RI Native Plant Guide
This interactive, searchable database of plants native to Rhode Island was developed in 2016 and revised in 2024 and is meant to help landscape professionals and backyard gardeners familiarize themselves with flora endemic to our local ecosystem.
How to Use the Guide:
Use the dropdown menus and checkboxes to select for plants native to Rhode Island that meet the conditions on your site. See the Glossary for descriptions of sortable site and plant characteristics. Click “Clear filters” to do a new search. For photographs and more information about each plant, we recommend visiting the Native Plant Trust’s Go Botany site.
| Latin Name | Common Name | Type | FS | ST | DT | WT | CZ1 | CZ2 | Mature Height | Height range (for sorting) | Width | Width range (for sorting) | BH | PH | E | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer rubrum | Red Maple | Tree | X | X | X | X | 40-75' | >50' | 20-50' | 25-50' | X | X | X | X | ||
| Acer saccharinum | Silver Maple | Tree | X | X | X | 60-75' | >50' | 30-50' | 25-50' | X | X | |||||
| Acer saccharum var. saccharum | Sugar Maple | Tree | X | X | 60-80' | >50' | 25-50' | 25-50' | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Acer spicatum | Mountain Maple | Tree | X | 10-25' | 10-25' | 10-20' | 10-25' | X | ||||||||
| Actaea pachypoda, Actaea alba | Doll's Eyes, White Baneberry | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Actaea rubra | Red Baneberry | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair Fern | Fern | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Ageratina altissima var. altissima | White Snakeroot | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-36'' | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Allium canadense | Meadow Garlic | Perennial | X | X | X | 8-18" | 1-6' | 6-12" | <1' | X | X | X | X | |||
| Allium tricoccum var. tricoccum | Ramps, Wild Leek | Perennial | X | 6-12" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | |||||||
| Alnus incana | Speckled Alder | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 16' | 10-25' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | |||
| Alnus serrulata | Smooth Alder | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8-12' | 10-25' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | X | |
| Amelanchier arborea | Common Serviceberry, Downy Shadbush | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | X | 15-25' | 10-25' | 15-25' | 10-25' | X | X | X | |
| Amelanchier canadensis | Canadian Serviceberry, Eastern Shadbush | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 15-25' | 10-25' | 15-25' | 10-25' | X | X | X | |
| Amelanchier laevis | Smooth Serviceberry, Smooth Shadbush | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 15-25' | 10-25' | 15-25' | 10-25' | X | X | X | X | ||
| Amelanchier spicata | Dwarf Serviceberry, Dwarf Shadbush | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 4-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | |||
| Ammophila breviligulata | American Beach Grass | Grass | X | X | X | X | 18-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | ||||||
| Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem | Grass | X | X | X | X | 4-8' | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | |||||
| Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem | Grass | X | X | X | 2-6' | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | |||||||
| Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge Bluestem | Grass | X | X | X | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | ||||
| Anemone americana | Blunt-Lobed Hepatica | Perennial | X | X | 3-6" | <1' | 6-10" | <1' | ||||||||
| Anemone cylindrica | Long-Headed Windflower | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 9-18" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Anemone quinquefolia | Wood Anemone, Wood Windflower | Perennial | X | X | 6-9" | <1' | 6-22" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Angelica atropurpurea | Purple-Stemmed Angelica | Perennial | X | X | 3-10' | 6-10' | 2-6' | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Anthoxanthum nitens | Sweetgrass, Vanilla Sweet Grass | Grass | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Apios americana | Common Groundnut | Vine | X | X | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Hemp Dogbane | Perennial | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Aquilegia canadensis | Red Columbine | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Kinnikinnick, Red Bearberry | Perennial | X | X | 3-8'' | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||||
| Arisaema triphyllum | Jack-In-The-Pulpit | Perennial | X | X | 6-30" | 1-6' | 6-12" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Aronia arbutifolia | Red Chokeberry | Shrub | X | X | X | 6-12' | 10-25' | 3-5' | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Aronia floribunda | Purple Chokeberry | Shrub | X | X | X | 8-12' | 10-25' | 6-9' | 6-10' | X | X | |||||
| Aronia melanocarpa | Black Chokeberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 3-10' | 6-10' | 3-6' | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Asclepias amplexicaulis | Clasping Milkweed | Perennial | X | X | 12-30" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Asclepias exaltata | Poke Milkweed | Perennial | X | X | X | 2-7' | 6-10' | 10-24" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra | Swamp Milkweed | Perennial | X | X | 3-5' | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Asclepias purpurascens | Purple Milkweed | Perennial | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Asclepias quadrifolia | Four-Leaved Milkweed | Perennial | X | X | 12-26" | 1-6' | 20-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed | Perennial | X | X | 3-5' | 1-6' | 8-12" | >1' | X | X | ||||||
| Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa | Butterfly Milkweed | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-30" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | ||||
| Asplenium platyneuron | Ebony Spleenwort | Fern | X | X | 8-20" | 1-6' | 8-20" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Asplenium rhizophyllum | Walking Fern, Walking Spleenwort | Fern | X | X | 2-12" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | ||||||||
| Athyrium angustum | Northern Lady Fern | Fern | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Athyrium asplenioides | Southern Lady Fern | Fern | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Baccharis halimifolia | Groundsel-Tree | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 5-12' | 10-25' | 5-12' | 10-25' | X | ||||
| Baptisia tinctoria | Yellow Wild Indigo | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Benthamidia florida | Flowering Big-Bracted-Dogwood | Tree | X | X | X | 15-20' | 10-25' | 15-20' | 10-25' | X | ||||||
| Betula alleghaniensis | Yellow Birch | Tree | X | X | X | 60-80' | >50' | 15-30' | 25-50' | X | X | X | ||||
| Betula lenta | Cherry Birch, Black Birch | Tree | X | X | X | 40-60' | >50' | 10-25' | 10-25' | X | X | X | X | |||
| Betula populifolia | Gray Birch | Tree | X | X | X | X | 20-40' | 25-50' | 10-20' | 10-25' | X | X | X | |||
| Bolboschoenus maritimus | Saltmash Tuber-Bulrush | Grass | X | X | 1.5-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Bolboschoenus robustus | Sea-Coast Tuber-Bulrush | Grass | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Botrychium virginianum | Rattlesnake Fern | Fern | X | X | 6-36" | 1-6' | 4-10" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Caltha palustris | Marsh-Marigold | Perennial | X | X | 12-18" | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Capnoides sempervirens | Pink Corydalis | Perennial | X | X | 12-48" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Carex crinita | Fringed Sedge | Grass | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||||
| Carex folliculata | Northern Long Sedge | Grass | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | ||||
| Carex intumescens | Greater Bladder Sedge | Grass | X | X | X | 12-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | |||||
| Carex lurida | Sallow Sedge | Grass | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | |||||
| Carex muehlenbergii | Muhlenberg's Sedge | Grass | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||||
| Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Sedge | Grass | X | X | X | X | 6-10" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | |||
| Carex platyphylla | Broad-Leaved Sedge | Grass | X | X | X | 8-12" | <1' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | ||||||
| Carex stricta | Tussock Sedge | Grass | X | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana | American Hornbeam | Tree | X | X | X | 15-20' | 10-25' | 12-18' | 10-25' | |||||||
| Carya glabra | Pignut Hickory | Tree | X | X | 60-80' | >50' | 25-35' | 25-50' | ||||||||
| Carya ovata | Shagbark Hickory | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | 70-90' | >50' | 50-70' | <50' | X | ||||
| Ceanothus americanus | New Jersey Redroot, New Jersy Tea | Shrub | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | ||||
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Tree | X | X | X | 30-70' | >50' | 20-70' | <50' | X | X | |||||
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3-8' | 6-10' | 3-6' | 1-6' | X | X | ||
| Chamaecyparis thyoides | Atlantic White Cedar | Tree | X | X | X | X | 20-40' | 25-50' | 6-15' | 10-25' | ||||||
| Chamaedaphne calyculata | Leatherleaf | Shrub | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Chamerion angustifolium | Narrow-Leaved Fireweed | Perennial | X | X | 2-4' | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Chelone glabra | White Turtlehead | Perennial | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Chrysopsis mariana | Maryland Golden-Aster | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 12-30" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | |||||
| Clematis virginiana | Virginia Virgin's Bower | Vine | X | X | X | 3-8' | 6-10' | 3-5' | 1-6' | X | ||||||
| Clethra alnifolia | Coastal Sweet Pepperbush | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 4-8' | 6-10' | 4-6' | 1-6' | X | |||
| Clintonia borealis | Yellow Blue-Bead Lily | Perennial | X | X | 10-20" | 1-6' | 10-12" | <1' | X | X | X | |||||
| Comptonia peregrina | Sweet-Fern | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | 4-8' | 6-10' | X | X | |||
| Coreopsis rosea | Pink Tickseed | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Corylus americana | American Hazelnut | Shrub | X | X | 10-16' | 1-6' | 8-13' | 10-25' | X | |||||||
| Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Shrub | X | X | X | 4-8' | 6-10' | colonizes | colonizes | X | ||||||
| Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur Hawthorn | Tree | X | X | X | 20-30' | 25-50' | 20-30' | 25-50' | X | X | |||||
| Dennstaedtia punctilobula | Eastern Hay-scented Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | |||||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Grass | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Wavy Hairgrass | Grass | X | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | ||||||
| Dichanthelium clandestinum | Deer-Tongue Rosette-Panicgrass | Grass | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Diervilla lonicera | Bush-Honeysuckle | Shrub | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | ||||||
