| Native Trees and Plants for
Sarnia Region - for Huron Flyway Brochure |
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| Ask before you buy. Do not buy plants
that have been taken from the wild. Check the scientific name to |
| ensure that you are getting native
species. Many non-natives have the same common name as natives. |
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Scientific Name |
Light |
Soil |
Height (m) |
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| Evergreens |
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| Eastern White Cedar |
Thuja occidentalis |
shade to sun |
neutral/alk |
15 |
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| Eastern Hemlock |
Tsuga canadensis |
sh to sun |
variety, moist |
30 |
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| Eastern Red Cedar |
Juniperus virginiana |
sun |
sandy |
10 |
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| American Larch (Tamarack) |
Larix laricina |
sh to sun |
moist |
15 |
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| Red Pine |
Pinus resinosa |
sun |
sandy |
25 |
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| White Pine |
Pinus strobus |
sh to sun |
variety |
30 |
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| Broadleaf Evergreens (shrubs) |
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| Bearberry |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
sun |
sand |
0.15 |
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| Partridge Berry |
Mitchella repens |
shade |
woods |
0.1 |
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| Wintergreen |
Gaultheria procumbens |
shade |
variety, acid |
0.1 |
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| Native Deciduous Trees |
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| Green/Red Ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
sun to sh |
variety |
20 |
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| Prickly Ash |
Zanthoxylem americanum |
pt. sh. |
moist |
9 |
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| White Ash |
Fraxinus americana |
sun to sh |
variety |
20 |
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| Trembling Aspen |
Populus tremuloides |
sun to sh |
poor |
22 |
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| Cottonwood |
Populus deltoides |
sun to sh |
variety |
30 |
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| American Basswood |
Tilia americana |
sun to sh |
variety |
20 |
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| American Beech |
Fagus grandifolia |
sh |
well drained |
30 |
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| Blue or Muscle Beech |
Carpinus caroliniana |
sh |
variety |
8 |
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| Yellow Birch |
Betula alleghaniensis |
sh |
rich/cool |
15 |
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| Black Cherry |
Prunus serotina |
sun |
sand, loam |
30 |
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| Chokecherry |
Prunus virginiana |
sun |
variety |
9 |
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| Canada Plum |
Prunus nigra |
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| American Elm |
Ulmus americana |
sun to sh |
variety |
30 |
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| Hackberry |
Celtis occidentalis |
sun to sh |
variety |
20 |
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| Shagbark Hickory |
Carya ovata |
sun |
dry |
25 |
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| Hop-tree |
Ptelea trifoliata |
sun |
variety |
7 |
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| Ironwood or Hop-hornbeam |
Ostrya virginiana |
sh |
dry |
8m |
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| Kentucky Coffee Tree |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
sun |
wet/variety |
18 |
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| Black Maple |
Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum |
sun to sh |
variety |
25 |
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| Red Maple |
Acer rubrum |
sun to sh |
variety |
30 |
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| Silver Maple |
Acer saccharinum |
sun to sh |
variety |
25 |
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| Sugar Maple |
Acer saccharum |
sun to sh |
variety |
30 |
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| Black Oak |
Quercus velutina |
sun |
dry |
22 |
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| Bur Oak |
Quercus macrocarpa |
sun to sh |
variety |
25 |
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| Chinquapin Oak |
Quercus muehlenbergii |
sun to sh |
variety |
18 |
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| Pin Oak |
Quercus palustris |
sun to sh |
wet |
20 |
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| Red Oak |
Quercus rubra |
sun to sh |
variety |
25 |
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| Swamp White Oak |
Quercus bicolor |
sun to sh |
moist |
18 |
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| White Oak |
Quercus alba |
sun to sh |
variety |
30 |
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| Pawpaw |
Asimina triloba |
sun to sh |
moist |
9 |
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| Redbud |
Cercis occidentalis |
sun to sh |
moist |
11 |
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| Sassafras |
Sassafras albidum |
sun to sh |
variety |
25 |
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| Downy Serviceberry |
Amelanchier arborea |
sun to sh |
variety |
12 |
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| Sycamore |
Platanus occidentalis |
sun to sh |
variety |
30 |
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| Tulip Tree |
Liriodendron tulipifera |
sun |
sandy |
35 |
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| Black Walnut |
Juglans nigra |
sun to sh |
variety |
25 |
