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Trees

Red maple (Acer rubrum) Read More

Southern sugar maple (Acer floridanum) Read More

Northern sugar maple (Acer saccharum) Read More

Chalk maple (Acer leucoderme) Read More

Common pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Read More

Dwarf pawpaw (Asimina parviflora) Read More

River birch (Betula nigra) Read More

Ironwood, American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) Read More

Pignut hickory (Carya glabra) Read More

Red hickory, Sweet pignut hickory (Carya ovalis) Read More

Common Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) Read More

Mockernut hickory, White hickory (Carya tomentosa) Read More

Southern hackberry (Celtis laevigata ) Read More

Dwarf hackberry (Celtis tenuifolia) Read More

Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) Read More

Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus) Read More

Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida ) Read More

Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) Read More

Washington hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum) Read More

Green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis) Read More

American beech (Fagus grandifolia) Read More

American holly (Ilex opaca) Read More

Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) Read More

Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Read More

Tulip tree, Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Read More

Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Read More

Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) Read More

Flowering crabapple (Malus angustifolia) Read More

Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) Read More

American hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) Read More

Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) Read More

American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Read More

Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) Read More

Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana) Read More

Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) Read More

Black cherry (Prunus serotina) Read More

Wild plum (Prunus americana) Read More

Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia) Read More

Carolina cherry-laurel (Prunus caroliniana) Read More

White oak (Quercus alba) Read More

Willow oak (Quercus phellos) Read More

Red oak (Quercus rubra) Read More

Overcup oak (Quercus lyrata) Read More

Scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) Read More

Shumard oak (Quercus shumardii) Read More

Black willow (Salix nigra ) Read More

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Read More

American elm (Ulmus americana) Read More

Winged elm (Ulmus alata) Read More

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Shrubs

Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) Read More

Painted buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) Read More

Tag alder (Alnus serrulata) Read More

Eastern serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) Read More

Downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) Read More

Red chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) Read More

American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) Read More

Carolina allspice, Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) Read More

New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus ) Read More

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) Read More

Sweet pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Read More

Strawberry-bush, Hearts-a-burstin’ (Euonymus americanus) Read More

Winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) Read More

Inkberry holly (Ilex glabra) Read More

Deciduous holly (Ilex decidua) Read More

Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) Read More

Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica ) Read More

Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Read More

Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) Read More

Wax myrtle (Morella (Myrica) cerifera) Read More

Red chokeberry (Photinia (Aronia) pyrifolia) Read More

Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) Read More

Sweet azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) Read More

Flame azelea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) Read More

Swamp azelea (Rhododendron viscosum) Read More

Pinxterflower azelea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) Read More

Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) Read More

Shining sumac (Rhus copallinum) Read More

Carolina rose, Pasture rose (Rosa carolina) Read More

Swamp rose (Rosa palustris) Read More

Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) Read More

Sparkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) Read More

Smooth highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Read More

Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum ) Read More

Rabbit-eye blueberry (Vaccinium virgatum) Read More

Blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium) Read More

Southern arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) Read More

Maple-leaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) Read More

Possumhaw viburnum (Viburnum nudum) Read More

Downy arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum rafinesquianum) Read More

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Perennial Flowers

Eastern bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) Read More

Wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Read More

Eastern swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Read More

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Read More

White wild indigo (Baptisia alba) Read More

Blue Wild indigo (Baptisia australis) Read More

Yellow Wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) Read More

Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) Read More

Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum (Conoclinium coelestinum) Read More

Threadleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata) Read More

Lobed tickseed (Coreopsis auriculata) Read More

Star tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) Read More

Greater tickseed (Coreopsis major) Read More

Maryland golden-aster (Chrysopsis mariana) Read More

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Read More

Common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Read More

Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) Read More

White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) Read More

Appalachian sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Read More

Woodland sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus) Read More

Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) Read More

American alumroot (Heuchera americana) Read More

Crimson-eyed rose-mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Read More

Flaxleaf whitetop aster (Ionactis linariifolius) Read More

Appalachian blazing-star, Gayfeather (Liatris squarrulosa)Read More

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Read More

Eastern solomon’s-plume, False solomon’s-seal (Maianthemum racemosum) Read More

Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Read More

Spotted horsemint (Monarda punctata) Read More

Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Read More

Scarlet beebalm (Monarda didyma) Read More

Southern sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) Read More

Wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) Read More

Southern beardtongue, Slender beardtongue (Penstemon australis) Read More

Smooth white beardtongue, Foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) Read More

Eastern blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) Read More

Trailing phlox (Phlox nivalis) Read More

Creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera) Read More

Silverleaf mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) Read More

Short-toothed mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) Read More

Narrow-leaf mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium) Read More

Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) Read More

Green-headed coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Read More

Lyre-leaf sage (Salvia lyrata) Read More

Bloodroot, Red puccoon (Sanguinaria canadensis) Read More

Fire pink (Silene virginica) Read More

Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) Read More

Rough goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) Read More

Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) Read More

Stokes aster (Stokesia laevis) Read More

Eastern aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) Read More

Smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) Read More

Largeflower aster (Symphyotrichum grandiflorum) Read More

Carolina false lupine (Thermopsis villosa) Read More

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) Read More

Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) Read More

Golden alexander (Zizia aurea) Read More

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Grasses and Sedges

Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Read More

Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) Read More

Splitbeard bluestem (Andropogon ternarius) Read More

River oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) Read More

Pink muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris) Read More

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)  Read More

Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Read More

Yellow indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) Read More

Creek sedge (Carex amphibola) Read More

Longhair sedge (Carex comosa) Read More

Fringed sedge (Carex crinita) Read More

Blue wood sedge (Carex flaccosperma) Read More

Frank’s sedge (Carex frankii) Read More

Gray’s sedge (Carex grayi) Read More

Spreading sedge (Carex laxiculmis) Read More

Hop sedge (Carex lupulina) Read More

Lurid sedge (Carex lurida) Read More

Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) Read More

Rosy sedge (Carex rosea) Read More

Narrow-leaved cattail sedge, Squarrose sedge (Carex squarrosa) Read More

Tussock sedge (Carex stricta) Read More

Fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) Read More

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Vines

Cross-vine (Bignonia capreolata) Read More

Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) Read More

Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) Read More

Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) Read More

Pipevine (Isotrema macrophylla) Read More

Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) Read More

Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Read More

Yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) Read More

Lanceleaf greenbrier, Jacksonbrier (Smilax smallii) Read More

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