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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Abies pindrowWest Himalayan FirTree30.0 5-7 SLMHFSNM002
Acacia coriaceaWiry Wattle, Acacia, Leather LeafTree5.0 9-11 MLMHSNDM303
Aciphylla colensoiWild SpaniardPerennial0.9 6-9  LMNDM20 
Aconitum lycoctonumWolfsbanePerennial1.0 3-7  LMHSNM11 
Aconitum lycoctonum vulpariaWolfbanePerennial1.0 3-7  LMHSNM11 
Aconitum uncinatumWild Monkshood, Southern blue monkshoodPerennial1.0 5-9  LMHSNM01 
Actaea pachypodaWhite BaneberryPerennial0.8 3-7  LMHSM02 
Ageratina altissimaWhite Snakeroot, RichweedPerennial2.0 5-9  LMHSNM020
Ageratina occidentalisWestern SnakerootPerennial0.7 5-9  LMHSNM01 
Albizia proceraWhite Siris, Tall Albizia, Forest SirisTree25.0 10-12 FLMHNM124
Allium ampeloprasumWild Leek, Broadleaf wild leekBulb1.8 5-9  LMHNDM532
Allium dregeanumWild OnionBulb0.6 -  LMNDM321
Allium fistulosumWelsh OnionBulb0.6 5-9  LMHNM522
Allium mutabileWild OnionBulb0.5 -  LMNM321
Allium tricoccumWood Leek, RampBulb0.3 5-9  LMSM423
Allium ursinumWild GarlicBulb0.3 4-8  LMFSNM532
Alnus nitidaWest Himalayan AlderTree30.0 7-10  MHSNDMWe013
Alnus rhombifoliaWhite AlderTree12.0 8-11 FMHSNMWe122
Anemone nemorosaWood Anemone, European thimbleweedPerennial0.2 4-8 FLMHFSNDM01 
Anemone quinquefoliaWind Flower, Wood anemone, Twoleaf anemone, NightcapsPerennial0.3 6-9  LMHFSM01 
Angelica sylvestrisWild Angelica,Woodland angelicaBiennial1.5 4-8  LMHFSNM321
Annona mucosaWild SweetsopTree12.0 10-12 FLMHNM512
Apium graveolensWild Celery. Ajmod, Ajwain-ka-patta (Indian)Biennial0.6 5-9  LMHSM332
Aponogeton distachyosWater Hawthorn, Cape pondweed, VleikosPerennial0.0 8-11  LMHNWeWa200
Aquilegia canadensisWild Columbine, Red columbine, Meeting Houses, Common ColumbinePerennial0.6 4-10 MLMSNM222
Aquilegia formosaWestern ColumbinePerennial0.8 3-7  LMSNM221
Aralia nudicaulisWild SarsaparillaPerennial0.4 4-8  LMHFSM433
Argemone albifloraWhite Prickly Poppy, Bluestem pricklypoppyAnnual1.5 6-9  LNDM01 
Artemisia absinthiumWormwood, Absinthium.Perennial1.0 4-9 MLMSNDM132
Artemisia lactifloraWhite MugwortPerennial1.5 4-8 SLMHSNM02 
Artemisia ludovicianaWhite Sage, Louisiana Sage, Prairie Sage, Western MugwortPerennial1.0 4-9 MLMSNDM222
Artemisia ludoviciana gnaphalodesWhite SagePerennial1.0 4-8  LMSNDM021
Artemisia tilesiiWormwood, Tilesius' wormwoodPerennial1.5 0-0  LMSNDM121
Asarum caudatumWild Ginger, British Columbia wildgingerPerennial0.1 6-10 FLMHFSM323
Asarum sieboldiiWild GingerPerennial0.2 -  LMHFSM02 
Asclepias eriocarpaWoollypod MilkweedPerennial0.9 7-10  LSNDM223
Asplenium ruta-murariaWall Rue, Lance aspleniumFern0.1 5-9 SLMSM02 
Aster lanceolatusWhite Panicle AsterPerennial2.0 4-8  LMHSNM012
Astragalus hoantchyWu La Te Huang QiPerennial0.4 -  LMNDM11 
Atriplex elegansWheelscale SaltbushAnnual0.2 0-0  LMNDM200
Atriplex truncataWedgescale SaltbushAnnual0.9 7-10  LMNDM204
Attalea butyraceaWine PalmTree20.0 10-12 MLMHNDM405
Avena fatuaWild OatsAnnual1.5 0-0  LMHNDM212
Azolla pinnataWater Fern, Ferny or Red AzollaFern0.0 11-12 FLMHFSNMWeWa004
Baptisia australisWild Indigo, Blue wild indigo, Blue False IndigoPerennial1.5 3-9 SLMNDM022
Baptisia lacteaWild IndigoPerennial2.0 4-8  LMNM01 
Baptisia pendulaWhite False Indigo, False IndigoPerennial1.0 3-9 SLMNM002
Baptisia tinctoriaWild Indigo, HorseflyweedPerennial0.9 4-8  LMNDM132
Bauhinia petersianaWhite bauhinia, Zambezi coffeeTree7.0 9-12 FLMNDM322
Benincasa hispidaWax GourdAnnual6.0 9-11  LMHNM331
Berberis wilsoniaeWilson barberryShrub1.0 6-9  LMHSNDM321
Betula occidentalisWater BirchTree9.0 0-0 FLMHSNM323
Betula platyphyllaWhite Birch, Asian white birch,Tree20.0 3-6 FLMHNDM222
Betula pubescensWhite Birch, Downy birchTree20.0 2-9 FLMHNDMWe335
Brasenia schreberiWater ShieldPerennial0.1 -  LMHNWa322
