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.
Glossary : 
Full Sun(FS)
Shade Tolerant(ST)
Drought Tolerant(DT)
Wind Tolerant(WT)
Height(H)
Width(W)
Coastal Zone 1(CZ1)
Coastal Zone 2(CZ2)
Bird Habitat(BH)
Pollinator Habitat(PH)
Edible(E)
Medicinal(M)
Latin NameCommon NameTypeFSSTDTWTCZ1CZ2Mature HeightWidthBHPHEM
Acer rubrumRed MapleTreeXXXX40-75'>50'20-50'25-50'XXXX
Acer saccharinumSilver MapleTreeXXX60-75'>50'30-50'25-50'XX
Acer saccharum var. saccharumSugar MapleTreeXX60-80'>50'25-50'25-50'XXXX
Acer spicatumMountain MapleTreeX10-25'10-25'10-20'10-25'X
Actaea pachypoda, Actaea albaDoll's Eyes, White BaneberryPerennialXX12-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'XX
Actaea rubraRed BaneberryPerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-18"1-6'X
Adiantum pedatumNorthern Maidenhair FernFernXX12-36"1-6'12-36"1-6'
Ageratina altissima var. altissimaWhite SnakerootPerennialXXX12-36''1-6'24-48"1-6'XX
Allium canadenseMeadow GarlicPerennialXXX8-18"1-6'6-12"<1'XXXX
Allium tricoccum var. tricoccumRamps, Wild LeekPerennialX6-12"<1'colonizescolonizesXX
Alnus incanaSpeckled AlderShrubXXXXX16'10-25'6-12'10-25'XX
Alnus serrulataSmooth AlderShrubXXXXXX8-12'10-25'6-12'10-25'XXX
Amelanchier arboreaCommon Serviceberry, Downy ShadbushTreeXXXXXX15-25'10-25'15-25'10-25'XXX
Amelanchier canadensisCanadian Serviceberry, Eastern ShadbushShrubXXXXXX15-25'10-25'15-25'10-25'XXX
Amelanchier laevisSmooth Serviceberry, Smooth ShadbushShrubXXXX15-25'10-25'15-25'10-25'XXXX
Amelanchier spicataDwarf Serviceberry, Dwarf ShadbushShrubXXXX4-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Ammophila breviligulataAmerican Beach GrassGrassXXXX18-36"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Andropogon gerardiiBig BluestemGrassXXXX4-8'1-6'24-36"1-6'X
Andropogon glomeratusBushy BluestemGrassXXX2-6'1-6'24-36"1-6'
Andropogon virginicusBroomsedge BluestemGrassXXXXX24-48"1-6'12-24"1-6'X
Anemone americanaBlunt-Lobed HepaticaPerennialXX3-6"<1'6-10"<1'
Anemone cylindricaLong-Headed WindflowerPerennialXX12-24"1-6'9-18"1-6'X
Anemone quinquefoliaWood Anemone, Wood WindflowerPerennialXX6-9"<1'6-22"1-6'
Angelica atropurpureaPurple-Stemmed AngelicaPerennialXX3-10'6-10'2-6'1-6'XXX
Anthoxanthum nitensSweetgrass, Vanilla Sweet GrassGrassXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Apios americanaCommon GroundnutVineXXXX2-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Apocynum cannabinumHemp DogbanePerennialXX2-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Aquilegia canadensisRed ColumbinePerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-18"1-6'XXX
Arctostaphylos uva-ursiKinnikinnick, Red BearberryPerennialXX3-8''<1'colonizescolonizesXX
Arisaema triphyllumJack-In-The-PulpitPerennialXX6-30"1-6'6-12"<1'X
Aronia arbutifoliaRed ChokeberryShrubXXX6-12'10-25'3-5'1-6'XX
Aronia floribundaPurple ChokeberryShrubXXX8-12'10-25'6-9'6-10'XX
Aronia melanocarpaBlack ChokeberryShrubXXXX3-10'6-10'3-6'1-6'XX
Asclepias amplexicaulisClasping MilkweedPerennialXX12-30"1-6'24-36"1-6'XX
Asclepias exaltataPoke MilkweedPerennialXXX2-7'6-10'10-24"1-6'XX
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchraSwamp MilkweedPerennialXX3-5'1-6'24-36"1-6'X
Asclepias purpurascensPurple MilkweedPerennialXX24-36"1-6'12-36"1-6'XX
Asclepias quadrifoliaFour-Leaved MilkweedPerennialXX12-26"1-6'20-24"1-6'XX
Asclepias syriacaCommon MilkweedPerennialXX3-5'1-6'8-12">1'XX
Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosaButterfly MilkweedPerennialXXX12-30"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXX
Asplenium platyneuronEbony SpleenwortFernXX8-20"1-6'8-20"1-6'
