Port Lands Flood Protection – Plant Species List

Trees and Shrubs Botanical Name Common Name Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Acer saccharinum Silver maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Acer x freemanii Freeman Maple Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye Aesculus octandra Yellow Buckeye Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Speckled Alder Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Speckled Alder Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' Brilliantissima Red Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry Asiminia triloba Paw Paw Betula alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Betula papyrifera White Birch Betula populifolia Grey Birch Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush Cercis canadensis Redbud Cladrastis kentukea Yellowood Cornus alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Cornus amomum Silky dogwood Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood Cornus sericea Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea Red Twig Dogwood Corylus americana American Hazelnut Fagus grandifolia American Beech Fothergilla 'Mount Airy' Mount Airy Fothergilla Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Skycole' Skyline Honey Locust Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffeetree Hamamelis virginiana Common Witch Hazel Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' Diane Hybrid Witch Hazel

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Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' Jelena Hybrid Witch Hazel Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' Annabelle Smooth Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Oak-Leaf Hydrangea Ilex verticillata Winterberry Ilex verticillata 'Southern Gentleman' Winter Red Winterberry Holly Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red' Winter Red Winterberry Holly Juglans nigra Black Walnut Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' Hollywood Chinese Juniper Juniperus communis Common Juniper Juniperus procumbens Japanese Juniper Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar Larix laricina Tamarack Larix laricina American Larch Lindera benzoin Spicebush Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar Magnolia acuminata Cucumber Magnolia Morella gale Sweet Gale Morella pensylvanica Bayberry Myrica gale Sweet Gale Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam Phsyocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Picea abies Norway Spruce Picea glauca White Spruce Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus White Pine Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata' Pyramidal White Pine Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood' Bloodgood London Plane Tree Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides 'Siouxland' Siouxland Eastern Poplar Populus grandidentata Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata Large-Tooth Aspen Populus tremuloides Aspen Prunus americana American Plum Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry Prunus pumila Dward Sand Plum Prunus serotina Black Cherry Prunus virginiana Chokecherry Prunus x yedoensis Yoshino Cherry

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Ptelea trifoliata Common Hoptree Quercus alba White Oak Quercus bicolor Swamp white oak Quercus ellipsoidalis Hills Oak Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak Quercus montana Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak Quercus robur warei 'Long' Regal Prince English Oak Quercus rubra Red oak Quercus velutina Black Oak Quercus x macdanielii 'Clemons' Heritage Oak Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac Rhus copallinum Shining Sumac Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Ribes americanum Wild Black Currant Ribes aureum Golden Currant Ribes triste Swamp Red Currant Rosa blanda Smooth Rose Rosa acicularis Prickly Wild Rose Rosa blanda Smooth Rose Rosa carolina Carolina Rose Rosa palustris Swamp Rose Rosa rugosa 'Pink Pavement' Pink Pavement' Rose Rosa setigera Prarie Rose Rubus idaeus American Raspberry Rubus odoratus Flowering Raspberry Rubus odoratus Purple Flowering Raspberry Salix interior Sandbar Willow Salix amygdaloides Peachleaf Willow Salix babylonica Weeping Willow Salix bebbiana Bebb's Willow Salix discolor Pussy Willow Salix exigua Sandbar Willow Salix interior Sandbar Willow Salix lucida Shining Willow Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' Corkscrew Willow Salix nigra Black willow Salix petiolaris Meadow Willow Salix x 'Flame' Flame Willow Sambucus pubens Red Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Common Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. Canadensis Common Elderberry

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Sambucus pubens Red Elderberry Sassafras albidum Sassafras Spiraea alba Meadowsweet Spiraea tomentosa Steeplebush Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry Taxus canadensis American Yew Thuja occidentalis Northern white cedar Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' Green Giant Arborvitae Tilia americana American Basswood Tilia americana 'McKSentry' McKSentry American Basswood Tilia americana 'Redmond' Redmond American Linden Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock Viburnum carlesii Koreanspice Viburnum Viburnum cassinoides Witherod Viburnum Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum Viburnum opulus ssp. trilobum Highbush Cranberry Viburnum plicatum 'Shasta' Shasta Doublefile Viburnum Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw Viburnum Viburnum trilobum Highbush Cranberry Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' Alleghany Lanatanaphyllum Viburnum Viburnum x burkwoodii Burkwood Viburnum Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany' Alleghany Lanatanaphyllum Viburnum