Brassica oleraceaWild Cabbage, Broccoli, Tronchuda cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Kohlrabi, Sprouting broccoliBiennial/Perennial1.2 6-9  LMHSNM423
Brassica rapa campestrisWild TurnipAnnual0.8 6-9  LMHSNM212
Brassica tournefortiiWild Turnip-Rape, Asian mustardAnnual0.6 7-11  LMHNM201
Brucea antidysentericaWaginosTree7.0 10-12 MLMHFSNM141
Bryonia albaWhite BryonyPerennial Climber4.0 5-9 FLMHSNM120
Calla palustrisWater ArumPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHNWeWa22 
Callitriche hermaphroditicaWater Starwort, Northern water-starwortPerennial0.3 5-9  LMHNWa00 
Callitris columellarisWhite Cypress-PineTree20.0 9-11  LMNDM002
Calopogonium caeruleumWild jicamaClimber5.0 10-12 FLMHFSNM004
Caltha leptosepalaWestern Marsh Marigold, Howell's marsh marigold, Sulphur marsh marigoldPerennial0.3 3-7  LMHSNWeWa21 
Camassia leichtliniiWild Hyacinth, Large camas, Suksdorf's large camasBulb1.0 3-7  LMHSNM40 
Cardamine flexuosaWavy Bittercress,Woodland bittercressAnnual/Perennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNMWe20 
Carduus crispusWelted Thistle, Curly plumeless thistleBiennial0.9 6-9  LMHNM111
Carex aquatilisWater sedge, Sitka sedgePerennial1.0 3-7  LMHSNMWe10 
Carex sylvaticaWood sedgePerennial0.6 3-8 FMHSNMWe003
Carya aquaticaWater HickoryTree20.0 5-9 SLMHNM102
Casimiroa edulisWhite Sapote, Mexican AppleTree16.0 8-11 MLMHNM532
Cassia sieberianaWest African LaburnumTree15.0 10-12 MLMHNDM142
Cassiope tetragonaWhite Arctic Mountain HeatherShrub0.3 3-7  LMSDM002
Castilleja linariaefoliaWyoming Indian PaintbrushPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNM12 
Catabrosa aquaticaWater WhirlGrassPerennial0.7 3-7  LMHSNWeWa111
Cercis occidentalisWestern Redbud, California RedbudShrub4.5 5-9 MLMSNDM303
Ceroxylon alpinumWax PalmTree20.0 8-11 SLMHSNM101
Ceroxylon quindiuenseWax PalmTree20.0 8-11 SLMHSNM101
Ceroxylon utileWax PalmTree20.0 8-11 SLMHSNM101
Chamaecyparis thyoidesWhite Cypress, Atlantic white cedar, Coast White Cedar, Southern White Cedar, White CypressTree10.0 4-9 SLMHSNDMWe013
Chenopodium ambrosioides anthelminticumWormseedAnnual/Perennial1.0 7-10  LMHNM232
Chenopodium virideWhite Goosefoot, PigweedAnnual0.9 0-0  LMHNM201
Chimonanthus praecoxWinter SweetShrub3.0 7-9 MLMHNM212
Chiococca albaWest Indian Snow Berry, David's rot, Skunk-root, Snowberry.Shrub6.0 10-12 MLMHNM021
Chrysosplenium americanumWater Mat, American golden saxifragePerennial0.1 3-7  LMHSNMWe102
Cirsium eriophorumWooly ThistleBiennial1.5 5-9  LMHNM202
Cirsium hookerianumWhite ThistlePerennial1.5 -  LMHNM202
Cirsium undulatumWavy-Leaved Thistle, Tracy's thistlePerennial0.6 0-0  LMHNDM312
Citrullus lanatusWater MelonAnnual0.5 8-11  LMNDM431
Clarkia purpureaWinecup clarkiaAnnual0.6 0-0  LMHSNM10 
Clematis chinensisWei Ling XianClimber5.0 5-9  LMHSNM12 
Clematis ligusticifoliaWhite Clematis, Western white clematis, California clematis,Climber5.0 4-8  LMHSNM021
Clinopodium vulgareWild BasilPerennial0.5 6-9  LMSNM211
Commelina erecta angustifoliaWhitemouth DayflowerPerennial0.8 8-11  LMSNDM21 
Coreopsis verticillataWhorled tickseedPerennial1.0 3-9 FLMNDM113
Cornus occidentalisWestern DogwoodShrub6.0 5-9  LMHSNM11 
Crataegus opacaWestern MayhawShrub9.0 4-8 MLMHSNMWe323
Crataegus phaenopyrumWashington Thorn, Washington HawthornTree10.0 4-8 MLMHSNMWe222
Cucumis melo agrestisWild MelonAnnual Climber1.5 9-11  LMHNM32 
Cucurbita maximaWinter SquashAnnual Climber0.6 2-11 FLMHSNM532
Cycloloma atriplicifoliumWinged PigweedAnnual0.8 -  LMSNDM211
Cymopterus purpurescensWidewing SpringparsleyPerennial0.0 -  LMHNDM30 
Dalea candidaWhite Prairie CloverPerennial0.7 -  LMNDM31 
Dalea candida oligophyllaWhite Prairie CloverPerennial0.7 -  LMNDM311
Daphne odoraWinter Daphne, Fragrant DaphneShrub1.5 7-9 SMHSNM023