Asplenium rhizophyllumWalking Fern, Walking SpleenwortFernXX2-12"<1'colonizescolonizes
Athyrium angustumNorthern Lady FernFernXX12-24"1-6'12-18"1-6'
Athyrium asplenioidesSouthern Lady FernFernXX24-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'
Baccharis halimifoliaGroundsel-TreeShrubXXXXX5-12'10-25'5-12'10-25'X
Baptisia tinctoriaYellow Wild IndigoPerennialXXXX24-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'XX
Benthamidia floridaFlowering Big-Bracted-DogwoodTreeXXX15-20'10-25'15-20'10-25'X
Betula alleghaniensisYellow BirchTreeXXX60-80'>50'15-30'25-50'XXX
Betula lentaCherry Birch, Black BirchTreeXXX40-60'>50'10-25'10-25'XXXX
Betula populifoliaGray BirchTreeXXXX20-40'25-50'10-20'10-25'XXX
Bolboschoenus maritimusSaltmash Tuber-BulrushGrassXX1.5-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Bolboschoenus robustusSea-Coast Tuber-BulrushGrassXX2-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Botrychium virginianumRattlesnake FernFernXX6-36"1-6'4-10"<1'X
Caltha palustrisMarsh-MarigoldPerennialXX12-18"1-6'12-18"1-6'XX
Capnoides sempervirensPink CorydalisPerennialXX12-48"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Carex crinitaFringed SedgeGrassXX12-36"1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Carex folliculataNorthern Long SedgeGrassXXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Carex intumescensGreater Bladder SedgeGrassXXX12-48"1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Carex luridaSallow SedgeGrassXX12-36"1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Carex muehlenbergiiMuhlenberg's SedgeGrassXX12-36"1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Carex pensylvanicaPennsylvania SedgeGrassXXXX6-10"<1'colonizescolonizesXXX
Carex platyphyllaBroad-Leaved SedgeGrassXXX8-12"<1'12-18"1-6'X
Carex strictaTussock SedgeGrassXXXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginianaAmerican HornbeamTreeXXX15-20'10-25'12-18'10-25'
Carya glabraPignut HickoryTreeXX60-80'>50'25-35'25-50'
Carya ovataShagbark HickoryTreeXXXXX70-90'>50'50-70'<50'X
Ceanothus americanusNew Jersey Redroot, New Jersy TeaShrubXXX24-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'XXX
Celtis occidentalisCommon HackberryTreeXXX30-70'>50'20-70'<50'XX
Cephalanthus occidentalisCommon ButtonbushShrubXXXXXX3-8'6-10'3-6'1-6'XX
Chamaecyparis thyoidesAtlantic White CedarTreeXXXX20-40'25-50'6-15'10-25'
Chamaedaphne calyculataLeatherleafShrubXX24-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'X
Chamerion angustifoliumNarrow-Leaved FireweedPerennialXX2-4'1-6'12-36"1-6'XX
Chelone glabraWhite TurtleheadPerennialXX24-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Chrysopsis marianaMaryland Golden-AsterPerennialXXXX12-30"1-6'12-24"1-6'X
Clematis virginianaVirginia Virgin's BowerVineXXX3-8'6-10'3-5'1-6'X
Clethra alnifoliaCoastal Sweet PepperbushShrubXXXXXX4-8'6-10'4-6'1-6'X
Clintonia borealisYellow Blue-Bead LilyPerennialXX10-20"1-6'10-12"<1'XXX
Comptonia peregrinaSweet-FernShrubXXXXX2-5'1-6'4-8'6-10'XX
Coreopsis roseaPink TickseedPerennialXX12-24"1-6'24-36"1-6'X
Corylus americanaAmerican HazelnutShrubXX10-16'1-6'8-13'10-25'X
Corylus cornutaBeaked HazelnutShrubXXX4-8'6-10'colonizescolonizesX
Crataegus crus-galliCockspur HawthornTreeXXX20-30'25-50'20-30'25-50'XX
Dennstaedtia punctilobulaEastern Hay-scented FernFernXXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Deschampsia cespitosaTufted HairgrassGrassXX24-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'
Deschampsia flexuosaWavy HairgrassGrassXXXX24-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'