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| Butternut |
Juglans cinerea |
sun to sh |
sands, gravel |
16 |
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| Black Willow |
Salix nigra |
sun |
moist |
20 |
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| Shrubs |
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| Bladdernut |
Staphylea trifolia |
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moist |
6 |
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| Buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
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streams |
3 |
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| Flowering Dogwood |
Cornus florida |
sun to sh |
variety |
5 |
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| Pagoda Dogwood |
Cornus alternifolia |
sun to sh |
variety |
6 |
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| Red-osier dogwood |
Cornus sericea |
sun to sh |
variety |
2 |
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| Silky Dogwood |
Cornus amomum |
sun to sh |
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2 |
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| American Elderberry |
S. canadensis or S. pubens |
sun to sh |
moist |
3 |
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| American Honeysuckle |
Lonicera canadensis |
sun to sh |
sand |
1 |
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| Glaucous Honeysuckle |
Lonicera dioica |
sun to sh |
variety |
1-2 |
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| Leatherwood |
Dirca palustris |
shade |
sandy, moist |
1.5 |
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| Native rose |
Rosa blanda, R. palustris |
sun |
variety |
2 |
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| Wild Red Raspberry |
Rubus idaeus var. strigosus |
sun |
variety |
1.5 |
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| Snowberry |
Symphoricarpos albus |
sun |
sand |
1 |
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| Spice Bush |
Lindera benzoin |
shade |
variety |
3 |
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| Fragrant Sumac |
Rhus aromatica |
sun to sh |
variety |
1.5 |
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| Smooth Sumac |
Rhus glabra |
sun |
sandy |
3 |
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| Staghorn Sumac |
Rhus typhina |
sun |
variety |
3 |
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| Downy Arrowwood |
Viburnum rafinesquianum |
shade |
dry |
1.5 |
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| Nannyberry |
Viburnum lentago |
sun to sh |
variety |
6 |
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| Maple-leaved Viburnum |
Viburnum acerifolia |
shade |
moist |
1-2 |
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| Wintergreen |
Gaultheria procumbens |
shade |
sandy woods |
15cm |
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| Witchhazel |
Hammamelis virginiana |
shade |
sandy |
5.5 |
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| Native Vines |
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| American Bittersweet |
Celastrus scandens |
shade |
variety |
5m |
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| Virgin's Bower Clematis |
Clematis virginiana |
sun to sh |
variety |
6m |
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| Virginia Creeper |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
sun to sh |
variety |
18 |
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| Wild Grape |
Vitus riparia |
sun to sh |
variety |
18 |
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| Moonseed |
Menispermum canadense |
shade |
moist |
2 |
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| Running Strawberry-bush |
Euonymus obovata |
shade |
moist |
0.2 |
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| Forbs - non-woody plants |
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| Wood Anemone |
Anemone quinquifolia |
shade |
moist |
0.5-1 |
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| Aster (New England) |
Aster novae-angliae |
sun |
variety |
1-2 |
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| Baneberry (White) |
Actaea pachypoda |
pt sh |
moist |
0.6 |
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| Wild Bergamot |
Monarda fistulosa |
sun to sh |
variety |
0.5 |
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| Bellwort (Yellow) |
Uvularia Grandiflora |
pt sh |
moist |
0.3 |
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| Black-eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia hirta |
sun |
dry |
1 |
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| Cylindrical Blazing Star |
Liatris cylindracea |
sun |
dry |
1-1.5 |
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| Dense Blazing Star |
Liatris spicata |
sun |
dry |
1-1.5 |
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| Bleeding Heart (Squirrel Corn) |
Dicentra canadensis |
pt sh |
moist |
0.2 |
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| Bloodroot |
Sanguinaria canadensis |
shade |
moist |
0.3 |
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| Little Blue-eyed Grass |
Sisyrinchium spp. |
sun |
dry |
0.3 |
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| Butterfly Weed |
Asclepias tuberosa |
sun |
dry |
0.5 |
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| Cardinal Flower |
Lobelia cardinalis |
sun |
wet |
1 |
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| Columbine (Wild) |
Aquilegia canadensis |
shade |
variety |
0.3 |
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| Prairie Coneflower |
Ratibida columnifera |
sun |
dry |
1-2 |
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| Culvers Root |
Veronicastrum virginicum |
sun |
moist |
1-2 |
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| Dutchman's Breeches |
Dicentra cuccularia |
pt sh |
moist |
0.2 |
