Appendices
Adaptations:
Recommended varieties:
Notes:
Low pH
Appalow, Ambro, Caricea, Interstate, and Serala
Severe Threat List of Exotic Invasive Species
Common name:
Botanical name:
Life Cycle:
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ROUNDHEAD LESPEDEZA
Lespedeza capitata
Perennial
Multiple Stem
Summer
2.6 feet
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Native legume for use in upland seed mixes
Full sun, drought tolerant
-Native
Table 8.02b
Guide to the Selection of Native Trees and Shrubs
Adapted from the NC DENR Ecosystem Enhancement Program Publication Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration,
October, 2004
Master List of Native Plants
Native Regions
M= Mountains
P= Piedmont
C= Coastal Plain
Scientific Name
Light Requirements
S= Shade
P= Partial Sun
F= Full Sun
Moisture Requirements
L= Low Moisture
M= Moderate Moisture
H= High Moisture
A= Aquatic
Common Name
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Medium to Large Trees
Acer barbatum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Betula alleghaniensis
Betula lenta
Betula nigra
Carya aquatica
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya ovata
Carya tomentosa
Celtis laevigata
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Cladrastis kentuckea
Diospyros virginiana
Fagus grandifolia
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus profunda
Juglans nigra
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnolia acuminata
Magnolia fraseri
Nyssa aquatica
Nyssa sylvatica
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Southern sugar maple
silver maple
sugar maple
yellow birch
cherry birch, sweet birch
river birch
water hickory
bitternut hickory
pignut hickory
shagbark hickory
mockernut hickory
sugarberry, hackberry
Atlantic white cedar
yellowwood
persimmon
American beech
white ash
green ash
pumpkin ash, red ash
black walnut
tulip poplar, yellow poplar
cucumber magnolia
Fraser magnolia
water tupelo
black gum
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Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora
Oxydendrum arboreum
Picea rubens
Pinus echinata
Pinus palustris
Pinus rigida
Pinus serotina
Pinus strobus
Platanus occidentalis
Populus deltoides
Populus heterophylla
Prunus serotina
Quercus alba
Quercus bicolor
Quercus coccinea
Quercus falcata
Quercus pagoda
Quercus laurifolia
Quercus lyrata
Quercus margaretta
Quercus marilandica
Quercus michauxii
Quercus nigra
Quercus phellos
Quercus prinus
Quercus rubra
Quercus shumardii
Quercus stellata
Quercus velutina
Quercus virginiana
Robinia pseudoacacia
Taxodium ascendens
Taxodium distichum
Tilia americana var. heterophylla
Tsuga canadensis
Tsuga caroliniana
Ulmus alata
Ulmus americana
swamp black gum
sourwood
red spruce
shortleaf pine
longleaf pine
pitch pine
pond pine
white pine
sycamore
eastern cottonwood
swamp cottonwood
black cherry
white oak
swamp white oak
scarlet oak
Southern red oak
cherrybark oak
laurel oak
overcup oak
sand post oak
black jack oak
swamp chestnut oak
water oak
willow oak
chestnut oak
Northern red oak
shumard oak
post oak
black oak
live oak
black locust
pond-cypress
bald-cypress
basswood
Eastern hemlock
Carolina hemlock
winged elm
American elm
Small Trees
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier canadensis
Amelanchier laevis
Asimina triloba
Carpinus caroliniana
Cercis canadensis
Chionanthus virginicus
Cornus alternifolia
Cornus florida
Crateagus crus-galli
Crateagus flabellata
Crateagus flava
Cyrilla racemiflora
Fraxinus caroliniana
Gordonia lasianthus
Halesia tetraptera (H. carolina)
Ilex opaca
Juniperus virginiana
downy serviceberry, shadbush
Canada serviceberry
smooth serviceberry
pawpaw
ironwood, American hornbeam
eastern redbud
white fringetree, old man’s beard
alternate-leaf dogwood
flowering dogwood
cockspur hawthorn
fanleaf hawthorn