| Distichlis spicata | Saltgrass | Grass | X | X | X | X | 15-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | |||
| Doellingeria umbellata | Tall White-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Drosera filiformis | Thread-Leaved Sundew | Perennial | X | X | 4-12" | <1' | 1-2" | <1' | ||||||||
| Drosera rotundifolia | Round-Leaved Sundew | Perennial | X | X | 2-10" | <1' | 4-6" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Spinulose Wood Fern | Fern | X | X | 18-30" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Dryopteris clintoniana | Clinton's Wood Fern | Fern | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Dryopteris cristata | Crested Wood Fern | Fern | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 2-6' | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Dryopteris goldiana | Goldie's Wood Fern | Fern | X | X | 36-48" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Dryopteris intermedia | Evergreen Wood Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 18-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | |||||||
| Dryopteris marginalis | Marginal Wood Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 18-24" | 1-6' | 18-36" | 1-6' | |||||||
| Elymus virginicus | Common Eastern Wild-Rye | Grass | X | X | X | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | ||||
| Epigaea repens | Trailing-Arbutus, Mayflower | Perennial | X | X | X | 2-4" | <1' | 6-16" | 1-6' | X | X | X | ||||
| Eragrostis spectabilis | Purple Lovegrass | Grass | X | X | X | X | 8-14" | 1-6' | 10-16" | 1-6' | X | |||||
| Erythronium americanum | American Trout-Lily, Dogtooth Violet | Perennial | X | X | 2-6" | <1' | 6-12" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Eubotrys racemosa | Swamp Deciduous Dog-Laurel, Swamp Dog-Hobble | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 4-6' | 1-6' | 4-6' | 1-6' | |||||
| Eupatorium hyssopifolium | Hyssop-Leaved Thoroughwort | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Eupatorium novae-angliae | New England Thoroughwort | Perennial | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 3-4' | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Eupatorium perfoliatum | Boneset, Thoroughwort | Perennial | X | X | X | 4-6' | 1-6' | 3-4' | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Eurybia divaricata | White Wood-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-30" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Eurybia macrophylla | Large-Leaved Aster, Big-Leaved Wood Aster | Perennial | X | X | 6-36" | 1-6' | 16-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Eurybia spectabilis | Purple Wood-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Euthamia caroliniana | Slender Goldentop | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Euthamia graminifolia | Grass-Leaved Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | X | 3-6' | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Eutrochium dubium | Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed | Perennial | X | X | X | 3-6' | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | X | X | ||||
| Eutrochium fistulosum | Hollow Joe-Pye Weed | Perennial | X | X | 4-7' | 6-10' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Eutrochium maculatum var. maculatum | Spotted Joe-Pye Weed | Perennial | X | X | X | 4-7' | 6-10' | 3-4' | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum | Purple Joe-Pye Weed | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 5-7' | 6-10' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | ||
| Fagus grandifolia var. grandifolia | American Beech | Tree | X | X | 50-70' | >50' | 25-50' | 25-50' | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Fragaria virginiana | Common Strawberry | Perennial | X | X | 3-6" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Fraxinus americana | White Ash | Tree | X | X | X | 60-90' | >50' | 25-60' | >50' | X | ||||||
| Gaultheria procumbens | Wintergreen | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 3-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||
| Gaylussacia baccata | Black Huckleberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 36-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | |||
| Gaylussacia bigeloviana | Dwarf Huckleberry | Shrub | X | X | 8-24'' | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Gaylussacia frondosa | Blue Huckleberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 2-6' | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||
| Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsii | Andrew's Bottle Gentian | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 6-12" | <1' | |||||||
| Gentiana clausa | Closed Gentian, Meadow Bottle Gentian | Perennial | X | X | 10-18" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Geranium bicknellii | Northern Crane's-Bill | Perennial | X | X | X | 18-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | ||||||
| Geranium maculatum | Spotted Crane's-Bill | Perennial | X | X | X | 10-18'' | 1-6' | 6-12" | <1' | X | ||||||
| Glyceria canadensis | Rattlesnake Manna Grass | Grass | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||||
| Glyceria obtusa | Atlantic Manna Grass | Grass | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Glyceria striata | Fowl Manna Grass | Grass | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | |||||
| Hamamelis virginiana | American Witch-Hazel | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 20-25' | 10-25' | 15-20' | 10-25' | X | X | ||