Perennials Botanical Name Common Name Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow Acorus calamus Sweet flag Agastache foeniculum Blue Giant Hyssop Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune' Blue Fortune Anise Hyssop Agastache rupestris Threadleaf Giant Hyssop Ageratina altissima White Snakeroot Alchemilla mollis Lady's Mantle Allium caeruleum Blue Globe Allium Allium cernuum Nodding Onion Allium karatviense Turkistan Onion Allium nectarscordum Sicilian Honey Lily Allium senesecns spp. Glaucum Mountain Garlic Alopecurus aequalis Foxtail Amphicarpaea bracteata American Hog Peanut

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Amsonia 'Blue Ice' Blue Ice Bluestar Amsonia hubrichtii Arkansas Bluestar Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritaceae Pearly Everlasting Andropogon gerardi Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem Anemone canadensis Canada Anemone Anemone cylindrica Long-headed Anemone Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' Honorine Jobert Japanese Anemone Angelica atropurpurea Great Angelica Apios americana American Groundnut Apocynum cannabinum Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum Hemp Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum Indian Hemp Aquilegia brevistyla Blue Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Red Columbine Artemisia ludoviciana Silver Sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Silver Wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana White Sagebrush Ascelpias incarnata Swamp Milkweed Ascelpias purpurascens Purple Milkweed Ascelpias syriaca Common milkweed Ascelpias verticillata Whorled Milkweed Asclepias exaltata Poke Milkweed Asclepias hirtella Tall Green Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Asclepias ovalifolia Oval-leaved Milkweed Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed Aster novae-angliae New England Aster Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk-vetch Avena sativa Common Oats Baptisia tinctoria Yellow Wild Indigo Bidens connata Beggarsticks Bidens frondosa Devil's Beggarticks Blephilia ciliata Downy Wood Mint Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama Bromus pubescens Canada Brome Brunnera macrophylla Siberian Bugloss Calamagrostis canadensis Blue-joint

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Calamentha nepeta glanduosa White Cloud Catmint Callirhoe involucrata Purple Poppymallow Callirhoe involucrata Purple Poppy Mallow Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold Campanula carpatica Tussock Bell Flower Campanula portenschlagiana Dalmatian Bellflower Carex aquatilis Water Sedge Carex atherodes Wheat Sedge Carex bebbii Bebb's sedge Carex bicknellii Bicknell's Sedge Carex bicknellii Copper-Shouldered Oval Sedge Carex brevior Plains Oval Sedge Carex comosa Bottlebrush sedge Carex crinita Fringed sedge Carex cristatella Crested Sedge Carex eburnea Bristle-leaf Sedge Carex histericina Porcupine sedge Carex hystericina Porcupine sedge Carex intumescens Great bladder sedge Carex lacustris Lake Sedge Carex laxiculmis 'Hobb' Bunny Blue Sedge Carex lupulina Hop Sedge Carex muskingumensis Palm Sedge Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge Carex pensylvanica Oak Sedge Carex plantaginea Plantain-Leaved Sedge Carex platyphylla Silver Sedge Carex projecta Necklace Sedge Carex pseudocyperus Cyperus Sedge Carex retrorsa Retrorse Sedge Carex rosea Rosy Sedge Carex rostrata Beaked Sedge Carex scoparia Broom Sedge Carex stipata Awlfruit Sedge Carex stricta Tussock sedge Carex vulpinoidea Fox Sedge Ceratophyllum demersum Coontail Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Leadwort Chelone glabra White Turtlehead Clematis virginiana Virgins's Bower Conoclinum coelestinum Wild Ageratum Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Lance-leaved Tickseed

