Ferns
Bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea Goldie's woodfern Dryopteris goldiana Maidenhair fern Adiantum pedatum Northern lady fern Athyrium filix-femina Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Royal fern Osmunda regalis Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis Wood or fancy fern Dryopteris intermediaFlowers
Arrow aster Aster sagittifolius Balsam ragwort Senecio pauperculus Big Leaved Aster Aster macrophyllus Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor Blue Vervain Verbena hastata Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium albidum Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago caesia Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Bush clover Lespedeza capitata Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa or Pleurisy Root Canada Anemone Anemone canadensis Canada hawkweed Hieracium canadense Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Closed gentian Gentiana andrewsii Common Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus or Philadelphia Fleabane or Philadelphia Daisy Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Common Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum virginianum Common blue violet Viola papilionacea Common sneeze-weed Helenium autumnale Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum Downy phlox Phlox pilosa Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria Dward Lake Iris Iris lacustris Dwarf Blazing Star Liatris cylindracea Early Meadow Rue Thalictrum dioicum Early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis Elm-leaved goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia Evening primrose Oenothera biennis Ever-lasting Antennaria neglecta or Pussytoes False Dragonhead Physostegia virginiana or Obedient Plant False Solomon's Seal Smilacina racemosa Field thistle Cirsium discolor Flat-topped aster Aster umbellatus Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia Foxglove penstemon Penstemon digitalis or White beardtongue Fringed Polygala Polygala paucifolia or Gay-wings or Flowering-wintergreen Frost Aster Aster pilosus Giant sunflower Helianthus giganteus Ginseng Panax quinquefolius or American Ginseng Goat's rue Tephrosia virginiana or Devil's shoestrings Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus Gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica Great St. John's wort Hypericum ascyron Green-headed Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata Grey-headed Coneflower Rudbeckia pinnata Hairy Beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Heath Aster Aster ericoides Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta Hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens Ironweed Vernonia fasciculata Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus Lance-leaved coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata or Tickseed Lance-leaved goldenrod Solidago graminifolia Large-flowered Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora or Large Marybells Large-flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum Large-flowered beardtongue Penstemon grandiflora Long-headed Thimbleweed Anemone cylindrica Long-leaved bluets Houstonia longifolia Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris or Cowslip Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum or Mandrake Michigan Lily Lilium michiganense or Turk's Cap Lily Michigan Monkeyflower Mimulus glabratus var. michiganensis Midland alumroot Heuchera richardsonii Missouri Ironweed Vernonia missurica Miterwort Mitella diphylla Monkeyflower Mimulus ringens New England Aster Aster novae-angliae Nodding Wild Onion Allium cernuum Northern snow bedstraw Galium boreale Oswego tea Monarda didyma Ox-Eye sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Panicled aster Aster simplex Pokeweed Phytolacca americana or Inkberry or Pigeonberry Prairie Dock Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie cinquefoil Potentilla arguta Red Baneberry Actaea rubra Red stem aster Aster puniceus Rough Blazing Star Liatris aspera Round-lobed Hepatica Hepatica americana Rue Anemone Anemonella thalictroides Seneca snakeroot Polygala senega or Senega root Sharp-lobed Hepatica Hepatica acutiloba Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa Showy tick-trefoil Desmodium canadense Sky Blue Aster Aster azureus Small Worled Pogonia Isotria medeoloides Smooth Aster Aster laevis Smooth Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum Southern Blue Flag Iris virginica Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis Spiked Lobelia Lobelia spicata Spotted Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica Star-Flowered False Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum dasycarpum or Purple Meadow Rue Toothwort Dentaria laciniata Turtlehead Chelone glabra Two-flowered Cynthia Krigia biflora or False dandeloin Virginia waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum Western sunflower Helianthus occidentalis White Baneberry Actaea pachypoda White aster Aster ptarmicoides White trout lily Erythronium albidum Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata Wild Bergamot Mondara fistulosa or Bee Balm Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum Wild Ginger Asarum canadense or Canada snakeroot Wild Leek Allium tricoccum or Ramp Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana Wild blue phlox Phlox divaricata or Wild sweet William Wild lupine Lupinus perennis Wild quinine Parthenium integrifolium Wintergreen Polygala verticillata Wood lily Lilium philadelphicum Woodland Sunflower Helianthus strumosus Yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrimaGrasses
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Bluejoint grass Calamagrostis canadensis Bottlebrush grass Hystrix patula Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans Junegrass Koeleria cristata Little Bluestem Andropogon scoparius Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Path rush Juncus tenuis Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Porcupine grass Stipa spartea or Needlegrass Prairie Cordgrass Spartina pectinata Prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha Purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis Sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus Side-oats grama Bouteloua curtipendula Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Tussock sedge Carex stricta Wild rye Elymus virginicusSedges
Hardstem bulrush Scirpus acutus Wool-grass Scirpus cyperinusShrubs
Alder buckthorn Rhamnus alnifolia Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis or Highbush blackberry American Elder Sambucus canadensis American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia American hazelnut Corylus cornuta Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis Bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Canadian yew Taxus canadensis Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa Common juniper Juniperus communis Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis Downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum Dwarf American cherry Prunus pumila or Sandcherry Eastern wahoo Euonymus atropurpurea or Eastern Burningbush False indigo Amorpha fruticosa Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica Gooseberry Ribes cynosbati or Dogberry Grey dogwood Cornus racemosa Highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobum Leadplant Amorpha canescens Leatherwood Dirca palustris Limber honeysuckle Lonicera dioica or Red honeysuckle Meadowsweet Spiraea alba Nannyberry Viburnum lentago Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Pasture rose Rosa carolina or Carolina rose Pontentilla Potentilla fruticosa or Shrubby Cinquefoil Prairie willow Salix humilis Prickly ash Zanthoxylum americanum Red osier Cornus stolonifera Red root (New Jersey Tea) Ceanothus americanus Red-berried elder Sambucus pubens Redtwig dogwood Cornus sericea or Red-osier dogwood Roundleaf dogwood Cornus rugosa Running strawberry bush Euonymus obovatus Sandbar willow Salix interior Silky dogwood Cornus amomum Smooth rose Rosa blanda or Labrador rose Smooth sumac Rhus glabra Spicebush Lindera benzoin Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina Swamp dogwood Cornus foemina Swamp wild rose Rosa palustris Sweet fern Comptonia peregrina Wild blue currant Ribes americana Winged sumac Rhus copallina Winterberry Ilex verticillata Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana Wolfberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis or Western snowberryTrees
Allegany serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Alternate-leaf dogwood Cornus alternifolia American basswood Tilia americana American beech Fagus grandifolia American elm Ulmus americana American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana or Musclewood or Blue beech American mountain-ash Sorbus americana or American Rowan-tree American plum Prunus americana Balsam fir Abies balsamea Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera Bebb's willow Salix bebbiana Bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata or Largetooth aspen Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis Black ash Fraxinus nigra Black birch Betula nigra Black cherry Prunus serotina Black oak Quercus velutina Black spruce Picea mariana or Bog spruce or Swamp spruce Black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica or Blackgum Black walnut Juglans nigra Black willow Salix nigra Blue ash Fraxinus quadrangulata Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Butternut Juglans cinerea Canadian plum Prunus nigra or Horse plum Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli Dotted hawthorn Crataegus punctata Downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis Dwarf chinkapin oak Quercus prinoides Eastern Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis or Northern white-cedar Eastern chokecherry Prunus virginiana Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Eastern hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana or Ironwood Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis Eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana Eastern white pine Pinus strobus Flowering dogwood Cornus florida Green alder Alnus crispa Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos Hoptree Ptelea trifoliata Jack pine Pinus banksiana Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus Northern pin oak Quercus ellipsoidalis Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra Paper birch Betula papyrifera Pawpaw Asimina triloba Pignut hickory Carya glabra Pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica Pin oak Quercus palustris Pussy willow Salix discolor Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides Red maple Acer rubrum Red mulberry Morus rubra Red oak Quercus rubra Red pine Pinus resinosa Rock maple Acer nigrum or Black maple Sassafras Sassafras albidum Shadblow serviceberry Amelanchier arborea Shagbark hickory Carya ovata Shellbark hickory Carya laciniosa Shingle oak Quercus imbricaria Showy mountain-ash Sorbus decora Silver maple Acer saccharinum Speckled adler Alnus rugosa Sugar maple Acer saccharum Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor Sweet crab apple Malus coronaria Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Tamarack Larix laricina or Eastern larch White ash Fraxinus americana White oak Quercus alba White spruce Picea glauca Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Yellow-poplar Liriodendron tulipifera or TuliptreeVines
American bittersweet Celastrus scandens Cherokee rose Rosa setigera or Climbing rose or Prairie rose Common greenbriar Smilax rotundifolia Moonseed Menispermum villosa Northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris Prickly greenbriar Smilax tamnoides Riverbank grape Vitis riparia Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Wild yam Dioscorea villos
(Plants in red are growing in my yard.)
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