Daucus carotaWild Carrot, Queen anne's lace, Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's LaceBiennial0.6 4-8 MLMHNM234
Debregeasia longifoliaWild RheaShrub5.0 7-10  LMHSM112
Decemium appendiculatumWaterleafBiennial/Perennial0.4 -  LMHSMWe10 
Dendrocalamus membranaceusWhite bambooBamboo15.0 10-12 FLMHSNDM304
Dichelostemma pulchellumWild HyacinthCorm0.6 4-8  LMNDM401
Dioscorea alataWater Yam, Purple yam, Greater yam, White yamPerennial Climber15.0 10-12 FLMHSM412
Dioscorea villosaWild YamPerennial Climber3.0 5-9  LMHNM24 
Diospyros mespiliformisWest African Ebony, Monkey guava, jackalberryTree20.0 10-12 MLMHNM434
Diplotaxis erucoidesWhite Wall RocketAnnual0.5 -  LMHSNM20 
Diplotaxis muralisWall Rocket, Annual wallrocketAnnual/Perennial0.6 6-9  LMHNDM300
Draba muralisWall Whitlow GrassAnnual/Biennial0.3 -  LMHSNDM11 
Drimys winteriWinter's BarkShrub7.5 7-10 MLMSM323
Drymaria cordataWest Indin Chickweed, WhitesnowAnnual/Perennial0.6 0-0  LMHNM22 
Dysphania anthelminticaWormseedAnnual/Perennial1.0 10-12 MLMHNM242
Echinocystis lobataWild CucumberAnnual8.0 0-0 FLMHNM011
Eichhornia crassipesWater Hyacinth, Common water hyacinthPerennial0.3 10-11 FLMHSNM203
Eleusine indicaWire Grass, Indian goosegrass, Yard Grass, Goose GrassAnnual0.5 8-11 FLMHNM311
Eleutherococcus gracylistylusWu Jia PiShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM13 
Elymus hispidusWild triga, Pubescent wheatgrass,Perennial0.8 6-9 FLMHNM404
Entandrophragma candolleiWest African CedarTree50.0 10-12 SLMHNM024
Epilobium angustifoliumWillow HerbPerennial2.0 3-7 FLMHSNDM322
Equisetum sylvaticumWood Horsetail, Woodland horsetailPerennial0.6 0-0  LMHSM123
Eragrostis curvulaWeeping Love GrassPerennial1.2 6-9  LMHNM103
Eriogonum alatumWinged BuckwheatPerennial0.8 -  LMNDM21 
Erophila vernaWhitlow GrassAnnual0.2 -  LMHSNDM11 
Erysimum cheiranthoidesWormseed MustardAnnual1.0 4-8  LMHNDM010
Erysimum cheiriWallflower, Aegean wallflowerPerennial0.5 6-9  LMHNDM022
Erythrina sandwicensisWiliwili, Hawaiian coral treeTree10.0 10-12 FLMHNDM022
Erythronium albidumWhite Trout-Lily, White fawnlilyBulb0.1 4-8  LMSM30 
Eucalyptus dumosaWater MalleeTree7.0 9-11 FLMHNDMWe102
Euodia ruticarpaWu Zhu YuTree10.0 -  LMHSNM03 
Euonymus alatusWinged Spindle Tree, Burningbush, Corky spindletreeShrub2.0 4-8 MLMHSNDM122
Euonymus alatus apterusWinged Spindle TreeShrub2.0 3-7  LMHSNDM12 
Euonymus atropurpureusWahoo- Indian Arrow Wood - Burning Bush, Eastern wahooShrub2.5 4-8 MLMHSNDM122
Euonymus fortuneiWinter Creeper, Wintercreeper EuonymusClimber4.5 5-9 MLMHFSNDM013
Euphorbia corollataWild Spurge, Flowering spurgePerennial1.0 4-8  LMSNDM022
Eurybia divaricataWhite wood asterPerennial0.9 4-8 FLMHFSNDM202
Eustrephus latifoliusWombat BerryPerennial Climber5.0 -  LMHSM30 
Faidherbia albidaWhite Acacia. White-thorn. Apple ring acaciaTree25.0 10-12 FLMNDM123
Ficus palmataWild Fig, Punjab figTree9.0 0-0  LMHNDM212
Forestiera neomexicanaWild OliveShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNDM202
Fragaria bracteataWoodland StrawberryPerennial0.3 -  LMHSNM20 
Fragaria vescaWild Strawberry, Woodland strawberry, California strawberryPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHSNM333
Fraxinus americanaWhite AshTree25.0 4-9 FLMHSNDM124
Funtumia elasticaWest African Rubber Tree. Lagos silk rubberTree25.0 10-12 FLMHNM023
Gaultheria appressaWhite WaxberryShrub2.0 -  LMSNM20 
Genista sagittalisWinged Broom, Arrow BroomShrub0.3 3-8 MLMSNDM003
Geranium erianthumWooly GeraniumPerennial0.3 3-7  LMHSNM11 
Geranium sylvaticumWood Cranesbill, Woodland geraniumPerennial1.0 4-8  LMHFSNM003
Geum canadenseWhite Avens, Texan avensPerennial0.8 3-7  LMHSNM20 
Geum rivaleWater Avens, Purple avensPerennial0.3 3-7  LMHSNMWe321
