush, Junebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules Club, Angelica Tree, Pigeon Tree, Shotbush, Prickly Elder, Prickly Ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed, Pink Milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple, Indian Banana, Wild Banana	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Betula lenta Sweet Birch, Cherry Birch, Black Birch, Mahogany Birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Betula nigra River Birch, Red Birch, Black Birch, Water Birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree 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 cordiformis Bitternut Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Bitternut, Pig Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Pignut, White Hickory, Red Hickory, Bitter Walnut, Bitter Pecan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, 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
	Castanea pumila Allegheny Chinquapin, Allegheny Chinkapin, Chinquapin, Chinkapin	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud, Redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Chionanthus virginicus White Fringetree, Fringe Tree, Snowflower Tree, Flowering Ash, Old Man's Beard, Grandfather Graybeard, Grancy Graybeard	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-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
	Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf Coreopsis, Whorled Tickseed, Whorled Coreopsis	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, 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
	Diospyros virginiana Eastern Persimmon, Common Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower, Pale Coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Euonymus americanus American Strawberry Bush, Strawberry Bush, Brook Euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting Heart, Wahoo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Eutrochium fistulosum Joe-pye Weed, Trumpetweed, Queen Of The Meadow, Hollow Joe-pye Weed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Fagus grandifolia American Beech, White Beech, Red Beech, Ridge Beech, Beechnut Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, 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
	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
	Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower, Narrowleaf Sunflower, Narrow-leaved Sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea, Wild Hydrangea, Sevenbark	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. John's-wort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	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
	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 squarrosa Scaly Blazing Star, Scaly Gayfeather, Scaly Liatris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lindera benzoin Northern Spicebush, Spicebush, Wild Allspice	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	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
	Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lupinus perennis Sundial Lupine, Wild Lupine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Magnolia acuminata Cucumbertree, Cucumber Tree, Mountain Magnolia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Tree, Umbrella Magnolia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Southern Sweetbay, Swampbay, Swamp Magnolia, Sweet Magnolia, Small Magnolia, Laurel Magnolia, White Bay, White Laurel, Swamp Laurel, Beaver Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	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
	Morella cerifera Wax Myrtle , Southern Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Eastern Bayberry, Bayberry, Candleberry, Tallow Shrub	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, 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
	Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood, Sorrel Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water:
	Passiflora incarnata Maypop, Purple Passionflower, Purple Passion Vine, Apricot Vine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Penstemon canescens Eastern Gray Penstemon, Eastern Gray Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	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 laevigatus Eastern Smooth Penstemon, Eastern Smooth Beardtongue, Smooth Penstemon, Smooth Beardtongue, Eastern Penstemon, Eastern Beardtongue, Hairy Penstemon, Hairy Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	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
	Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark, Atlantic Ninebark	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Picea rubens Red Spruce, Yellow Spruce, West Virginia Spruce, Eastern Spruce, He-balsam	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Shortstraw Pine, Arkansas Pine, Longtag Pine, Spruce Pine, Oldfield Pine, Arkansas Soft Pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Pinus pungens Table Mountain Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: 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
	Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine, Oldfield Pine, Bull Pine, Rosemary Pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine, Jersey Pine, Scrub Pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Polemonium reptans Greek Valerian, Jacob's Ladder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Prunus americana American Plum, Wild Plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	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
	Ptelea trifoliata Wafer Ash, Common Hoptree, Hop Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	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 imbricaria Shingle Oak, Laurel Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus palustris Pin Oak, Swamp Spanish Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Quercus phellos Willow Oak, Swamp Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Peach Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Quercus stellata Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus virginiana Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rhododendron calendulaceum Flame Azalea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba Rosebay, Purple Rhododendron, Red Laurel, Catawba Rhododendron, Mountain Rosebay	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade Water:
	Rhododendron maximum Great Laurel, Wild Rhododendron, Rosebay Rhododendron, White Laurel, Rosebay	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Rhododendron prinophyllum Early Azalea, Roseshell Azalea, Woolly Azalea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Ribes rotundifolium Appalachian Gooseberry, Wild Gooseberry, Round-leaf Currant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Robinia hispida Bristly Locust, Standing Sweet Pea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	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
	Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry, Common Elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade 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
	Sorbus americana American Mountain Ash, American Mountain-ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Staphylea trifolia American Bladdernut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster, New England American-aster	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Thuja occidentalis Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Tilia americana American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Tilia americana var. heterophylla American Basswood, White Basswood, Linden	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water:
	Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Viburnum dentatum Southern Arrowwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Viburnum lentago Nannyberry, Blackhaw, Sweet Viburnum, Sheepberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw, Smooth Blackhaw, Blackhaw Viburnum, Smooth Blackhaw Viburnum, Stagbush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw, Blackhaw, Bluehaw, Downy Viburnum, Southern Nannyberry, Rusty Nannyberry, Nannyberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Wisteria frutescens American Wisteria, Texas Wisteria, Kentucky Wisteria	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist

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