Dichanthelium clandestinumDeer-Tongue Rosette-PanicgrassGrassXX24-36"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Diervilla loniceraBush-HoneysuckleShrubXXX24-36"1-6'24-48"1-6'X
Distichlis spicataSaltgrassGrassXXXX15-36"1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Doellingeria umbellataTall White-AsterPerennialXX2-5'1-6'24-48"1-6'XX
Drosera filiformisThread-Leaved SundewPerennialXX4-12"<1'1-2"<1'
Drosera rotundifoliaRound-Leaved SundewPerennialXX2-10"<1'4-6"<1'X
Dryopteris carthusianaSpinulose Wood FernFernXX18-30"1-6'24-36"1-6'
Dryopteris clintonianaClinton's Wood FernFernXX24-48"1-6'24-48"1-6'
Dryopteris cristataCrested Wood FernFernXX12-36"1-6'2-6'1-6'X
Dryopteris goldianaGoldie's Wood FernFernXX36-48"1-6'24-36"1-6'
Dryopteris intermediaEvergreen Wood FernFernXXX18-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'
Dryopteris marginalisMarginal Wood FernFernXXX18-24"1-6'18-36"1-6'
Elymus virginicusCommon Eastern Wild-RyeGrassXXXXX2-5'1-6'12-24"1-6'X
Epigaea repensTrailing-Arbutus, MayflowerPerennialXXX2-4"<1'6-16"1-6'XXX
Eragrostis spectabilisPurple LovegrassGrassXXXX8-14"1-6'10-16"1-6'X
Erythronium americanumAmerican Trout-Lily, Dogtooth VioletPerennialXX2-6"<1'6-12"<1'X
Eubotrys racemosaSwamp Deciduous Dog-Laurel, Swamp Dog-HobbleShrubXXXXX4-6'1-6'4-6'1-6'
Eupatorium hyssopifoliumHyssop-Leaved ThoroughwortPerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXX
Eupatorium novae-angliaeNew England ThoroughwortPerennialXX24-36"1-6'3-4'1-6'X
Eupatorium perfoliatumBoneset, ThoroughwortPerennialXXX4-6'1-6'3-4'1-6'XX
Eurybia divaricataWhite Wood-AsterPerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-30"1-6'XX
Eurybia macrophyllaLarge-Leaved Aster, Big-Leaved Wood AsterPerennialXX6-36"1-6'16-24"1-6'XX
Eurybia spectabilisPurple Wood-AsterPerennialXX12-24"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Euthamia carolinianaSlender GoldentopPerennialXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Euthamia graminifoliaGrass-Leaved GoldenrodPerennialXXX3-6'1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Eutrochium dubiumCoastal Plain Joe-Pye WeedPerennialXXX3-6'1-6'24-48"1-6'XXX
Eutrochium fistulosumHollow Joe-Pye WeedPerennialXX4-7'6-10'24-48"1-6'XX
Eutrochium maculatum var. maculatumSpotted Joe-Pye WeedPerennialXXX4-7'6-10'3-4'1-6'XX
Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureumPurple Joe-Pye WeedPerennialXXXX5-7'6-10'24-48"1-6'XXXX
Fagus grandifolia var. grandifoliaAmerican BeechTreeXX50-70'>50'25-50'25-50'XXXX
Fragaria virginianaCommon StrawberryPerennialXX3-6"<1'colonizescolonizesXXXX
Fraxinus americanaWhite AshTreeXXX60-90'>50'25-60'>50'X
Gaultheria procumbensWintergreenShrubXXXX3-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Gaylussacia baccataBlack HuckleberryShrubXXXX36-48"1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Gaylussacia bigelovianaDwarf HuckleberryShrubXX8-24''1-6'12-36"1-6'XXX
Gaylussacia frondosaBlue HuckleberryShrubXXXX2-6'1-6'24-48"1-6'XXX
Gentiana andrewsii var. andrewsiiAndrew's Bottle GentianPerennialXXX12-24"1-6'6-12"<1'
Gentiana clausaClosed Gentian, Meadow Bottle GentianPerennialXX10-18"1-6'12-24"1-6'X
Geranium bicknelliiNorthern Crane's-BillPerennialXXX18-36"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Geranium maculatumSpotted Crane's-BillPerennialXXX10-18''1-6'6-12"<1'X
Glyceria canadensisRattlesnake Manna GrassGrassXX2-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Glyceria obtusaAtlantic Manna GrassGrassXXX24-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Glyceria striataFowl Manna GrassGrassXX24-48"1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Hamamelis virginianaAmerican Witch-HazelShrubXXXXXX20-25'10-25'15-20'10-25'XX