October haw
titi
water ash
loblolly bay
common silverbell
American holly
Eastern red cedar
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Appendices
Scientific Name
Magnolia tripetala
Magnolia virginiana
Morus rubra
Osmanthus americana
Ostrya virginiana
Persea borbonia
Persea palustris
Pinus pungens
Prunus americana
Prunus caroliniana
Quercus incana
Quercus laevis
Rhus glabra
Rhus hirta (Rhus typhina)
Salix caroliniana
Salix nigra
Sassafras albidum
Staphylea trifolia
Symplocos tinctoria
Ulmus rubra
Shrubs
Aesculus sylvatica
Alnus serrulata*
Aronia arbutifolia
Baccharis halimifolia
Callicarpa americana
Calycanthus floridus
Castanea pumila
Ceanothus americanus
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Clethra acuminata
Clethra alnifolia
Comptonia peregrina
Cornus amomum
Cornus stricta
Corylus americana
Euonymus americanus
Fothergilla gardenii
Gaylussacia frondosa
Hamamelis virginiana
Hydrangea arborescens
Ilex coriacea
Ilex decidua
Ilex glabra
Ilex verticillata
Ilex vomitoria
Itea virginica
Kalmia angustifolia var. caroliniana
Kalmia latifolia
Leucothoe axillaris
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe racemosa
Lindera benzoin
Lyonia ligustrina
Lyonia lucida
Myrica cerifera*
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Common Name
umbrella tree
sweetbay magnolia
red mulberry
wild olive, devilwood
Eastern hop-hornbeam
red bay
swamp bay
table mountain pine
American wild plum
Carolina laurel-cherry
bluejack oak
turkey oak
smooth sumac
staghorn sumac
swamp willow
black willow
sassafras
bladdernut
horse-sugar, sweetleaf
slippery elm
painted buckeye
common alder
red chokeberry
silverling
American beautyberry
sweet-shrub
Allegheny chinkapin
New Jersey tea
buttonbush
mountain sweet pepperbush
sweet pepperbush
sweet fern
silky dogwood
swamp dogwood
American hazel, hazelnut
hearts-a-bustin', strawberry bush
witch-alder
dangleberry
witch hazel
wild hydrangea
gallberry
deciduous holly, possumhaw
inkberry
winterberry
yaupon holly
Virginia willow
lamb-kill, sheep-kill
mountain laurel
coastal dog-hobble
dog-hobble
fetterbush
spicebush
northern maleberry
shining fetterbush
Southern wax-myrtle
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Scientific Name
Myrica cerifera var. pumila*
Myrica heterophylla*
Pieris floribunda
Rhododendron atlanticum
Rhododendron calendulaceum
Rhododendron catawbiense
Rhododendron maximum
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Rhododendron viscosum
Rhus copallina
Rosa carolina
Rosa palustris
Rubus allegheniensis
Rubus cuneifolius
Rubus odoratus
Salix humilis
Salix sericea
Sambucus canadensis
Spiraea alba
Spiraea latifolia
Spiraea tomentosa
Stewartia malacodendron
Stewartia ovata
Styrax grandifolia
Vaccinium arboreum
Vaccinium corymbosum
Vaccinium crassifolium
Vaccinium elliottii
Vaccinium stamineum
Vaccinium pallidum
Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum dentatum
Viburnum nudum
Viburnum prunifolium
Viburnum rafinesquianum
Viburnum rufidulum
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
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Common Name
dwarf Southern wax-myrtle
bayberry, evergreen bayberry
evergreen mountain fetterbush
dwarf azalea
flame azalea
Catawba rhododendron
rosebay rhododendron
pinxter flower, wild azalea
swamp azalea
winged sumac
pasture rose, Carolina rose
swamp rose
Alleghany blackberry
blackberry
purple flowering raspberry
prairie willow
silky willow
common elderberry
narrow-leaved meadowsweet
broad-leaved meadowsweet
meadowsweet
silky camellia
mountain camellia
bigleaf snowbell
sparkleberry
highbush blueberry
creeping blueberry
mayberry
deerberry, gooseberry
lowbush blueberry
maple-leaf viburnum
Southern arrowwood viburnum
possumhaw viburnum
blackhaw viburnum
downy arrowwood
rusty blackhaw
yellowroot
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