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Coreopsis tripteris Tickseed Coreopsis tripteris 'Gold Standard' Gold Standard Tall Tickseed Crambe maritima Sea Kale Cyperus diandrus Umbrella flatsedge Dalea candida White Prairie-clover Dechampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair Grass Deschampsia flexuosa Crinkled Hair Grass Desmodium canadense Showy Tick-trefoil Dianthus gratianopolitanus Cheddar Pink Diarrhena obovata Beak Grass Digitalis grandiflora Yellow Foxglove Doellingeria umbellata Flat-Topped White Aster Doellingeria umbellata Flat-Topped Aster Doellingeria umbellata Flat-top White Aster Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Eleocharis obtusa Blunt Spikerush Eleocharis obtusa Blunt spike rush Eleocharis palustris Common Spikerush Elodea canadensis Michx. Canadian Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Nuttall's Waterweed Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush Grass Elymus riparius Riverbank Wild rye Elymus riparius Riverbank Wildrye Elymus trachycaulus Slender Wheat Grass Elymus virginicus Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Love Grass Erigeron pulchellus Robin's Fleabane Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master Eupatorium maculatum Joe pye-weed Eupatorium maculatum Joe pye weed Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Geranium Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset Eurybia divaricata White Wood Aster Eurybia macrophylla Large-leaved Aster Eutrochium purpureum Sweet Joe Pye Weed Eutrochium purpureum Purple Joe Pye Weed Fragaria virginiana Virginia Strawberry Fritillaria pallidiflora Siberian Fritillary

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Fritillaria persica Persian Lily Geranium macrorrhizum Bigroot Geranium Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei' Max Frei Bloody Cranesbill Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke Gillenia trifoliata Bowman's Root Gillenia trifoliata Bowman's-root Glyceria canadensis Mana grass Glyceria grandis American Mannagrass Glyceria grandis Tall mannagrass Glyceria striata Fowl Mannagrass Helenium autumnale Common Sneezeweed Helianthemum nummularium 'Wisley Pink' Wisley Pink Rock Rose Helianthus divaricatus Woodland Sunflower Helianthus giganteus Giant sunflower Helianthus strumosus Pale-Leaved Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower Hemerocallis fulva Common Daylily Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Yellow Daylily Heteranthera dubia Grasssleaf mudplantain Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride' Autumn Bride Alum Root Hierochloe odorata Sweetgrass Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris Climbing Hdrangea Hypericum perforatum St. John's Wort Iris cristata Dwarf Crested Iris Iris versicolor Blue flag Iris Iris virginica Virginia Iris Itea virginica 'Sprich' Little Henry Virginia Sweetspire Juncus balticus Baltic Rush Juncus eFFGusus Soft Rush Juncus effusus Soft rush Juncus torreyi Torrey's Rush Juniperus procumbens Dwarf Procumbent Juniper Leersia oryzoides Rice cutgrass Lespedeza capitata Round-Headed Bush-Clover Lespedeza frutescens Violet Bush-clover Liatris aspera Blazing Star Liatris aspera Rough Blazing Star Liatris aspera Rough Blazing-star Liatris cylindracea Ontario Blazing Star Liatris cylindracea Slender Blazing-star Liatris spicata Dense Blazing Star Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily

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Linum lewisii Wild Blue Flax Liriope spicata Creeping Liriope Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia Lupinus perennis Sundial Lupine Lychnis coronari Rose Campion Lycopus americanus Bugleweed Mentha canadensis Wild Mint Mimulus ringens Monkeyflower Molinia caerulea Purple Moor Grass Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm Monarda didyma Beebalm Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia mexicana Muhly Grass Najas flexilis Nodding waternymph Narcissus 'Thalia' Triandrus Daffodil Narcissus 'Jack Snipe' Jack Snipe Narcissus Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus Phaesant's Eye Daffodil Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia' Thalia' Daffodil Nicotiana rustica Hopi Tobacco Nuphar lutea Spatterdock Nymphaea odorata White water lily Oclemena acuminatas Whorled Wood Aster Oenothera biennis Common evening primrose Oenothera biennis Common Evening-primrose Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Origanum vulgare Oregano Packera obovata Round-Leaved Ragwort Packera obovata Round-leaved Groundsel Panicum miliaceum Proso Millet Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Partnehnocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus Hairy beardtongue Persicaria amphibia Smartweed Persicaria lapathifolia Pale Smartweed Persicaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania Smartweed Persicaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania smartweed Phlox divaricata Woodland Phlox