Geum urbanumWood Avens, Bennet's Root - Old man's whiskers, Herb bennetPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHSNM332
Gigantochloa apusWatho. Tabashir BambooBamboo20.0 9-11 FLMHSNM204
Gigantochloa verticillataWhorled bamboo, Giant stripy bambooBamboo15.0 10-12 FLMNM303
Gleditsia aquaticaWater LocustTree12.0 5-9 SLMHNMWe003
Glycine sojaWild Soya BeanAnnual0.6 7-10  LMNM322
Glycyrrhiza echinataWild Liquorice, Chinese licoricePerennial1.0 7-10  LMSNM433
Goodyera oblongifoliaWestern Rattlesnake PlantainPerennial0.3 6-9  LMSNDM11 
Hamamelis virginianaWitch Hazel, American witchhazel, Common Witchhazel, Virginian Witchhazel, WitchhazelShrub5.0 3-8 SLMSNM152
Helianthus lenticularisWild SunflowerAnnual3.0 -  LMHNM30 
Hippophae salicifoliaWillow-Leaved Sea BuckthornTree15.0 3-8 FLMHNDMWe535
Hottonia palustrisWater VioletPerennial0.9 5-9 FLMHNWa01 
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioidesWater Pennywort, Lawn marshpennywortPerennial0.1 5-9  LMHSNMWe12 
Hydrophyllum occidentaleWestern WaterleafPerennial0.5 -  LMHSM30 
Hymenaea courbarilWest Indian LocustTree30.0 10-12 SMHNDM334
Hyoscyamus albusWhite HenbaneAnnual/Biennial0.9 6-9  LMHNDM04 
Ilex verticillataWinterberry, Common winterberryShrub2.0 3-7 SLMHSNMWe13 
Ipomoea pandurataWild Potato Vine, Man of the earthPerennial Climber3.5 6-9 FLMHNM322
Isatis tinctoriaWoad, Dyer's woadBiennial/Perennial1.0 6-9  LMHSNM232
Jasminum nudiflorumWinter-Flowering Jasmin, Winter jasmineShrub3.6 6-11 MLMHFSNM013
Juglans cinereaButternut - White Walnut, ButternutTree25.0 3-7 MLMHNM333
Juglans regiaWalnut, English walnut, Persian Walnut,Tree20.0 7-9 MLMHNM434
Juglans regia fallaxWalnutTree30.0 4-8  LMHNM301
Juglans regia kamaoniaWalnutTree30.0 4-8  LMHNM333
Juniperus occidentalisWestern JuniperTree18.0 4-8 SLMHNDM323
Khaya anthothecaWhite Mahogany, East African MahoganyTree50.0 9-12 FMHNM024
Lactuca ludovicianaWestern Wild Lettuce, Biannual lettuceBiennial1.2 0-0  LMSNM22 
Lactuca quercinaWild LettuceAnnual/Biennial1.0 -  LMSNM23 
Lactuca virosaWild Lettuce, Bitter lettuceAnnual/Biennial1.8 5-9  LMNM13 
Lagoecia cuminoidesWild CuminAnnual0.3 -  LMHSNM10 
Lamium albumWhite Dead NettlePerennial0.6 5-9 MLMHSNM233
Lantana camaraWild Sage, Lantana VerbenaShrub1.8 8-12 FLMHSNDMWe243
Larix occidentalisWestern LarchTree45.0 2-6 FLMNM223
Layia glandulosaWhitedaisy TidytipsAnnual0.3 -  LMNDM10 
Ledum palustreWild Rosemary, Marsh Labrador teaShrub1.0 0-0  LMHFSNMWe232
Lepidium virginicumWild Pepper Grass, Virginia pepperweed, Intermediate pepperweed, Menzies' pepperweed, Hairy pepperweAnnual/Biennial0.5 0-0  LMHSNM220
Leptospermum lanigerumwoolly tea-treeShrub5.0 7-10 MLMNM202
Lilium longiflorumWhite Trumpet Lily, Easter lily, Trumpet LilyBulb1.0 7-9 MLMSNM322
Lilium philadelphicumWood LilyBulb1.0 4-8  LMHSNM31 
Lithospermum ruderaleWestern Gromwell, Western StoneseedPerennial0.8 4-8  LMHNDM122
Lobelia dortmannaWater Lobelia, Dortmann's cardinalflowerPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNMWe02 
Ludwigia palustrisWater Purslane, Marsh seedboxPerennial0.5 3-7  LMHNWeWa01 
Lupinus albusWhite LupinAnnual1.2 0-0  LMNM414
Lupinus termisWhite LupinAnnual1.0 0-0  LMHNM203
Lycium andersoniiWolfberry, Water jacketShrub0.0 0-0  LMHNDM122
Lycopus americanusWater Horehound, American water horehoundPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNMWe131
Lysimachia quadrifoliaWhorled Yellow LoosestrifePerennial0.6 -  LMHSNM11 
Lythrum portulaWater Purslane, Spatulaleaf loosestrifeAnnual0.2 0-0  LMHSNWeWa10 
Magnolia hypoleucaWhitebark MagnoliaTree15.0 5-9 MLMHSNM222
Maianthemum dilatatumWild Lily Of The Valley, False lily of the valleyPerennial0.2 3-7  LMHFSM21 
Marrubium vulgareWhite Horehound, HorehoundPerennial0.5 3-7  LMHNDM133
Marsilea quadrifoliaWater Clover, European watercloverFern0.2 4-8  LMSNMWeWa120