| Helenium flexuosum | Purple-Headed Sneezeweed | Perennial | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Helianthus divaricatus | Woodland Sunflower | Perennial | X | X | X | 2-7' | 6-10' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos | Swamp Rose-Mallow | Perennial | X | X | X | 3-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | ||||
| Hordeum jubatum | Fox-Tail Barley | Grass | X | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||
| Hudsonia ericoides | Pine-Barren False Heather | Shrub | X | X | 4-15" | 1-6' | 1-3' | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Hudsonia tomentosa | Sand False Heather, Woolly Beach-Heather | Shrub | X | X | X | 6-8" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | |||||||
| Hypoxis hirsuta | Common Star-Grass | Perennial | X | X | X | 3-7" | <1' | 3-8" | <1' | |||||||
| Ilex glabra | Inkberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6-8' | 6-10' | 8-10' | 6-10' | X | |||
| Ilex laevigata | Smooth Winterberry | Shrub | X | X | X | 6-10' | 6-10' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | |||||
| Ilex mucronata | Mountain Holly | Shrub | X | X | X | 4-8' | 6-10' | 3-6' | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Ilex opaca | American Holly | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | 20-40' | 25-50' | 15-30' | 25-50' | X | X | X | ||
| Ilex verticillata | Common Winterberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6-10' | 6-10' | 6-10' | 6-10' | X | |||
| Ionactis linariifolia | Flax-Leaved Stiff-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 12-20" | 1-6' | 6-12" | <1' | X | X | X | |||||
| Iris prismatica | Slender Blue Iris | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Iris versicolor | Blue Iris | Perennial | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Iva frutescens var. oraria | Maritime Marsh-Elder | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 2-8' | 1-6' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | |||
| Juglans cinerea | Butternut, White Walnut | Tree | X | X | X | 50-90' | >50' | 50-90' | >50' | X | X | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. solutus | Common Soft Rush | Grass | X | X | X | X | 12-48" | 1-6' | 12-48" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Juncus gerardii | Saltmarsh Rush | Grass | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | ||||||||
| Juniperus communis var. depressa | Common Juniper | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3-6' | 1-6' | 8-12' | 10-25' | X | X | ||
| Juniperus horizontalis | Creeping Juniper | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 6-8' | 6-10' | X | |||||
| Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar | Tree | X | X | X | X | 15-30' | 25-50' | 3-12' | 10-25' | X | X | ||||
| Kalmia angustifolia ssp. angustifolia | Sheep American-Laurel, Sheep-Laurel | Shrub | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | ||||||
| Kalmia latifolia | Mountain American-Laurel, Mountain Laurel | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 5-12' | 10-25' | 5-12' | 10-25' | X | X | ||||
| Lathyrus japonicus ssp. maritimus | Beach Vetchling | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | ||||||
| Lespedeza capitata | Round-Headed Bush-Clover | Perennial | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Liatris novae-angliae var. novae-angliae | Northern Blazing Star | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 6-12" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Lilium canadense | Canada Lily | Perennial | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Lilium philadelphicum | Wood Lily | Perennial | X | X | 6-24" | 1-6' | 8-12" | <1' | X | X | X | |||||
| Lilium superbum | Turk's Cap Lily | Perennial | X | X | 3-6' | 1-6' | 6-12" | <1' | X | X | X | |||||
| Limonium carolinianum | Carolina Sea-Lavender | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||
| Lindera benzoin var. benzoin | Northern Spicebush | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 8-15' | 10-25' | 6-15' | 10-25' | X | X | X | |||
| Liriodendron tulipifera | Tuliptree | Tree | X | X | 70-120' | >50' | 30-60' | <50' | X | |||||||
| Lobelia cardinalis var. cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Perennial | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Lobelia inflata | Indian-Tobacco | Perennial | X | X | 6-36" | 1-6' | 2-8" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Lobelia spicata | Pale Spiked Lobelia | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Lonicera dioica var. dioica | Limber Honeysuckle, Wild Honeysuckle | Perennial | X | X | X | 3-10' climbing | 6-10' | 3-6' | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirens | Trumpet Honeysuckle | Vine | X | X | X | X | X | 4-10' climbing | 6-10' | 3-4' | 1-6' | X | X | X | ||
| Lupinus perennis | Sundial Lupine | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-30" | 1-6' | 6-12" | <1' | X | X | |||||
| Lygodium palmatum | American Climbing Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 6-8' climbing | 6-10' | 6-8' | 6-10' | |||||||
| Lyonia ligustrina | Maleberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 4-12' | 6-10' | colonizes | colonizes | |||||
| Lyonia mariana | Piedmont Staggerbush | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 4-6' | 1-6' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | |||||
| Lysimachia terrestris | Swamp Yellow Loosestrife | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Maianthemum canadense var. canadense | Canada-Mayflower | Perennial | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | ||||||||
| Maianthemum racemosum | Feathery False Solomon's-Seal | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Maianthemum stellatum | Starry False Solomon's-Seal | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 9-18" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | |||
| Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica | Fiddlehead Fern, Ostrich Fern | Fern | X | X | 3-5' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Medeola virginiana | Indian Cucumber Root | Perennial | X | X | 12-30" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Micranthes pensylvanica | Swamp Small-Flowered-Saxifrage | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Micranthes virginiensis | Early Small-Flowered-Saxifrage | Perennial | X | X | 4-10" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Mitchella repens | Partridge-Berry | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | |||||
| Morella caroliniensis | Small Bayberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6-8' | 6-10' | 5-10' | 6-10' | X | X | X | |
| Myrica gale | Sweetgale | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |
| Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvatica | Black-Gum, Black Tupelo | Tree | X | X | X | 30-60' | >50' | 20-35' | 25-50' | X | X | X | ||||
| Oclemena acuminata | Sharp-Toothed Nodding-Aster | Perennial | X | X | X | 8-30" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | ||||||
| Oclemena nemoralis | Bog Aster, Bog Nodding-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 6-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||||
| Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-Primrose | Perennial | X | X | X | 3-5' | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | |||
| Oenothera fruticosa | Narrow-Leaved Evening Primrose | Perennial | X | X | 16-30" | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum | Stiff Flat-Topped-Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | X | 1-5' | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Onoclea sensibilis | Sensitive Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | |||||||
| Opuntia humifusa | Eastern Prickly-Pear | Perennial | X | X | 6-14" | <1' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Osmunda cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 2-6' | 1-6' | 2-4' | 1-6' | |||||||
| Osmunda claytoniana | Interrupted Fern | Fern | X | X | 12-48" | 1-6' | 12-48" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis | Royal Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | |||||||
| Ostrya virginiana | Hop-Hornbeam | Tree | X | X | X | 20-30' | 25-50' | 10-18' | 10-25' | |||||||
| Oxalis violacea | Violet Wood Sorrel | Perennial | X | X | X | 6-10" | <1' | 6-10" | <1' | |||||||
| Packera aurea | Golden Groundsel | Perennial | X | X | 12-24'' | 1-6' | 6-24" | 1-6' | X | external | ||||||
| Panax trifolius | Dwarf Ginseng | Perennial | X | X | 2-8" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Panicum amarum | Bitter Panicgrass | Grass | X | X | X | X | 3-4' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||
| Panicum virgatum | Switch Panicgrass | Grass | X | X | X | X | 3-6' | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Parathelypteris noveboracensis | New York Fern | Fern | X | X | 8-25" | 1-6' | 12-15" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia-Creeper | Vine | X | X | X | X | X | 30-50' climbing | 25-50' | 3-6' | 1-6' | X | X | X | ||
| Penstemon hirsutus | Northeastern Beardtongue | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | external | |||||
| Penstemon pallidus | Eastern White Beardtongue | Perennial | X | X | 18-30" | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Picea mariana | Black Spruce | Tree | X | X | X | 40-60' | >50' | 30-50' | 25-50' | X | X | X | ||||
| Pinus rigida | Pitch Pine | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | 40-60' | >50' | 30-50' | 25-50' | X | X | |||
| Pinus strobus | Eastern White Pine | Tree | X | X | X | 60-90' | >50' | 25-40' | 25-50' | X | ||||||
| Pityopsis falcata | Sickle-Leaved Golden-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 8-12" | <1' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Platanus occidentalis | American Sycamore, Buttonwood | Tree | X | X | X | X | 70-100' | >50' | 40-60' | <50' | X | X | ||||
| Polygala paucifolia | Fringed Milkwort, Gaywings | Perennial | X | X | X | 3-6" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | ||||||
| Polygonatum pubescens | Hairy Solomon's-Seal | Perennial | X | 6-12" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | |||||||||
| Polypodium virginianum | Rock Polypody | Fern | X | X | 6-12" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas Fern | Fern | X | X | 8-16" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood, Necklace Poplar | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | 75-100' | >50' | 50-75' | >50' | |||||
| Populus tremuloides | Quaking Aspen, Quaking Poplar | Tree | X | X | X | 40-50' | 25-50' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | ||||
| Prunus americana | American Plum | Tree | X | 4-10' | 6-10' | 4-12' | 10-25' | X | X | X | ||||||
| Prunus maritima | Beach Plum | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3-8' | 6-10' | 3-8' | 6-10' | X | X | X | |
| Prunus pensylvanica | Pin Cherry | Tree | X | X | 20-40' | 25-50' | 10-15' | 10-25' | X | X | X | |||||
| Prunus serotina | Black Cherry | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | 50-60' | >50' | 20-30' | 25-50' | X | X | X | X | |
| Prunus virginiana var. virginiana | Choke Cherry | Tree | X | X | X | X | 20-30' | 25-50' | 18-25' | 10-25' | X | X | ||||
| Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium var. obtusifolium | Blunt-Leaved Rabbit Tabacco | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 36-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | ||||||