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| EnchanterŐs Nightshade |
Circaea lutetiana |
shade |
variety |
1 |
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| Foam Flower |
Tiarella cordifolia |
shade |
variety |
0.2 |
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| Wild Geranium |
Geranium maculatum |
pt sh |
variety |
0.3 |
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| Goldenrods |
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| Blue-stemmed G. |
Solidago caesia |
sun to sh |
woods |
0.3-1 |
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| Zig-zag Goldenrod |
Solidago flexicaulis |
pt sh |
variety |
0.5-1 |
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| Gray G. |
Solidago nemoralis |
sun |
sandy |
0.2-1 |
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| Stiff |
Solidago rigida |
sun |
dry |
1 |
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| Harebell |
Campanula rotundifolia |
sun |
variety |
0.3 |
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| Sharp-lobed Hepatica |
Anemone acutiloba |
pt sh |
variety |
6 |
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| Round-lobed Hepatica |
Anemone americana |
pt sh |
variety |
0.2 |
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| Jack-in-the-pulpit |
Arisaema triphyllum |
pt sh |
variety |
0.5-1 |
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| Joe Pye-weed |
Eupatorium maculatum |
sun |
moist to wet |
1-2 |
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| Michigan Lily |
Lilium michiganense |
shade |
wet |
1-2 |
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| Trout Lily |
Erythronium americanum |
shade |
variety |
0.2 |
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| Great Lobelia |
Lobelia siphilitica |
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| May Apple |
Podophyllum peltatum |
pt sh |
variety |
0.4 |
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| Early Meadow Rue |
Thalictrum dioicum |
shade |
moist |
0.4 |
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| Tall Meadow Rue |
Thalictrum pubescens |
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| Wild Blue Phlox |
Phlox divaricata |
pt sh |
moist |
0.3-1 |
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| Pussytoes |
Antennnaria howellii |
sun |
dry |
0.2 |
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| White Snakeroot/Boneset |
Eupatorium perfoliatum |
pt sh |
rich |
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| False Solomon's Seal |
Maianthemum racemosum |
pt sh |
rich |
0.6 |
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| Hairy Solomon's Seal |
Polygonatum pubescens |
shade |
rich |
0.4 |
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| Wild Strawberry |
Fragaria virginiana |
sun |
dry |
0.1 |
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| Red Trillium |
Trillium erectum |
shade |
rich |
0.3 |
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| White Trillium |
Trillium grandiflorum |
shade |
rich |
0.3 |
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| Turtlehead |
Chelone glabra |
pt sh |
wet |
0.5 |
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| Yellow Violet |
Viola pubescens |
pt sh |
moist |
0.2 |
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| Common Blue Violet |
Viola sororia |
sun to sh |
variety |
0.2 |
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| Virginia Waterleaf |
Hydrophyllum virginianum |
pt sh |
variety |
0.4 |
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| Virginia Bluebells |
Mertensia virginica |
pt sh |
woods |
0.4 |
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| Ferns |
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| Christmas Fern |
Polystichum acrostichoides |
pt sh |
variety |
0.4 |
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| Northern Lady Fern |
Athyrium filix-femina |
pt sh |
rich |
0.6 |
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| Spinulose Wood Fern |
Dryopteris carthusiana |
pt sh |
rich |
0.4 |
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| Maidenhair Fern |
Adantum pedatum |
pt sh |
rich |
0.3 |
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| Marginal Wood Fern |
Dryopteris marginalis |
pt sh |
rich |
0.4 |
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| Ostrich Fern |
Matteuccia struthioperis |
pt sh |
moist |
1 |
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| Royal Fern |
Osmunda regalis |
pt sh |
variety |
1 |
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| Sensitive Fern |
Onoclea sensibilis |
pt sh |
moist |
0.4 |
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| Grasses |
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| American Beach Grass |
Ammophila breviligulata |
sun |
dry |
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| Big Bluestem |
Andropogon gerardii |
sun |
dry |
2 |
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| Little Bluestem |
Schizachyyrium scoparium |
sun |
dry |
1.2 |
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| Few-flowered Panic Grass |
Panicum oligosanthes |
sun |
dry |
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| Indian Grass |
Sorghastrum nutans |
sun |
dry |
2 |
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| Long-leaved Reed Grass |
Calamovilfa longifolia |
sun |
dry |
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| Nodding Wild Rye |
Elymus canadensis |
sun |
dry |
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| Porcupine Grass |
Stipa spartea |
sun |
dry |
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| Sand dropseed |
Spordbolus cryptandrus |
sun |
dry |
0.3 |
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| Switch Grass |
Panicum virgatum |
sun |
dry |
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| Tall Cordgrass |
Spartina pectinata |
sun |
dry |
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