Melicytus ramiflorusWhitey WoodTree9.0 8-11  LMHNM102
Melilotus albusWhite MelilotAnnual/Biennial1.2 - FLMHNDM223
Mentha aquaticaWater MintPerennial1.0 5-9  LMHSNMWeWa333
Mentha x piperita officinalisWhite PeppermintPerennial0.5 3-7  LMHSNM353
Mentzelia albicaulisWhitestem Blazing StarAnnual0.3 -  LMHNDM21 
Microlaena stipoidesWeeping rice grassPerennial0.6 8-10 FLMHSNM303
Milium effusumWood Millet, American milletgrassPerennial1.0 5-9  LMHFSDM203
Millettia laurentiiWengeTree25.0 10-12 MLMHNM043
Minquartia guianensisWanania, ArataweriTree20.0 10-12 MLMHFSM024
Mirabilis nyctagineaWild Four O'clock Plant, Heartleaf four o'clockPerennial1.0 7-10  LMHSNM020
Monarda clinopodiaWhite Basil-Balm, White bergamotPerennial1.3 4-8  LMHSNM10 
Monarda fistulosaWild Bergamot, Mintleaf bergamot, Wild Bee-Balm, LupinePerennial1.5 4-10 MLMHNDM322
Montia fontanaWater Blinks, Annual water minerslettuceAnnual/Perennial0.5 0-0  LMHSNMWeWa20 
Morina longifoliaWhorlflowerPerennial0.6 5-9  LMSNM022
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common Mulberry,Tree18.0 4-10 MLMHSNM434
Morus alba multicaulisWhite MulberryTree18.0 4-8  LMHSNM432
Musineon divaricatumWild Parsley, Leafy wildparsley, Hooker's wildparsleyPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNM20 
Mycelis muralisWall LettucePerennial1.0 -  LMHFSDM20 
Myoporum debileWinter AppleShrub1.0 8-11  LMHNDM11 
Myoporum montanumWater BushShrub2.0 8-11  LMHNDM103
Myosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-Me-Not, True forget-me-notPerennial0.3 5-9 FLMHSNMWeWa010
Myosoton aquaticumWater Chickweed, GiantchickweedAnnual/Perennial0.6 0-0  LMHSNMWeWa11 
Myrica ceriferaWax Myrtle - Bayberry Wild Cinnamon, Southern Bayberry, Wax Myrtle, Southern Wax MyrtleShrub9.0 7-11 FLMHSNM334
Myriophyllum spicatumWater Milfoil, Eurasian watermilfoilPerennial0.0 5-9  LMNWa110
Nabalus albusWhite LettucePerennial1.5 4-8  LMHFSM02 
Narcissus pseudonarcissusWild Daffodil, DaffodilBulb0.5 4-8  LMHSNM021
Nasturtium microphyllumWatercress, Onerow yellowcressPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHNWeWa310
Nasturtium officinaleWatercressPerennial0.5 3-11 FLMHNWeWa432
Nicotiana rusticaWild Tobacco, Aztec tobaccoAnnual1.5 7-10  LMHNM023
Nigella arvensisWild FennelAnnual0.3 -  LMHNDM20 
Nymphaea albaWhite Water Lily, European white waterlilyPerennial0.0 4-8  LMHNWa32 
Nymphoides peltataWater Fringe, Yellow floatingheartPerennial0.0 5-9  LMHNWa220
Nyssa aquaticaWater TupeloTree30.0 6-9 MLMHSNMWeWa202
Oenanthe aquaticaWater Dropwort, Fineleaf waterdropwortPerennial1.5 0-0  LMHNWeWa02 
Oenanthe javanicaWater Dropwort, Java waterdropwort, Stolon waterdropwortPerennial1.0 5-11  LMHNWeWa323
Oenanthe sarmentosaWater Dropwort,Water parselyPerennial1.0 0-0  LMHNMWe311
Oenothera albicaulisWhitest Evening PrimroseAnnual/Biennial0.3 4-8  LMNDM21 
Ophrys scolopaxWoodcock OrchidPerennial0.5 7-10  LMHSNM22 
Opuntia littoralisWestern Prickly PearPerennial0.6 -  LMND202
Oreocnide integrifoliaWild RheaTree12.0 10-12 SLMHFSMWe004
Osmorhiza claytoniiWoolly Sweet-Cicely, Clayton's sweetrootPerennial1.0 5-9  LMHSNM311
Osmorhiza occidentalisWestern Sweet-Cicely, Western sweetrootPerennial1.0 5-9  LMHSNM321
Oxalis acetosellaWood SorrelPerennial0.1 3-7 FLMHFSNM323
Parosella lanataWoolly ParosellaPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNM20 
Parthenium integrifoliumWild QuininePerennial1.0 3-7  LMHNDM02 
Peltandra sagittifoliaWhite Arrow ArumPerennial0.2 6-9  LMHNWeWa20 
Phlox divaricataWild blue phloxPerennial0.5 4-9 MLMFSNM003
Phoenix sylvestrisWild Date Plum, India Date PalmTree15.0 9-11 SLMHSNM10 
Phormium cookianumWhararikiPerennial1.2 7-10  LMHSNMWe202
Physalis alkekengiWinter Cherry, Strawberry groundcherry,Ground Cherry, Chinese LanternPerennial0.3 6-9 FLMHSNM22 