| Pycnanthemum muticum | Broad-Leaved Mountain Mint | Perennial | X | X | X | 36-48" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Pycnanthemum verticillatum | Whorled Mountain Mint | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Pyrola americana | American Shinleaf, American Wintergreen | Perennial | X | 6-12" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | |||||||
| Pyrola elliptica | Elliptic-Leaved Shinleaf | Perennial | X | X | X | 6-12" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | |||||
| Quercus alba | Eastern White Oak | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | X | 50-90' | >50' | 50-90' | >50' | X | X | X | X |
| Quercus bicolor | Swamp White Oak | Tree | X | X | X | X | 50-60' | >50' | 50-60' | >50' | X | X | X | |||
| Quercus coccinea | Scarlett Oak | Tree | X | X | X | 50-80' | >50' | 45-60' | <50' | X | X | X | ||||
| Quercus ilicifolia | Scrub Oak | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 15-20' | 10-25' | 12-15' | 10-25' | X | X | X | ||
| Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak | Tree | X | X | X | 70-80' | >50' | 40-50' | 25-50' | X | X | X | ||||
| Quercus montana | Mountain Chestnut Oak | Tree | X | X | X | 60-70' | >50' | 60-70' | >50' | X | X | |||||
| Quercus palustris | Pin Oak | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | 60-70' | >50' | 25-40' | 25-50' | X | X | X | ||
| Quercus rubra | Northern Red Oak | Tree | X | X | X | 50-70' | >50' | 50-75' | >50' | X | X | X | X | |||
| Quercus stellata | Post Oak | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | 40-50' | 25-50' | 40-50' | 25-50' | X | ||||
| Quercus velutina | Black Oak | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | X | 60-75' | >50' | 60-75' | >50' | X | X | X | |
| Rhexia virginica | Virginia Meadow-Beauty | Perennial | X | X | 8-24" | 1-6' | 6-10" | <1' | X | X | ||||||
| Rhododendron maximum | Great Rosebay, Rosebay Rhododendron | Shrub | X | X | X | 10-20' | 10-25' | 10-20' | 10-25' | X | ||||||
| Rhododendron periclymenoides | Pink Azalea, Pinxterbloom Azalea | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 6-10' | 6-10' | 4-8' | 6-10' | X | |||||
| Rhododendron prinophyllum | Early Azalea, Rosebud Azalea | Shrub | X | X | 6-10' | 6-10' | 4-8' | 6-10' | X | |||||||
| Rhododendron viscosum | Swamp Azalea, Clammy Azalea | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 6-10' | 6-10' | 6-10' | 6-10' | X | ||||
| Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 5-15' | 10-25' | 6-10' | 6-10' | X | X | X | |||
| Rhus glabra | smooth Sumac | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 8-16' | 10-25' | 12-20' | 10-25' | X | X | X | ||
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 15-25' | 10-25' | 15-25' | 10-25' | X | X | X | X | ||
| Ribes americanum | Eastern Black Currant | Shrub | X | X | 36-60" | 1-6' | 3-4' | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Ribes hirtellum | Hairy-Stemmed Gooseberry | Shrub | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Rosa carolina | Carolina Rose | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||
| Rosa nitida | Shining Rose | Shrub | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | ||||
| Rosa palustris | Swamp Rose | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 3-6' | 1-6' | 4-8' | 6-10' | X | X | X | ||
| Rosa virginiana | Virginia Rose | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 3-6' | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||
| Rubus allegheniensis | Common Blackberry | Shrub | X | X | 3-6' | 1-6' | 4-8' | 6-10' | X | X | X | |||||
| Rubus hispidus | Bristly Dewberry, Swamp Dewberry | Shrub | X | X | X | 4-10" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | ||||
| Rubus idaeus var. strigosus | Red Raspberry | Shrub | X | X | 4-6' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Rubus occidentalis | Black Raspberry | Shrub | X | X | 3-6' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata | Green-Headed Coneflower | Perennial | X | X | 3-10' | 6-10' | 18-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Sabatia kennedyana | Plymouth Rose-Gentian | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 8-12" | <1' | ||||||||
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 10-20' | 10-25' | 8-12' | 10-25' | X | ||||
| Salix nigra | Black Willow | Shrub | X | X | 12-20' | 10-25' | 10-20' | 10-25' | X | X | ||||||
| Salix occidentalis | Dwarf Prairie Willow | Shrub | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 3-4' | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Salix sericea | Silky Willow | Shrub | X | X | X | 6-12' | 10-25' | 6-10' | 6-10' | X | ||||||
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis | Black Elderberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 15-20' | 10-25' | 15-20' | 10-25' | X | X | X | X |
| Sambucus racemosa | Red Elderberry | Shrub | X | X | X | 4-10' | 6-10' | 3-8' | 6-10' | X | X | |||||
| Sanguinaria canadensis | Blood-Root | Perennial | X | X | 4-8" | <1' | 4-12" | <1' | X | X | X | |||||
| Sarracenia purpurea | Purple Pitcherplant | Perennial | X | X | 8-24" | 1-6' | 4-6" | <1' | ||||||||
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | X | 30-60' | >50' | 25-40' | 25-50' | X | X | X | X |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | Grass | X | X | X | X | 12-48" | 1-6' | 8-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Schoenoplectus americanus | Chair-Maker's Bulrush | Grass | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Softstem Bulrush | Grass | X | X | 1-10' | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Scutellaria lateriflora | Mad Dog Skullcap | Perennial | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 18-30" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Senna hebecarpa | Northern Wild Senna | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 4-6' | 1-6' | 3-4' | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | ||