Helenium flexuosumPurple-Headed SneezeweedPerennialXX24-48"1-6'24-48"1-6'X
Helianthus divaricatusWoodland SunflowerPerennialXXX2-7'6-10'12-36"1-6'XX
Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutosSwamp Rose-MallowPerennialXXX3-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Hordeum jubatumFox-Tail BarleyGrassXXXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Hudsonia ericoidesPine-Barren False HeatherShrubXX4-15"1-6'1-3'1-6'X
Hudsonia tomentosaSand False Heather, Woolly Beach-HeatherShrubXXX6-8"<1'colonizescolonizes
Hypoxis hirsutaCommon Star-GrassPerennialXXX3-7"<1'3-8"<1'
Ilex glabraInkberryShrubXXXXXX6-8'6-10'8-10'6-10'X
Ilex laevigataSmooth WinterberryShrubXXX6-10'6-10'6-12'10-25'XX
Ilex mucronataMountain HollyShrubXXX4-8'6-10'3-6'1-6'XX
Ilex opacaAmerican HollyTreeXXXXX20-40'25-50'15-30'25-50'XXX
Ilex verticillataCommon WinterberryShrubXXXXXX6-10'6-10'6-10'6-10'X
Ionactis linariifoliaFlax-Leaved Stiff-AsterPerennialXX12-20"1-6'6-12"<1'XXX
Iris prismaticaSlender Blue IrisPerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-36"1-6'XX
Iris versicolorBlue IrisPerennialXXX24-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Iva frutescens var. orariaMaritime Marsh-ElderShrubXXXXX2-8'1-6'6-12'10-25'XX
Juglans cinereaButternut, White WalnutTreeXXX50-90'>50'50-90'>50'XX
Juncus effusus var. solutusCommon Soft RushGrassXXXX12-48"1-6'12-48"1-6'XX
Juncus gerardiiSaltmarsh RushGrassXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Juniperus communis var. depressaCommon JuniperShrubXXXXXX3-6'1-6'8-12'10-25'XX
Juniperus horizontalisCreeping JuniperShrubXXXX12-24"1-6'6-8'6-10'X
Juniperus virginiana var. virginianaEastern Red CedarTreeXXXX15-30'25-50'3-12'10-25'XX
Kalmia angustifolia ssp. angustifoliaSheep American-Laurel, Sheep-LaurelShrubXXX12-36"1-6'24-48"1-6'X
Kalmia latifoliaMountain American-Laurel, Mountain LaurelShrubXXXX5-12'10-25'5-12'10-25'XX
Lathyrus japonicus ssp. maritimusBeach VetchlingPerennialXXXX12-24"1-6'24-36"1-6'
Lespedeza capitataRound-Headed Bush-CloverPerennialXX2-5'1-6'12-36"1-6'XX
Liatris novae-angliae var. novae-angliaeNorthern Blazing StarPerennialXX12-24"1-6'6-12"<1'X
Lilium canadenseCanada LilyPerennialXX2-5'1-6'12-18"1-6'XXX
Lilium philadelphicumWood LilyPerennialXX6-24"1-6'8-12"<1'XXX
Lilium superbumTurk's Cap LilyPerennialXX3-6'1-6'6-12"<1'XXX
Limonium carolinianumCarolina Sea-LavenderPerennialXXXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXX
Lindera benzoin var. benzoinNorthern SpicebushShrubXXXX8-15'10-25'6-15'10-25'XXX
Liriodendron tulipiferaTuliptreeTreeXX70-120'>50'30-60'<50'X
Lobelia cardinalis var. cardinalisCardinal FlowerPerennialXX2-5'1-6'12-24"1-6'XXX
Lobelia inflataIndian-TobaccoPerennialXX6-36"1-6'2-8"<1'X
Lobelia spicataPale Spiked LobeliaPerennialXX12-24"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXX
Lonicera dioica var. dioicaLimber Honeysuckle, Wild HoneysucklePerennialXXX3-10' climbing6-10'3-6'1-6'XX
Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirensTrumpet HoneysuckleVineXXXXX4-10' climbing6-10'3-4'1-6'XXX
Lupinus perennisSundial LupinePerennialXXX12-30"1-6'6-12"<1'XX
Lygodium palmatumAmerican Climbing FernFernXXX6-8' climbing6-10'6-8'6-10'
Lyonia ligustrinaMaleberryShrubXXXXX4-12'6-10'colonizescolonizes
Lyonia marianaPiedmont StaggerbushShrubXXXX4-6'1-6'6-12'10-25'X
Lysimachia terrestrisSwamp Yellow LoosestrifePerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Maianthemum canadense var. canadenseCanada-MayflowerPerennialXX24-48"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Maianthemum racemosumFeathery False Solomon's-SealPerennialXX12-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'XXX