Physalis alkekengi franchetiiWinter CherryPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHSNM222
Physalis philadelphicaWild Tomatillo, Mexican groundcherryAnnual0.6 6-9  LMHSNM41 
Picea brewerianaWeeping Spruce, Brewer spruceTree15.0 5-9 SLMHNM202
Picea glaucaWhite Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Canadian SpruceTree15.0 2-6 FLMHNMWe223
Pinus albicaulisWhite-Bark PineTree20.0 4-8 SLMNDM423
Pinus monticolaWestern White PineTree60.0 4-8 FLMNDM223
Pinus strobusWhite Pine, Eastern white pineTree20.0 3-7 FLMNDM233
Pisum sativum elatiusWild PeaAnnual2.0 -  LMNM42 
Pittosporum phillyreoidesWeeping Pittosporum, Narrow-leaf PittosporumShrub4.5 9-11 SLMNDM212
Platanthera dilatataWhite Bog-Orchid, Scentbottle, Sierra bog orchidPerennial0.5 0-0  LMHSNWe31 
Podocarpus salignusWillowleaf PodocarpTree12.0 7-10 SLMHSNM202
Polygonatum verticillatumWhorled Solomon's SealPerennial1.2 4-8  LMHFSM20 
Polygonum amphibiumWillow Grass, Water knotweed, Longroot smartweed, Water smartweedPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHSNWeWa121
Polygonum coccineumWater SmartweedPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNWeWa10 
Populus albaWhite PoplarTree20.0 3-9 FLMHNDM123
Populus trichocarpaWestern Balsam Poplar, Black cottonwoodTree40.0 4-8 FLMHNM134
Porteresia coarctataWild rice. Uri. Tropical wild ricePerennial2.0 10-12 FLMHNMWeWa303
Potentilla hippianaWoolly CinquefoilPerennial0.6 5-9  LMHSNM01 
Prosopis albaWhite carob tree, Algarrobo blancoTree10.0 10-12 MLMHNDM323
Prunus aviumWild Cherry, Sweet cherryTree18.0 3-7 FLMHSNM424
Prunus besseyiWestern Sand CherryShrub1.2 3-6 MLMHSNM412
Prunus cerasoidesWild Himalayan CherryTree30.0 7-10  LMHSNM222
Prunus munsonianaWild Goose PlumTree8.0 5-9 FLMHSNM312
Prunus virensWild CherryTree8.0 -  LMHSNM211
Prunus virginiana demissaWestern ChokecherryShrub3.6 0-0  LMHSM324
Pseudognaphalium obtusifoliumWhite Balsam, Rabbit-tobaccoAnnual0.5 0-0  LMNDM021
Psophocarpus tetragonolobusWinged BeanPerennial2.0 8-12  LMHNM303
Psoralea subacaulisWhiterim scurfpeaPerennial0.2 0-0  LMHNDM202
Pterospora andromedeaWoodland Pinedrops 0.0 -  LMHSNM11 
Pycnanthemum albescensWhiteleaf Mountain MintPerennial0.5 -  LMHSNDM01 
Pyrola ellipticaWaxflower ShinleafPerennial0.2 3-7  LMFSNM02 
Pyrola minorWintergreen, Snowline wintergreenPerennial0.1 4-8  LMFSNM11 
Pyrus communisWild Pear, Common pearTree13.0 4-9 FLMHSNM213
Pyrus salicifoliaWillow-Leaved PearTree7.5 4-8  LMHSNDM202
Quercus albaWhite Oak, Hybrid oakTree20.0 3-9 SMHSNDM324
Quercus nigraWater OakTree20.0 5-9  MHSNM223
Quercus phellosWillow OakTree20.0 5-9 MMHSNM223
Quercus undulataWavyleaf OakShrub3.0 4-8  MHSNM222
Ranunculus aquatilisWater Crowfoot, White water crowfootAnnual/Perennial0.0 4-8  LMHSNMWeWa11 
Ranunculus occidentalisWestern ButtercupPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNM10 
Raphanus raphanistrumWild RadishAnnual1.2 0-0  LMHSNM210
Raphia viniferaWine Raffia Palm. Wine PalmTree6.0 10-12 MLMHNM303
Reseda luteaWild Mignonette, Yellow mignonetteBiennial/Perennial0.8 0-0  LMHSNM10 
Reseda luteolaWeld, Dyer's RocketBiennial1.5 5-9  LMHNM013
Rhus diversilobaWestern Poison Oak, Pacific poison oakShrub2.5 4-8  LMHNM022
Rhus succedaneaWax TreeTree9.0 4-9  LMHNM124
Ribes cereumWax CurrantShrub1.8 4-8  LMHNDM21 
Ribes inebriansWhisky CurrantShrub2.0 4-8  LMHSNM21 
Ribes inermeWhitestem Gooseberry, Klamath gooseberryShrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM20 
Ribes laxiflorumWhite-Flowered Currant, Trailing black currantShrub0.3 4-8  LMHSNM21 
Ribes petiolareWetern BlackcurrantShrub1.5 3-7  LMHSNM30 
Rosa gymnocarpaWood Rose, Dwarf rose, Gasquet roseShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM21 
Rosa tomentosaWhitewoolly roseShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM21 
