SOIL MOISTURE NATIVE PLANTS TREES, VINES LIGHT & SHRUBS F = full sunlight; H = hydric; wet, plants periodically or often inundated FOR THE P = partial shade M = mesic; moist, adequate soil moisture retention year round S = shade; S = sub-xeric to sub-mesic; dry to moist, periodically droughty GEORGIA PIEDMONT indirect light X = xeric; dry & frequently droughty, excessively well-drained TREES SMALL TREES SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME LIGHT MOISTURE SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME LIGHT MOISTURE F P S H M S X F P S H M S X Acer barbatum Southern Sugar Maple ● ● ● Acer leucoderme Chalk Maple ● ● ● ● Acer rubrum Eastern Red Maple ● ● ● ● ● ● Amelanchier arborea Downy Serviceberry ● ● ● ● ● Betula nigra River Birch ● ● ● ● Asimina triloba Common Pawpaw ● ● ● Carya alba Mockernut Hickory ● ● ● ● ● Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam ● ● ● ● Carya glabra Pignut Hickory ● ● ● ● ● Castanea pumila Common Chinquapin ● ● ● ● Carya ovalis Red Hickory ● ● ● ● ● Celtis tenuifolia Dwarf Hackberry ● ● ● ● Carya pallida Sand Hickory ● ● ● ● ● Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud ● ● ● ● ● Celtis laevigata Southern Hackberry ● ● ● ● Chionanthus virginicus Fringe-tree ● ● ● ● ● Diospyros virginiana Eastern Persimmon ● ● ● ● Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood ● ● ● ● ● Fagus grandifolia American Beech ● ● ● Frangula caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn ● ● ● ● Fraxinus americana White Ash ● ● ● Halesia tetraptera Carolina Silverbell ● ● ● ● Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash ● ● ● ● ● Magnolia tripetala Umbrella Magnolia ● ● ● Ilex opaca American Holly ● ● ● ● Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay ● ● ● ● ● Juglans nigra Black Walnut ● ● ● ● Malus angustifolia Wild Crabapple ● ● ● ● Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar ● ● ● ● Morus rubra Red Mulberry ● ● ● ● Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum ● ● ● ● ● ● Ostrya virginiana American Hop-Hornbeam ● ● ● ● Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree ● ● ● ● Prunus umbellata Hog Plum ● ● ● ● Magnolia acuminata Cucumber-tree ● ● ● Rhus copallinum Winged Sumac ● ● ● ● ● Nyssa sylvatica Sour Gum ● ● ● ● ● Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac ● ● ● ● ● Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood ● ● ● ● ● Symplocos tinctoria Sweetleaf ● ● ● Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine ● ● ● ● Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw ● ● ● ● Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine ● ● ● ● ● Platanus occidentalis Sycamore ● ● ● ● SHRUBS Quercus alba White Oak ● ● ● ● ● SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME LIGHT MOISTURE Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak ● ● ● ● ● ● F P S H M S X Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak ● ● ● ● ● ● Aesculus sylvatica Painted Buckeye ● ● ● ● Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak ● ● ● ● ● Alnus serrulata Tag Alder ● ● ● Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak ● ● ● ● ● Aralia spinosa Devil’s-Walking-stick ● ● ● ● ● Quercus montana Rock Chestnut Oak ● ● ● ● ● Aronia arbutifolia Red Chokeberry ● ● ● ● Quercus nigra Water Oak ● ● ● ● ● ● Asimina parviflora Dwarf Pawpaw ● ● ● ● Quercus phellos Willow Oak ● ● ● ● ● Callicarpa americana Beautyberry ● ● ● ● ● ● Quercus rubra Red Oak ● ● ● ● ● Calycanthus floridus Eastern Sweetshrub ● ● ● ● Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak ● ● ● ● ● Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea ● ● ● ● ● Quercus stellata Post Oak ● ● ● ● ● Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush ● ● ● ● Quercus velutina Black Oak ● ● ● ● ● ● Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood ● ● ● ● ● Salix nigra Black Willow ● ● Crataegus uniflora One-flowered Haw ● ● ● ● Sassafras albidum Sassafras ● ● ● ● ● Crataegus marshallii Parsley Hawthorn ● ● ● ● Tilia americana var. heterophylla American Basswood ● ● ● Crataegus spathulata Littlehip Hawthorn ● ● ● ● ● ● Ulmus alata Winged Elm ● ● ● ● ● Euonymus americanus Strawberry Bush ● ● ● ● Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel ● ● ● VINES Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea ● ● ● SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME LIGHT MOISTURE Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew’s Cross ● ● ● ● F P S H M S X Ilex decidua Possum-haw Holly ● ● ● ● ● ● Bignonia capreolata Cross-vine ● ● ● ● ● ● Ilex verticillata Winterberry ● ● ● ● ● Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper ● ● ● ● ● ● Itea virginica Virginia Sweetspire ● ● ● ● ● Clematis virginiana Virgin’s-bower ● ● ● ● ● Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel ● ● ● Decumaria barbara Climbing Hydrangea ● ● ● Lindera benzoin Hairy Northern Spicebush ● ● ● ● Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam ● ● ● Rhododendron canescens Piedmont Azalea ● ● ● Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine ● ● ● ● ● ● Rhododendron flammeum Oconee Azalea ● ● ● ● Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle ● ● ● ● ● Sambucus canadensis Common Elderberry ● ● ● ● Matelea carolinensis Carolina Spinypod ● ● Styrax americanus American Snowbell ● ● ● ● Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper ● ● ● ● ● ● Styrax grandifolius Big-leaf Snowbell ● ● ● ● Passiflora incarnata Passion Flower ● ● ● Vaccinium arboreum Sparkleberry ● ● ● ● ● Smilax glauca Whiteleaf Greenbrier ● ● ● ● ● ● Vaccinium elliottii Mayberry ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine ● ● ● ● ● Vaccinium pallidum Hillside Blueberry ● ● ● ● ● Wisteria frutescens American Wisteria ● ● ● ● Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry ● ● 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Cicely Chimaphila maculata Pipsissewa Phlox divaricata Eastern Blue Phlox GC Chrysogonum virginianum Green-and-gold GC Podophyllum peltatum May-apple Collinsonia anisata Southern Horsebalm Polygonatum biflorum Solomon’s-seal Dodecatheon meadia Eastern Shooting Star Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Elephantopus tomentosus Common Elephant’s-foot GCS Saururus cernuus Lizard’s-tail Erythronium umbilicatum Dimpled Trout Lily Silene stellata Starry Campion Eurybia divaricata White Wood Aster Silene virginica Fire-pink Galax urceolata Galax GC Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed-grass Gentiana saponaria Soapwort Gentian Solidago caesia Wreath Goldenrod Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium Spigelia marilandica Indian-pink Goodyera pubescens Downy Rattlesnake-orchid Stellaria pubera Star Chickweed Hepatica americana Round-lobed Hepatica Tiarella cordifolia Foamflower GC Heuchera americana Alumroot Tipularia discolor Cranefly Orchid Hexastylis arifolia Little Brown Jug Trillium catesbaei Catesby’s Trillium Impatiens capensis Orange Jewelweed Trillium cuneatum Sweet Betsy Trillium Iris cristata Dwarf Crested Iris GCS Trillium rugelii Southern Nodding Tuillium Lilium michauxii Carolina Lily Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate Bellwort FORBS FOR SUN/PART SUN Ageratina altissima Common White Snakeroot Monarda fistulosa Appalachia Bergamot Amsonia tabernaemontana Wideleaf Blue-stars Monarda punctata. Spotted Horse-mint Anemone virginiana Thimbleweed Penstemon australis Southern Beard-tongue Angelica venenosa Hairy Angelica Phlox amoena Hairy Phlox Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Columbine Phlox carolina Thick-leaf Phlox Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly-weed Pityopsis graminifolia Grass-leaved Goldenaster GC Asclepias variegata White Milkweed Pycnanthemum incanum Mountain Mint Centrosema virginianum Butterfly Pea Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Southern Mountain Mint Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrowleaf Mountain-mint GCSu Chelone glabra White Turtlehead Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan Chrysopsis mariana Golden Aster Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf Coneflower Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf Sage GC Coreopsis auriculata Lobed Coreopsis GC Scutellaria integrifolia Skullcap Coreopsis grandiflora Largeflowered Coreopsis Silphium asteriscus Starry Rosinweed Coreopsis major Whorled Coreopsis Silphium compositum Rosinweed Delphinium carolinianum Carolina Larkspur Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod Erigeron pulchellus Robin’s-plantain Solidago odora Licorice Goldenrod Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake-master Solidago rugosa Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod Eutrochium fistulosum Joe-pye-weed Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern Silvery Aster Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Calico Aster Helianthus angustifolius Narrowleaf Sunflower Symphyotrichum patens Common Clasping Aster Helianthus divaricatus Spreading Sunflower Vernonia noveboracensis Ironweed Helianthus microcephalus Small-headed Sunflower Viola pedata Bird’s-foot Violet Hibiscus moscheutos Eastern Rose-mallow Yucca filamentosa Curlyleaf Yucca Liatris pilosa Shaggy Blazing Star FERNS Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Royal Fern Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad Beech Fern Athyrium filix-femina Southern Lady Fern Pleopeltis polypodioides Resurrection Fern Botrychium biternatum Southern Grapefern Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake Fern Pteridum aquilinum Southern Bracken Fern GC Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Theylpteris noveboracensis New York