Maianthemum stellatumStarry False Solomon's-SealPerennialXXX12-24"1-6'9-18"1-6'XXXX
Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanicaFiddlehead Fern, Ostrich FernFernXX3-5'1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Medeola virginianaIndian Cucumber RootPerennialXX12-30"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Micranthes pensylvanicaSwamp Small-Flowered-SaxifragePerennialXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Micranthes virginiensisEarly Small-Flowered-SaxifragePerennialXX4-10"<1'colonizescolonizesX
Mitchella repensPartridge-BerryPerennialXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Morella caroliniensisSmall BayberryShrubXXXXXX6-8'6-10'5-10'6-10'XXX
Myrica galeSweetgaleShrubXXXXXX24-48"1-6'24-48"1-6'XXX
Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvaticaBlack-Gum, Black TupeloTreeXXX30-60'>50'20-35'25-50'XXX
Oclemena acuminataSharp-Toothed Nodding-AsterPerennialXXX8-30"1-6'12-24"1-6'X
Oclemena nemoralisBog Aster, Bog Nodding-AsterPerennialXX6-36"1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Oenothera biennisCommon Evening-PrimrosePerennialXXX3-5'1-6'24-36"1-6'XXXX
Oenothera fruticosaNarrow-Leaved Evening PrimrosePerennialXX16-30"1-6'12-36"1-6'XXX
Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidumStiff Flat-Topped-GoldenrodPerennialXXX1-5'1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Onoclea sensibilisSensitive FernFernXXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Opuntia humifusaEastern Prickly-PearPerennialXX6-14"<1'12-24"1-6'XX
Osmunda cinnamomeaCinnamon FernFernXXX2-6'1-6'2-4'1-6'
Osmunda claytonianaInterrupted FernFernXX12-48"1-6'12-48"1-6'
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilisRoyal FernFernXXX2-5'1-6'12-36"1-6'
Ostrya virginianaHop-HornbeamTreeXXX20-30'25-50'10-18'10-25'
Oxalis violaceaViolet Wood SorrelPerennialXXX6-10"<1'6-10"<1'
Packera aureaGolden GroundselPerennialXX12-24''1-6'6-24"1-6'Xexternal
Panax trifoliusDwarf GinsengPerennialXX2-8"<1'colonizescolonizesX
Panicum amarumBitter PanicgrassGrassXXXX3-4'1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Panicum virgatumSwitch PanicgrassGrassXXXX3-6'1-6'24-36"1-6'XX
Parathelypteris noveboracensisNew York FernFernXX8-25"1-6'12-15"1-6'
Parthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia-CreeperVineXXXXX30-50' climbing25-50'3-6'1-6'XXX
Penstemon hirsutusNortheastern BeardtonguePerennialXX12-24"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXexternal
Penstemon pallidusEastern White BeardtonguePerennialXX18-30"1-6'12-18"1-6'XX
Picea marianaBlack SpruceTreeXXX40-60'>50'30-50'25-50'XXX
Pinus rigidaPitch PineTreeXXXXX40-60'>50'30-50'25-50'XX
Pinus strobusEastern White PineTreeXXX60-90'>50'25-40'25-50'X
Pityopsis falcataSickle-Leaved Golden-AsterPerennialXX8-12"<1'12-24"1-6'XX
Platanus occidentalisAmerican Sycamore, ButtonwoodTreeXXXX70-100'>50'40-60'<50'XX
Polygala paucifoliaFringed Milkwort, GaywingsPerennialXXX3-6"<1'colonizescolonizesX
Polygonatum pubescensHairy Solomon's-SealPerennialX6-12"<1'colonizescolonizes
Polypodium virginianumRock PolypodyFernXX6-12"<1'colonizescolonizesX
Polystichum acrostichoidesChristmas FernFernXX8-16"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Populus deltoidesEastern Cottonwood, Necklace PoplarTreeXXXXX75-100'>50'50-75'>50'
Populus tremuloidesQuaking Aspen, Quaking PoplarTreeXXX40-50'25-50'colonizescolonizesXXX
Prunus americanaAmerican PlumTreeX4-10'6-10'4-12'10-25'XXX
Prunus maritimaBeach PlumShrubXXXXXX3-8'6-10'3-8'6-10'XXX