Rosa woodsiiWestern Wild Rose, Woods' rose, Tehachapi roseShrub2.0 4-8  LMHSNM22 
Rubia peregrinaWild MadderPerennial0.1 6-9  LMSNDM011
Rubus calycinusWild RaspberryPerennial1.0 -  LMHSNM101
Rubus leucodermisWhitebark RaspberryShrub2.5 0-0 MLMHSNM411
Rumex occidentalisWestern DockPerennial1.8 -  LMHSNM111
Rumex salicifoliusWillow Dock, Toothed willow dock, Lake willow dock, Mexican dockPerennial0.6 0-0  LMHSNM121
Sagittaria cuneataWapato, arumleaf arrowheadPerennial0.8 5-9  LMHNWeWa41 
Salix albaWhite WillowTree25.0 2-8 FLMHNMWe134
Salix babylonicaWeeping Willow, Babylon Weeping WillowTree12.0 6-9 FLMHNMWe134
Salix gilgianaWillowShrub0.0 0-0 FLMHNMWe123
Salix lanataWoolly WillowShrub1.5 -  LMHNMWe123
Salvia apianaWhite Sage, Compact white sagePerennial3.0 7-10  LMNDM312
Salvia lanigeraWrinkle-Leaved SageShrub0.0 -  LMNDM10 
Salvia verbenacaWild ClaryPerennial0.6 5-9  LMNDM22 
Sambucus gaudichaudianaWhite ElderberryShrub3.0 -  LMHSNM20 
Sanicula europaeaWood SaniclePerennial0.6 5-9  LMHSNM12 
Santalum spicatumWest Australian SandalwoodShrub4.0 10-12 SLMHSND224
Sapindus drummondiiWestern SoapberryTree12.0 7-10 SLMHNDM113
Sapindus marginatusWingleaf soapberryTree15.0 7-10 SLMHNDM103
Satureja montanaWinter SavoryShrub0.4 6-11 MLMNDM434
Saxifraga mertensianaWood saxifragePerennial0.0 0-0  LMHSNMWe10 
Schizomeria ovataWhite CherryTree10.0 -  LMHSNM10 
Scirpus cyperinusWoolly Grass Bulrush, WoolgrassPerennial1.5 6-9  LMHSNMWeWa101
Scirpus subterminalisWater BulrushPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNMWeWa20 
Scrophularia umbrosaWater Betony, Water figwortPerennial1.5 6-9 FLMHSNMWe13 
Sedum stenopetalumWormleaf StonecropPerennial0.2 5-9  LMHNDM11 
Sedum ternatumWoodland stonecrop or Wild stonecropPerennial0.2 3-9 MLMHFSNDM202
Senna marilandicaWild Senna, Maryland sennaShrub1.5 4-8  LMHSNDM03 
Senna singueanaWinter cassia, Sticky podTree5.0 10-12 FLMHNM233
Silene conoideaweed sileneAnnual0.3 0-0  LMNM010
Silene latifoliaWhite Campion, Bladder campionPerennial0.6 5-9  LMHNM001
Silphium trifoliatumWhorled rosinweedPerennial1.8 4-6 MLMHSNDM002
Sinapis albaWhite MustardAnnual0.6 5-9 FLMHSNM333
Sium latifoliumWater Parsnip, Wideleaf waterparsnipPerennial2.0 5-9  LMNWeWa102
Sium suaveWater Parsnip, Hemlock waterparsnipPerennial1.2 4-8  LMNMWe31 
Solanum fendleriWild Potato, Fendler's horsenettle, Texan horsenettlePerennial0.0 0-0  LMHNM32 
Sorbus ariaWhitebeam, Chess-appleTree12.0 4-8  LMHSNM314
Sorbus scopulinaWestern Mountain Ash, Greene's mountain ash, Cascade mountain ashShrub4.0 4-8  LMHSNM211
Sorbus torminalisWild Service Tree, CheckertreeTree20.0 5-9 MLMHSNM402
Spiraea albaWhite MeadowsweetShrub1.5 5-9  LMHSNM11 
Stachys officinalisWood Betony, Common hedgenettle, Betony, WoundwortPerennial0.6 5-10 FLMSNM122
Stanleya albescensWhite Prince's PlumePerennial0.0 6-9  LMNDM20 
Stratiotes aloidesWater SoldierPerennial1.0 4-8  LMHSNM010
Streptopus amplexifoliusWild Cucumber, Claspleaf twistedstalk, Tubercle twistedstalkPerennial1.0 4-8  LMFSM421
Suaeda occidentalisWestern SeepweedAnnual0.0 -  LMNM10 
Swartzia benthamianaWamaraTree20.0 10-12 MLMHSNM024
Swartzia leiocalycinaWamaraTree28.0 10-12 MLMNM004
Symphoricarpos occidentalisWolfberry, Western snowberryShrub1.8 3-7 MLMHFSNDM113
Symphytum orientaleWhite comfreyPerennial0.8 3-9 FLMHSNM003
Telopea speciosissimaWaratahShrub3.0 8-11  LMHNM101
Tephrosia candidaWhite TephrosiaShrub3.0 10-12 MLMSNM004
Teucrium chamaedrysWall Germander, GermanderShrub0.3 5-9 SLMHSNDM123
Teucrium scordiumWater GermanderPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNM011
Teucrium scorodoniaWood SagePerennial0.3 5-9  LMHSNDM12 
Thaspium trifoliatumWoodland parsnip, ThaspiumPerennial1.2 4-9 FLMHSNDM002
