
NATIVE PLANT SPECIES
FOR PLANTING IN DELAWARE PIEDMONT AND
COASTAL PLAIN HABITATS
This list contains plants that would be found in
the natural areas of the Delaware piedmont and nearby coastal plain forests.
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.
SCIENTIFIC
NAME COMMON
NAME
TREES
Acer
rubrum Red
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
SHRUBS/VINES
P 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
BROAD-LEAVED
HERBACEOUS PLANTS
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
FERNS
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
GRASSES/GRASS-LIKE
PLANTS
Dm Carex
pensylvanica Pennsylvania
Sedge
Wm Carex
stricta Tussock
Sedge
Carex
vulpinoidea Fox
Sedge
Chasmanthium
latifolium Indian
Sea Oats
Wm Elymus
virginicus var. virginicus Virginia
wild-rye
Dm Eragrostis
spectabilis Purple
love-grass
Wm Juncus
effusus Soft
Rush
Panicum
virgatum Switchgrass
Dm Schizachyrium
scoparium Little
Bluestem
Sorghatrum
nutans Yellow
Indian-grass
AVOID THESE HIGHLY
INVASIVE NON-NATIVE PLANTS!
TREES
Acer platanoides Norway
maple
Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-heaven
Paulownia
tomentosa Princess
tree
Pyrus calleryana Callery pear, Bradford pear
SHRUBS/VINES
Akebia quinata Five-leaf
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelain
berry
Berberis thunbergii Japanese
barberry
Berberis vulgaris European
barberry
Buddleia davidii Butterfly
bush
Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental
bittersweet
Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn
olive
Euonymus alatus 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
Viburnum plicatum Doublefile
viburnum
Vinca minor Periwinkle
HERBACEOUS
Lythrum
salicaria Purple
loosestrife
Miscanthus
sinensis Japanese
silver grass
Polygonum
cuspidatum Japanese
knotweed
Ranunculus
ficaria Lesser
celandine
For
more habitat resources, visit www.DelawareNatureSociety.org and select Backyard
Habitat from the Conservation options.