| Seriocarpus asteroides | Toothed White-Topped-Aster | Perennial | X | X | X | 10-12" | >1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | ||||||
| Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica | Wild Campion | Perennial | X | X | 4-10" | >1' | 6-15" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Narrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed-Grass | Perennial | X | X | X | 10-15'' | 1-6' | 6-10'' | <1' | |||||||
| Sisyrinchium atlanticum | Eastern Blue-Eyed-Grass | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 10-15'' | 1-6' | 6-10'' | <1' | ||||||
| Sisyrinchium fuscatum | Coastal Plain Blue-Eyed-Grass | Perennial | X | X | X | 10-15'' | 1-6' | 6-10'' | <1' | |||||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum | Strict Blue-Eyed-Grass | Perennial | X | X | X | 10-24" | 1-6' | 6-12'' | <1' | |||||||
| Sisyrinchium mucronatum | Needle-Tipped Blue-Eyed-Grass | Perennial | X | X | X | 10-12" | <1' | 6-10" | <1' | |||||||
| Solidago bicolor | White Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Solidago caesia | Blue-Stem Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Solidago nemoralis ssp. nemoralis | Gray Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | 6-24" | 1-6' | 6-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Solidago odora ssp. odora | Licorice Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Solidago puberula | Downy Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Solidago rugosa | Rough Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | 2-6' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens | Seaside Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 2-6' | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Solidago speciosa var. speciosa | Showy Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | 2-7' | 6-10' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Solidago uliginosa | Bog Goldenrod | Perennial | X | X | X | 4-6' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | ||||||
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian Grass | Grass | X | X | X | X | 4-6' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | ||||
| Sparganium americanum | American Bur-Reed | Perennial | X | X | X | 36-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | |||||||
| Spartina alterniflora | Smooth Cordgrass | Grass | X | X | 2-6' | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Spartina patens | Saltmarsh Hay, Saltmeadow Cordgrass | Grass | X | X | X | X | 1-5' | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | |||||
| Spartina pectinata | Freshwater Cordgrass, Prairie Cordgrass | Grass | X | X | 4-7' | 6-10' | 4-7' | 6-10' | X | |||||||
| Spiraea alba var. latifolia | White Meadowsweet | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 2-5' | 1-6' | 2-4' | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Spiraea tomentosa | Steeplebush | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 3-5' | 1-6' | X | ||||
| Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | Grass | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 4-12" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Streptopus lanceolatus | Lance-Leaved Twistedstalk | Perennial | X | X | 6-16" | 1-6' | 6-36" | 1-6' | X | Some Parts | ||||||
| Swida alternifolia | Pagoda Dogwood | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | X | 20-30' | 25-50' | 20-35' | 25-50' | X | X | ||
| Swida amomum | Silky Dogwood | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 6-12' | 10-25' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | |||
| Swida racemosa | Gray Dogwood | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3-10' | 6-10' | 10-15' | 10-25' | X | X | ||
| Swida rugosa | Round-Leaved Dogwood | Shrub | X | X | 5-10' | 6-10' | 5-10' | 6-10' | X | X | ||||||
| Swida sericea | Red-Osier Dogwood | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 3-10' | 6-10' | 4-8' | 1-6' | X | X | ||
| Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Blue Wood-Aster, Heart-Leaved American-Aster | Perennial | X | 12-48" | 1-6' | 18-24" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||||
| Symphyotrichum dumosum | Bushy American-Aster | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||
| Symphyotrichum ericoides | Heath American-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve | Smooth American-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England American-Aster | Perennial | X | X | X | 3-7' | 6-10' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | X | |||
| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii | New York American-Aster | Perennial | X | X | 3-5' | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Symphyotrichum patens | Late Purple American Aster | Perennial | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 18-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Symphyotrichum tenuifolium | Perennial Saltmarsh American-Aster | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||
| Symphyotrichum undulatum | Wavy-Leaved American-Aster | Perennial | X | X | X | 1-5' | 1-6' | 12-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | ||||
| Symplocarpus foetidus | Skunk-Cabbage | Perennial | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-48" | 1-6' | X | some parts | ||||||
| Taxus canadensis | American Yew | Shrub | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 3-10' | 6-10' | X | |||||||
| Teucrium canadense | American Germander | Perennial | X | X | X | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | |||
| Thalictrum dioicum | Early Meadow-Rue | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | |||||