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Phlox divaricata Blue Phlox Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore' Robert Poore Meadow Phlox Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox Poa palustris Fowl bluegrass Poa palustris Fowl Blue grass Polemonium reptans Jacob's Ladder Pontederia cordata Pickerel weed Potamogeton natans Linnaeus Floating Pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus L Sago Pondweed Potamogeton zosteriformis Flatstem Pondweed Potentilla anserina Silverweed Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasque Flower Pycnanthemum muticum Short-Toothed Mountain Mint Ratibida pinnata Grey-headed Coneflower Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' Grow Lo Sumac Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia laciniata Cut-leaved Coneflower Sagittaria latifolia Common Arrowleaf Sanguisorba menziesii Alaskan Burnet Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' Butterfly Blue Pincushion Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Grass Schoenoplectus acutus Hardstem Bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus Chairmaker's bulrush Scirpus atrovirens Dark green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens Green bulrush Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass Scirpus fluviatilis River bulrush Scirpus microcarpus Small-fruited bulrush Scirpus microcarpus Small-fruit bulrush Scirpus validus Softstem bulrush Scrophularia marilandica Figwort Scutellaria incana Hoary Skullcap Sedum acre Goldmoss Stonecrop Sedum sprurium 'Drangon's blood' Dragon's Blood Sedum Sempervivum ssp. Hen and Chicks Sesleria autumnalis Autumn Moor Grass Sessleria autumnalis Autumn Moor grass Silene caroliniana var. wherryi Wherry's Catchfly Silene regia Royal Catchfly Silphium perfoliatum Cup Plant Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed-grass

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Solidago caesia Bluestem Goldenrod Solidago caesia Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis Zig Zag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis Zigzag Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis Zizag Goldenrod Solidago gigantea Giant Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Grey Goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides Upland white goldenrod Solidago ptarmicoides Upland White Goldenrod Solidago puberula Downy Goldenrod Solidago rugosa Rough goldenrod Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece' Golden Fleece Goldenrod Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass Sparganium eurycarpum Giant Bur-reed Spartina pectinata Prairie cordgrass Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand Cordgrass Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie dropseed Stachys byzantina 'Helen Von Stein' Lambs ears Stachys monieri 'Hummelo' Hummelo Alpine Betony Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry Symphyotrichum cordifolium Blue Wood Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides White Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides Snow Flurry Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry' Snow Flurry Heath Aster Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Blue Aster Symphyotrichum laeve Smooth Aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum White Panicle Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies' October Skies Aromatic Aster Symphyotrichum puniceum Swamp Aster Symphyotrichum shortii Short's Aster Symphyotrichum urophyllum Arrow-Leaved Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Sky Blue Aster Thalictrum aquilegifolium Columbine Meadow Rue Thalictrum pubescens King of the Meadow Thalictrum pubescens Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum x 'Black Stockings' Black Stockings Meadow Rue Thelypteris palustris pubescens Marsh Fern

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Thymus praecox articus Mother of Thyme Thymus pseudolanguinosus Wooly Thyme Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort Tulipa humilis Species Tulip Tulipa x acuminata Flame Tulip Typha latifolia Broadleaf Cattail Utricularia macrorhiza Common Bladderwort Vallisneria americana Water Celery Verbena hastata Blue Vervain Verbena simplex Narrow-leaved Vervain Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain Vernonia fasciculata Smooth Ironweed Vernonia gigantea Giant Ironweed Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly' Iron Butterfly Ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis New York Ironweed Viola canadensis Canada Violet Viola sororia Common Blue Violet Waldsteinia fragarioides Barren Strawberry Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot Zizia aptera Heart-leaved Alexanders

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