Prunus pensylvanicaPin CherryTreeXX20-40'25-50'10-15'10-25'XXX
Prunus serotinaBlack CherryTreeXXXXX50-60'>50'20-30'25-50'XXXX
Prunus virginiana var. virginianaChoke CherryTreeXXXX20-30'25-50'18-25'10-25'XX
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium var. obtusifoliumBlunt-Leaved Rabbit TabaccoPerennialXXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Pteridium aquilinumBracken FernFernXXX36-48"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Pycnanthemum muticumBroad-Leaved Mountain MintPerennialXXX36-48"1-6'24-36"1-6'XX
Pycnanthemum verticillatumWhorled Mountain MintPerennialXXX12-36"1-6'12-36"1-6'XX
Pyrola americanaAmerican Shinleaf, American WintergreenPerennialX6-12"<1'colonizescolonizesXX
Pyrola ellipticaElliptic-Leaved ShinleafPerennialXXX6-12"<1'colonizescolonizesXX
Quercus albaEastern White OakTreeXXXXXX50-90'>50'50-90'>50'XXXX
Quercus bicolorSwamp White OakTreeXXXX50-60'>50'50-60'>50'XXX
Quercus coccineaScarlett OakTreeXXX50-80'>50'45-60'<50'XXX
Quercus ilicifoliaScrub OakShrubXXXXX15-20'10-25'12-15'10-25'XXX
Quercus macrocarpaBur OakTreeXXX70-80'>50'40-50'25-50'XXX
Quercus montanaMountain Chestnut OakTreeXXX60-70'>50'60-70'>50'XX
Quercus palustrisPin OakTreeXXXXX60-70'>50'25-40'25-50'XXX
Quercus rubraNorthern Red OakTreeXXX50-70'>50'50-75'>50'XXXX
Quercus stellataPost OakTreeXXXXX40-50'25-50'40-50'25-50'X
Quercus velutinaBlack OakTreeXXXXXX60-75'>50'60-75'>50'XXX
Rhexia virginicaVirginia Meadow-BeautyPerennialXX8-24"1-6'6-10"<1'XX
Rhododendron maximumGreat Rosebay, Rosebay RhododendronShrubXXX10-20'10-25'10-20'10-25'X
Rhododendron periclymenoidesPink Azalea, Pinxterbloom AzaleaShrubXXXX6-10'6-10'4-8'6-10'X
Rhododendron prinophyllumEarly Azalea, Rosebud AzaleaShrubXX6-10'6-10'4-8'6-10'X
Rhododendron viscosumSwamp Azalea, Clammy AzaleaShrubXXXXX6-10'6-10'6-10'6-10'X
Rhus copallinumWinged SumacShrubXXXX5-15'10-25'6-10'6-10'XXX
Rhus glabrasmooth SumacShrubXXXXX8-16'10-25'12-20'10-25'XXX
Rhus typhinaStaghorn Sumac, Velvet SumacShrubXXXX15-25'10-25'15-25'10-25'XXXX
Ribes americanumEastern Black CurrantShrubXX36-60"1-6'3-4'1-6'X
Ribes hirtellumHairy-Stemmed GooseberryShrubXX24-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'X
Rosa carolinaCarolina RoseShrubXXXX24-36"1-6'12-36"1-6'XXX
Rosa nitidaShining RoseShrubXXX24-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'XXX
Rosa palustrisSwamp RoseShrubXXXXX3-6'1-6'4-8'6-10'XXX
Rosa virginianaVirginia RoseShrubXXXX24-48"1-6'3-6'1-6'XXX
Rubus allegheniensisCommon BlackberryShrubXX3-6'1-6'4-8'6-10'XXX
Rubus hispidusBristly Dewberry, Swamp DewberryShrubXXX4-10"<1'colonizescolonizesXXX
Rubus idaeus var. strigosusRed RaspberryShrubXX4-6'1-6'colonizescolonizesXXXX
Rubus occidentalisBlack RaspberryShrubXX3-6'1-6'colonizescolonizesXXXX
Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniataGreen-Headed ConeflowerPerennialXX3-10'6-10'18-36"1-6'XXX
Sabatia kennedyanaPlymouth Rose-GentianPerennialXX12-24"1-6'8-12"<1'
Salix discolorPussy WillowShrubXXXXX10-20'10-25'8-12'10-25'X
Salix nigraBlack WillowShrubXX12-20'10-25'10-20'10-25'XX
Salix occidentalisDwarf Prairie WillowShrubXX24-48"1-6'3-4'1-6'X
Salix sericeaSilky WillowShrubXXX6-12'10-25'6-10'6-10'X
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensisBlack ElderberryShrubXXXXXX15-20'10-25'15-20'10-25'XXXX
Sambucus racemosaRed ElderberryShrubXXX4-10'6-10'3-8'6-10'XX
Sanguinaria canadensisBlood-RootPerennialXX4-8"<1'4-12"<1'XXX
Sarracenia purpureaPurple PitcherplantPerennialXX8-24"1-6'4-6"<1'
Sassafras albidumSassafrasTreeXXXXXX30-60'>50'25-40'25-50'XXXX
Schizachyrium scopariumLittle BluestemGrassXXXX12-48"1-6'8-24"1-6'XX
