Here we separate the plants into functional groups including trees, shrubs, herbs, grass and grasses-likes, ferns and fern-likes for shade to part-shade and moist soils. We then have the scientific name sorted alphabetically by genus.
Trees |
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Aesculus pavia |
red buckeye |
Carpinus caroliniana |
american hornbeam |
Cornus asperifolia |
roughleaf dogwood |
Halesia carolina |
carolina silverbell |
Hamamelis virginiana |
american witchhazel |
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia |
myrtle dahoon |
Illicium floridanum |
florida anisetree; florida anise |
Kalmia latifolia |
mountain laurel |
Magnolia acuminata |
cucumbertree |
Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei |
bigleaf magnolia; ashe's magnolia |
Magnolia pyramidata |
pyramid magnolia |
Ostrya virginiana |
eastern hophornbeam |
Amelanchier arborea |
common serviceberry |
Cercis canadensis |
eastern redbud |
Sabal minor |
dwarf palmetto; bluestem palm |
Cornus amomum |
silky dogwood |
Cornus florida |
flowering dogwood |
Cornus foemina |
swamp dogwood |
Halesia diptera |
two-wing silverbell |
Ilex coriacea |
large gallberry; sweet gallberry |
Ilex decidua |
possumhaw |
Ilex opaca var. opaca |
American holly |
Magnolia grandiflora |
southern magnolia |
Ilex cassine var. cassine |
dahoon |
Prunus angustifolia |
chickasaw plum |
Taxus floridana |
florida yew |
Styrax americanus |
american snowbell |
Styrax grandifolius |
bigleaf snowbell |
Symplocos tinctoria |
common sweetleaf; horse sugar |
Shrubs |
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Calycanthus floridus |
eastern sweetshrub |
Euonymus americanus |
american strawberrybush |
Hydrangea quercifolia |
oakleaf hydrangea; graybeard |
Itea virginica |
virginia willow; virginia sweetspire |
Leucothoe axillaris |
coastal doghobble |
Callicarpa americana |
american beautyberry |
Hypericum hypericoides |
st.andrew's-cross |
Ilex vomitoria |
yaupon |
Pieris phyllyreifolia |
fetterbush |
Fothergilla gardenii |
dwarf fothergilla or coastal fothergilla |
Hamelia patens |
firebush |
Serenoa repens |
saw palmetto |
Crataegus marshallii |
parsley hawthorn |
Sideroxylon lanuginosum |
gum bully |
Morella cerifera |
evergreen bayberry; northern bayberry |
Rhododendron canescens |
sweet pinxter azalea; mountain azalea |
Lyonia lucida |
fetterbush |
Vaccinium arboreum |
sparkleberry; farkleberry |
Viburnum dentatum |
mapleleaf viburnum |
Rhapidophyllum hystrix |
needle palm |
Viburnum obovatum |
walter's viburnum; small-leaf viburnum |
Viburnum rufidulum |
rusty blackhaw |
Rhododendron alabamense |
alabama azalea |
Rhododendron austrinum |
florida flame azalea; orange azalea |
Rhododendron viscosum |
swamp azalea |
Stewartia malacodendron |
silky camellia |
Viburnum acerifolium |
mapleleaf viburnum |
Viburnum nudum |
possumhaw |
Forbs |
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Aquilegia canadensis |
wild columbine |
Arisaema dracontium |
green dragon |
Arisaema triphyllum |
jack-in-the-pulpit |
Asarum arifolium |
wild ginger |
Conoclinium coelestinum |
blue mistflower |
Elephantopus elatus |
tall elephantsfoot |
Erythrina herbacea |
coralbean; cherokee bean |
Houstonia procumbens |
innocence; roundleaf bluet |
Salvia lyrata |
lyreleaf sage |
Phlox divaricata |
wild blue phlox |
Ruellia caroliniensis |
carolina wild petunia |
Rivina humilis |
rougeplant |
Rudbeckia laciniata |
cutleaf coneflower |
Ruellia spp. |
wild petunia |
Salvia coccinea |
tropical sage; blood sage |
Tradescantia ohiensis |
bluejacket; ohio spiderwort |
Viola palmata |
early blue violet |
Heliopsis helianthoides var. gracilis |
smooth oxeye |
Scutellaria incana |
hoary skullcap |
Vernonia gigantea |
giant ironweed |
Viola sororia |
common blue violet |
Iris verna var. smalliana |
dwarf violet iris |
Lobelia cardinalis |
cardinalflower |
Mitchella repens |
partridgeberry; twinberry |
Sanguinaria canadensis |
american elder; elderberry |
Spigelia marilandica |
woodland pinkroot |
Trillium spp. |
wakerobin |
Verbesina virginica |
white crownbeard; frostweed |
Viola lanceolata |
bog white violet |
Viola primulifolia |
primroseleaf violet |
Grasses |
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Chasmanthium latifolium |
indian woodoats |
Chasmanthium laxum |
slender woodoats |
Chasmanthium sessiliflorum |
longleaf woodoats |
Chasmanthium spp. |
woodoats |
Dichanthelium commutatum |
panic grass |
Dichanthelium spp. |
witchgrass |
Arundinaria gigantea |
switchcane |
Carex spp. |
sedge |
Oplismenus setarius |
woodsgrass; basketgrass |
Ferns |
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Adiantum capillus-veneris |
southern maidenhair |
Zamia integrifolia |
florida arrowroot; coontie |
Asplenium platyneuron |
ebony spleenwort |
Athyrium filix-femina |
southern lady fern |
Botrychium biternatum |
southern grape-fern |
Nephrolepis exaltata |
sword fern; wild boston fern |
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis |
royal fern |
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum |
cinnamon fern |
Polystichum acrostichoides |
christmas fern |
Psilotum nudum |
whisk-fern |
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum |
toothed midsorus fern; swamp fern |
Thelypteris dentata |
|
Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor |
hairy maiden fern |
Thelypteris kunthii |
widespread maiden fern; southern shield fern |
Woodwardia areolata |
netted chain fern |
Woodwardia virginica |
virginia chain fern |
Vines |
|
Aristolochia serpentaria |
virginia snakeroot |
Aristolochia tomentosa |
woolly dutchman's-pipe |
Passiflora lutea |
yellow passionflower |
Passiflora suberosa |
corkystem passionflower |
Bignonia capreolata |
crossvine |
Campsis radicans |
trumpet creeper |
Gelsemium sempervirens |
yellow jessamine; carolina jessamine; evening trumpetflower |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
virginia creeper; woodbine |
Smilax pumila |
sarsaparilla vine |
Gelsemium rankinii |
rankin's jessamine; swamp jessamine |
Epiphytes |
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Phlebodium aureum |
golden polypody |
Aquatic |
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Hymenocallis latifolia |
mangrove spiderlily; perfumed spiderlily |