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Runoff

Affects the Watershed & Surrounding Areas

Suggested Native Plant Species

(Prepared by Delaware Nature Society)

This list contains plants that would be found in the natural areas of the Delaware piedmont and nearby coastal plain forests.
  1. Trees
  2. Shrubs/Vines
  3. Broad-Leaved Herbaceous Plants
  4. Ferns
  5. Highly Invasive Non-Native Plants!

Indicator Status :-
Dm - Grows best in well-drained, open meadows
Wm - Grows best in emergent wetlands and open wet meadows
Fw - Grows best in forested wetlands
P - Grows best in piedmont forests
C - Restricted to the coastal plain
If an indicator status is not given, assume the species will grow in both piedmont and coastal plain forests


Trees
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
Acer rubrumRed Maple
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Betula lenta Sweet Birch
Carpinus caroliniana Ironwood
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory
Carya ovalis Sweet Pignut Hickory
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
Fagus grandifolia American Beech
Fraxinus americana White Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash
Ilex opaca American Holly
Juglans nigra Black Walnut
Dm Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar
CFw Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia
Nyssa sylvatica Sourgum/Blackgum
Dm Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
Prunus serotina Wild Black Cherry
Quercus alba White Oak
Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak
Quercus falcata Spanish Oak
Quercus palustris Pin Oak
Quercus phellos Willow Oak
Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak
Quercus rubra Red Oak
Quercus velutina Black Oak
Salix nigra Black Willow
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm

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Shrubs/Vine
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry
C Amelanchier canadensis Shadbush
Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry
Asimina triloba Pawpaw
Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood
Corylus americana American Hazelnut
Euonymus americanus Strawberry Bush
Gaylussacia baccata Black Huckleberry
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel
Fw Ilex glabra Inkberry Holly
Ilex verticillata Winterberry
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper
Rhododendron periclymenoides Pinkster Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Azalea
Dm Rhus copallina Shining Sumac
Dm Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
Dm Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac
Dm Rubus pensylvanicus (frondosus) Pennsylvania Blackberry
Wm Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut
Vaccinium atrococcum Highbush Black Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry
Vaccinium vacillans Low Blueberry
Viburnum acerifolium Maple-leaved Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum Southern Arrowwood
Fw Viburnum nudum Possumhaw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium Smooth Blackhaw

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Broad-Leaved Herbaceous Plants
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
P Anemonella thalictroides Rue Anemone
Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit
P Asarum canadense Wild Ginger
Wm Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed
Dm Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed
Dm Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
P Aster cordifolius Heartleaf Aster
P Aster divaricatus White wood Aster
Wm Aster novae-angliae New England Aster
Wm Aster novae-belgii New York Aster
Wm Aster puniceus Purplestem Aster
Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty
P Dentaria laciniata Cutleaf Toothwort
P Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's Breeches
Erythronium americanum Trout Lily
Wm Eupatorium fistulosum Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium rugosum White Snakeroot
P Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium
Wm Impatiens capensis Orange Jewelweed
Fw Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
Wm Lobelia siphilitica Great Lobelia
Medeola virginiana Indian Cucumber-root
P Mertensia virginica Bluebells
P Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's-seal
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple
Polemonium reptans Greek Valerian
Dm Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
P Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot
Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's-seal
P Solidago caesia Blue-stem Goldenrod
Dm Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod
Dm Solidago flexicaulis Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa Tall Hairy Goldenrod
Fw Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk Cabbage
P Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate Bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile Bellwort
Wm Vernonia noveboracensis New York Ironweed
P Viola pubescens Downy Yellow Violet
P Viola sororia Woolly Blue Violet

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Ferns
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
Athyrium Filix-femina Lady Fern
Athyrium thelypterioides Silvery Spleenwort
P Dryopteris intermedia Intermediate Wood Fern
P Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern
Fw Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern
Fw Osmunda regalis Royal Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern
Fw Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern
Fw Woodwardia areolata Netted Chain Fern

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AVOID THE FOLLOWING!
THESE ARE Highly Invasive Non-Native Plants!!


TREES
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
Acer platanoides Norway maple (all varieties)
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore maple
Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-heaven
Paulownia tomentosa Princess tree
Acer platanoides Norway maple (all varieties)
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore maple
Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-heaven
Paulownia tomentosa Princess tree

SHRUBS/VINES
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
Akebia quinata Five-leaf
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelainberry
Berberis thunbergii Asian barberry
Berberis vulgaris European barberry
Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet
Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn olive
Euonymus alatus Winged burning-bush
Hedera helix English ivy
Ligustrum vulgare Privet
Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica Tatarian honeysuckle
Lonicera mackii Amur Honeysuckle
Pachysandra terminalis Pachysandra
Pueraria lobata Kudzu
Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose
Styrax japonica Japanese snowbell
Viburnum plicatum Doublefile viburnum
Viburnum sieboldii Siebold viburnum
Vinca minor Periwinkle

BROAD-LEAVED HERBACEOUS
SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
Hemerocallis fulva Day-lily
Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed
Ranunculus ficaria Lesser celandine
Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife

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