Schoenoplectus americanusChair-Maker's BulrushGrassXX24-48"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontaniSoftstem BulrushGrassXX1-10'1-6'24-48"1-6'X
Scutellaria laterifloraMad Dog SkullcapPerennialXX24-36"1-6'18-30"1-6'XX
Senna hebecarpaNorthern Wild SennaPerennialXXXX4-6'1-6'3-4'1-6'XXXX
Seriocarpus asteroidesToothed White-Topped-AsterPerennialXXX10-12">1'colonizescolonizesX
Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanicaWild CampionPerennialXX4-10">1'6-15"1-6'
Sisyrinchium angustifoliumNarrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed-GrassPerennialXXX10-15''1-6'6-10''<1'
Sisyrinchium atlanticumEastern Blue-Eyed-GrassPerennialXXXX10-15''1-6'6-10''<1'
Sisyrinchium fuscatumCoastal Plain Blue-Eyed-GrassPerennialXXX10-15''1-6'6-10''<1'
Sisyrinchium montanumStrict Blue-Eyed-GrassPerennialXXX10-24"1-6'6-12''<1'
Sisyrinchium mucronatumNeedle-Tipped Blue-Eyed-GrassPerennialXXX10-12"<1'6-10"<1'
Solidago bicolorWhite GoldenrodPerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Solidago caesiaBlue-Stem GoldenrodPerennialXXX12-36"1-6'12-36"1-6'XX
Solidago nemoralis ssp. nemoralisGray GoldenrodPerennialXX6-24"1-6'6-24"1-6'XXXX
Solidago odora ssp. odoraLicorice GoldenrodPerennialXX24-48"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXXX
Solidago puberulaDowny GoldenrodPerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Solidago rugosaRough GoldenrodPerennialXX2-6'1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirensSeaside GoldenrodPerennialXXXX2-6'1-6'24-36"1-6'XX
Solidago speciosa var. speciosaShowy GoldenrodPerennialXX2-7'6-10'24-36"1-6'XX
Solidago uliginosaBog GoldenrodPerennialXXX4-6'1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Sorghastrum nutansIndian GrassGrassXXXX4-6'1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Sparganium americanumAmerican Bur-ReedPerennialXXX36-48"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Spartina alternifloraSmooth CordgrassGrassXX2-6'1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Spartina patensSaltmarsh Hay, Saltmeadow CordgrassGrassXXXX1-5'1-6'12-18"1-6'X
Spartina pectinataFreshwater Cordgrass, Prairie CordgrassGrassXX4-7'6-10'4-7'6-10'X
Spiraea alba var. latifoliaWhite MeadowsweetShrubXXXX2-5'1-6'2-4'1-6'XX
Spiraea tomentosaSteeplebushShrubXXXXX24-48"1-6'3-5'1-6'X
Sporobolus cryptandrusSand DropseedGrassXX12-36"1-6'4-12"<1'X
Streptopus lanceolatusLance-Leaved TwistedstalkPerennialXX6-16"1-6'6-36"1-6'XSome Parts
Swida alternifoliaPagoda DogwoodTreeXXXXXX20-30'25-50'20-35'25-50'XX
Swida amomumSilky DogwoodShrubXXXXX6-12'10-25'6-12'10-25'XX
Swida racemosaGray DogwoodShrubXXXXXX3-10'6-10'10-15'10-25'XX
Swida rugosaRound-Leaved DogwoodShrubXX5-10'6-10'5-10'6-10'XX
Swida sericeaRed-Osier DogwoodShrubXXXXXX3-10'6-10'4-8'1-6'XX
Symphyotrichum cordifoliumBlue Wood-Aster, Heart-Leaved American-AsterPerennialX12-48"1-6'18-24"1-6'XX
Symphyotrichum dumosumBushy American-AsterPerennialXXXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXX
Symphyotrichum ericoidesHeath American-AsterPerennialXX12-36"1-6'12-18"1-6'XXX
Symphyotrichum laeveSmooth American-AsterPerennialXX24-48"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXXX
Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeNew England American-AsterPerennialXXX3-7'6-10'colonizescolonizesXXXX
Symphyotrichum novi-belgiiNew York American-AsterPerennialXX3-5'1-6'12-24"1-6'XXXX
Symphyotrichum patensLate Purple American AsterPerennialXX24-36"1-6'18-24"1-6'XXX
Symphyotrichum tenuifoliumPerennial Saltmarsh American-AsterPerennialXXXX12-36"1-6'12-36"1-6'XXX