| Thalictrum pubescens (polygamum) | Tall Meadow-Rue | Perennial | X | X | 3-7' | 6-10' | 18-36" | 1-6' | X | leaves | X | |||||
| Thalictrum thalictroides | Anemone Meadow-Rue, Rue Anemone | Perennial | X | X | 4-8" | <1' | 4-8" | <1' | X | X | ||||||
| Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens | Marsh Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | |||||||
| Tilia americana var. americana | American Linden, Basswood | Tree | X | X | 60-80' | >50' | 30-60' | <50' | X | X | X | |||||
| Trientalis borealis | Starflower | Perennial | X | X | 2-8" | <1' | 4-8" | <1' | ||||||||
| Trillium cernuum | Nodding Trillium, Whip-Poor-Will Flower | Perennial | X | X | 8-24" | 1-6' | 8-18" | 1-6' | X | |||||||
| Trillium undulatum | Painted Trillium, Painted Wakerobin | Perennial | X | X | 8-24'' | 1-6' | 6-12'' | <1' | X | X | X | |||||
| Triosteum perfoliatum | Perfoliate-Leaved Horse-Gentian | Perennial | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 4-12'' | <1' | X | X | X | |||||
| Typha latifolia | Broad-Leaved Cat-Tail | Perennial | X | X | 5-10' | 6-10' | colonizes | colonizes | X | |||||||
| Ulmus rubra | Slippery Elm | Tree | X | X | X | X | X | 40-60' | >50' | 30-40' | 25-50' | X | X | X | ||
| Uvularia perfoliata | Perfoliate Bellwort, Merrybells | Perennial | X | 6-18" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | ||||||||
| Uvularia sessilifolia | Sessile-Leaved Bellwort | Perennial | X | X | 4-12'' | <1' | 12-18'' | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||||
| Vaccinium angustifolium | Common Lowbush Blueberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | 6-12'' | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | X | |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Highbush Blueberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6-12' | 10-25' | 8-12' | 10-25' | X | X | X | |
| Vaccinium macrocarpon | Large Cranberry | Shrub | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | ||||
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Small Cranberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 12-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | X | ||
| Vaccinium pallidum | Hillside Blueberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 24-36" | 1-6' | 24-36" | 1-6' | X | X | X | |||
| Vaccinium stamineum | Deerberry | Shrub | X | X | 5-15' | 1-6' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | X | |||||
| Veratrum viride | American False Hellebore | Perennial | X | X | 2-6' | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | ||||||||
| Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Perennial | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | 12-30" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Vernonia noveboracensis | New York Ironweed | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 4-8' | 6-10' | 3-4' | 1-6' | X | X | ||||
| Viburnum acerifolium | Maple-Leaved Viburnum | Shrub | X | X | 4-6' | 1-6' | 2-6' | 1-6' | X | X | ||||||
| Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum | Smooth Arrowwood | Shrub | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6-12' | 10-25' | 4-10' | 6-10' | X | X | ||
| Viburnum lantanoides (alnifolium) | Hobblebush | Shrub | X | 3-10' | 6-10' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | |||||||
| Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry | Shrub | X | X | X | 12-16' | 10-25' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | X | ||||
| Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides | Withe-Rod | Shrub | X | X | X | 6-12' | 10-25' | 4-15' | 10-25' | X | X | X | ||||
| Viburnum opulus ssp. trilobum | Highbush Cranberry | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 6-10' | 6-10' | 6-12' | 10-25' | X | X | ||||
| Viola labradorica | American Dog Violet, Labrador Violet | Perennial | X | X | X | 1-8" | <1' | 2-6" | <1' | X | X | |||||
| Viola cucullata | Marsh Blue Violet | Perennial | X | X | X | 4-6" | <1' | 2-6" | <1' | X | X | X | ||||
| Viola lanceolata | Lance-Leaved Violet | Perennial | X | X | 2-6" | <1' | 2-6" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Viola macloskeyi | Smooth White Violet | Perennial | X | X | X | 2-6" | <1' | 2-6" | <1' | X | X | X | ||||
| Viola pedata | Bird-Foot Violet | Perennial | X | X | 4-8" | <1' | 4-8" | <1' | X | X | X | |||||
| Viola pubescens | Yellow Forest Violet | Perennial | X | X | X | 6-16'' | 1-6' | 6-12'' | <1' | X | X | |||||
| Viola rotundifolia | Round-Leaved Violet | Perennial | X | X | 3-6" | <1' | 6-9" | <1' | X | |||||||
| Viola sororia | Woolly Blue Violet | Perennial | X | X | X | X | 6-9" | <1' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | X | |||
| Vitis aestivalis | Summer Grape | Vine | X | X | X | 30' climbing | 25-50' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | |||||
| Vitis labrusca | Fox Grape | Vine | X | X | X | 40' climbing | 25-50' | colonizes | colonizes | X | X | |||||
| Woodwardia virginica | Virginia Chain Fern | Fern | X | X | X | 24-48" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | |||||||
| Xyris difformis | Bog Yellow-Eyed-Grass | Perennial | X | X | 6-24" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | ||||||||
| Xyris montana | Northern yellow-eyed-grass | Perennial | X | X | 2-12" | 1-6' | colonizes | colonizes | ||||||||
| Zanthoxylum americanum | Common Prickly-Ash | Shrub | X | X | X | X | 12-15' | 10-25' | 12-15' | 10-25' | X | X | ||||
| Zizia aptera | Heart-leaved Golden Alexanders | Perennial | X | X | X | 12-36" | 1-6' | 12-18" | 1-6' | X | X | X | X | |||
| Zizia aurea | Common Golden Alexanders | Perennial | X | X | 12-24" | 1-6' | 12-24" | 1-6' | X | X | X |