Thuja plicataWestern Red Cedar, Giant Arborvitae, Giant Cedar, Incense Cedar, Western Red CedarTree60.0 5-8 FLMHSNMWe125
Thymus praecox arcticusWild ThymeShrub0.1 4-8  LMNDM325
Thymus pseudolanuginosusWoolly ThymeShrub0.1 3-9 MLMNDM222
Thymus serpyllumWild ThymeShrub0.1 5-9 MLMNDM435
Tilia heterophyllaWhite Basswood, American basswoodTree30.0 4-8 MLMHSNM323
Trachymene glaucifoliaWild CarrotAnnual1.0 -  LMHSNM10 
Trapa natansWater ChestnutPerennial0.0 6-12  LMHNWa422
Trifolium repensWhite Clover, Dutch Clover, Purple Dutch Clover, Shamrock, White CloverPerennial0.1 4-8 MLMHNM324
Trifolium variegatumWhitetip CloverAnnual1.0 -  LMHNM10 
Triglochin proceraWater RibbonsPerennial0.6 -  LMHNWeWa10 
Trillium grandiflorumWhite Trillium, Large Flower Trillium, White Trillium, Large Flower Wakerobin, Large Flowered TrilPerennial0.4 4-9 SLMHFSNM12 
Trillium ovatumWakerobin, Pacific trillium, Oettinger's trillium, Hibberson's trilliumPerennial0.4 4-8  LMHFSNM11 
Triosteum perfoliatumWild Coffee, FeverwortPerennial1.0 5-9  LMSNM12 
Triteleia grandifloraWild Hyacinth, Largeflower triteleia, Howell's triteleiaBulb0.7 4-8  LMNDM40 
Triticum monococcum aegilopoidesWild EinkornAnnual1.0 -  LMHNM203
Triticum turgidum dicoccoidesWild EmmerAnnual1.0 -  LMHNM203
Tsuga heterophyllaWestern HemlockTree70.0 6-7 FLMHFSNM122
Tulipa sylvestriswild tulipBulb0.3 4-8  LMHSNM00 
Tupeia antarcticawhite mistletoeShrub0.0 -  LMHSNM10 
Uapaca kirkianaWild LoquatTree12.0 10-12 MLMSNM423
Ulmus alataWinged ElmTree15.0 6-9 FLMHSNM202
Ulmus glabraWych Elm, Table-top Scotch Elm, Scotch ElmTree30.0 5-7 FLMHSNM322
Vaccinium occidentaleWestern BlueberryShrub0.0 -  LMSNMWe20 
Valeriana occidentaliswestern valerianPerennial1.0 -  LMHNM11 
Vallisneria americanaWater Celery, American eelgrassPerennial0.0 8-11  LMHNWa10 
Vateria indicaWhite DammarTree40.0 10-12 SLMFSNM324
Veratrum albumWhite Hellebore, White false helleborePerennial1.5 4-8  LMHSNM022
Verbascum lychnitisWhite MulleinBiennial1.0 5-9  LMHNDM002
Verbascum phlomoidesWooly Mullein, Orange mulleinBiennial/Perennial1.2 5-9  LMHNDM032
Verbena urticifoliaWhite VervainPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHNM010
Veronica anagallis-aquaticaWater SpeedwellPerennial0.3 -  LMHNWeWa22 
Viburnum cassinoidesWithe Rod, Appalachian Tea, Witherod Viburnum, Witherod, Wild Raisin ViburnumShrub2.5 2-8 MLMHSNM310
Viburnum lantanaWayfaring Tree, Wayfaring Tree ViburnumShrub5.0 4-7 MLMHSNDM101
Vicia sativaWinter Tares, Garden vetch, Subterranean vetchAnnual Climber1.2 4-8 FLMHSNM303
Vicia sativa leucospermaWinter TaresAnnual Climber1.2 4-8 FLMHSNM303
Vicia sylvaticaWood vetchPerennial Climber1.5 3-8 FLMHSNM312
Viola aduncaWestern Dog Violet, Hookedspur violet, Kirk's violetPerennial0.1 4-8  LMHSNM312
Viola mirabiliswonder violetPerennial0.2 4-8  LMHSNM31 
Viola rivinianaWood VioletPerennial0.2 4-8  LMHSNM303
Viola sororiaWooly Blue Violet, Common blue violetPerennial0.1 4-8  LMHSNM313
Vouacapoua americanawacapou, acapuTree25.0 10-12 MMHSNM024
Waldsteinia fragarioidesAppalachian barren strawberryPerennial0.2 4-7 FLMHFSNDM023
Waldsteinia ternataBarren StrawberryPerennial0.2 4-8 FLMHSNM003
Weigela floridaOldfashioned weigela, Rose Weigela, Old Fashioned WeigelaShrub3.0 4-8 MLMHSNM003
Wissadula periplocifoliaWhite velvetleafPerennial1.0 10-12 FLMHNDM003
Wisteria frutescensAmerican WisteriaClimber12.0 4-8  LMHNM103
Wisteria venustaSilky WisteriaClimber10.0 4-8  LMHNM121
Wyethia mollisWoolly Wyethia, Woolly mule-earsPerennial1.0 7-10  LMNM41 
Zanthoxylum alatumWinged Prickly AshShrub4.0 5-9  LMHSNM323
Zanthoxylum planispinumWinged Prickly AshShrub3.5 5-9  LMHSNM32 
Zizania aquaticaWild Rice, Annual wildriceAnnual3.5 5-9 FLMHNWa50 

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water. Rating: 1 = Minor 5 = Great.

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