Symphyotrichum undulatumWavy-Leaved American-AsterPerennialXXX1-5'1-6'12-36"1-6'XXX
Symplocarpus foetidusSkunk-CabbagePerennialXX24-36"1-6'24-48"1-6'Xsome parts
Taxus canadensisAmerican YewShrubXX24-36"1-6'3-10'6-10'X
Teucrium canadenseAmerican GermanderPerennialXXXXX12-24"1-6'colonizescolonizesXX
Thalictrum dioicumEarly Meadow-RuePerennialXXX12-36"1-6'12-24"1-6'XX
Thalictrum pubescens (polygamum)Tall Meadow-RuePerennialXX3-7'6-10'18-36"1-6'XleavesX
Thalictrum thalictroidesAnemone Meadow-Rue, Rue AnemonePerennialXX4-8"<1'4-8"<1'XX
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescensMarsh FernFernXXX12-36"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Tilia americana var. americanaAmerican Linden, BasswoodTreeXX60-80'>50'30-60'<50'XXX
Trientalis borealisStarflowerPerennialXX2-8"<1'4-8"<1'
Trillium cernuumNodding Trillium, Whip-Poor-Will FlowerPerennialXX8-24"1-6'8-18"1-6'X
Trillium undulatumPainted Trillium, Painted WakerobinPerennialXX8-24''1-6'6-12''<1'XXX
Triosteum perfoliatumPerfoliate-Leaved Horse-GentianPerennialXX24-48"1-6'4-12''<1'XXX
Typha latifoliaBroad-Leaved Cat-TailPerennialXX5-10'6-10'colonizescolonizesX
Ulmus rubraSlippery ElmTreeXXXXX40-60'>50'30-40'25-50'XXX
Uvularia perfoliataPerfoliate Bellwort, MerrybellsPerennialX6-18"1-6'colonizescolonizesX
Uvularia sessilifoliaSessile-Leaved BellwortPerennialXX4-12''<1'12-18''1-6'XXX
Vaccinium angustifoliumCommon Lowbush BlueberryShrubXXXXX6-12''<1'colonizescolonizesXXXX
Vaccinium corymbosumHighbush BlueberryShrubXXXXXX6-12'10-25'8-12'10-25'XXX
Vaccinium macrocarponLarge CranberryShrubXXX12-36"1-6'colonizescolonizesXXX
Vaccinium oxycoccosSmall CranberryShrubXXXX12-48"1-6'colonizescolonizesXXXX
Vaccinium pallidumHillside BlueberryShrubXXXX24-36"1-6'24-36"1-6'XXX
Vaccinium stamineumDeerberryShrubXX5-15'1-6'6-12'10-25'XXX
Veratrum virideAmerican False HelleborePerennialXX2-6'1-6'12-24"1-6'
Verbena hastataBlue VervainPerennialXX24-48"1-6'12-30"1-6'XXXX
Vernonia noveboracensisNew York IronweedPerennialXXXX4-8'6-10'3-4'1-6'XX
Viburnum acerifoliumMaple-Leaved ViburnumShrubXX4-6'1-6'2-6'1-6'XX
Viburnum dentatum var. lucidumSmooth ArrowwoodShrubXXXXXX6-12'10-25'4-10'6-10'XX
Viburnum lantanoides (alnifolium)HobblebushShrubX3-10'6-10'6-12'10-25'XX
Viburnum lentagoNannyberryShrubXXX12-16'10-25'6-12'10-25'XXX
Viburnum nudum var. cassinoidesWithe-RodShrubXXX6-12'10-25'4-15'10-25'XXX
Viburnum opulus ssp. trilobumHighbush CranberryShrubXXXX6-10'6-10'6-12'10-25'XX
Viola labradoricaAmerican Dog Violet, Labrador VioletPerennialXXX1-8"<1'2-6"<1'XX
Viola cucullataMarsh Blue VioletPerennialXXX4-6"<1'2-6"<1'XXX
Viola lanceolataLance-Leaved VioletPerennialXX2-6"<1'2-6"<1'X
Viola macloskeyiSmooth White VioletPerennialXXX2-6"<1'2-6"<1'XXX
Viola pedataBird-Foot VioletPerennialXX4-8"<1'4-8"<1'XXX
Viola pubescensYellow Forest VioletPerennialXXX6-16''1-6'6-12''<1'XX
Viola rotundifoliaRound-Leaved VioletPerennialXX3-6"<1'6-9"<1'X
Viola sororiaWoolly Blue VioletPerennialXXXX6-9"<1'colonizescolonizesXXX
Vitis aestivalisSummer GrapeVineXXX30' climbing25-50'colonizescolonizesXX
Vitis labruscaFox GrapeVineXXX40' climbing25-50'colonizescolonizesXX
Woodwardia virginicaVirginia Chain FernFernXXX24-48"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Xyris difformisBog Yellow-Eyed-GrassPerennialXX6-24"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Xyris montanaNorthern yellow-eyed-grassPerennialXX2-12"1-6'colonizescolonizes
Zanthoxylum americanumCommon Prickly-AshShrubXXXX12-15'10-25'12-15'10-25'XX
Zizia apteraHeart-leaved Golden AlexandersPerennialXXX12-36"1-6'12-18"1-6'XXXX
Zizia aureaCommon Golden AlexandersPerennialXX12-24"1-6'12-24"1-6'XXX