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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Abies amabilisRed Fir,Pacific silver firTree30.0 4-8 SLMHFSNM123
Acacia auriculiformisEar-Pod Wattle, Black Acacia, Earleaf, Black wattleTree25.0 10-12 FLMHNDM104
Acer glabrumRock Maple, Rocky Mountain maple, Douglas maple, Greene's maple, New Mexico maple, Torrey mapleTree9.0 3-8 SLMHSNM212
Acer rubrumRed Maple, Drummond's maple, Swamp MapleTree30.0 4-10 FLMHSNM313
Actaea rubraRed BaneberryPerennial0.5 3-7  LMHFSM02 
Actinidia melanandraRed KiwiClimber7.0 5-9  LMHSNM40 
Adenanthera pavoninaRed Sandalwood, Coral TreeTree18.0 10-12 FLMHNM324
Adenostoma sparsifoliumRedshankShrub6.0 7-10  LMHNDM112
Aesculus paviaRed BuckeyeShrub5.0 5-9 FLMHFSNM213
Aesculus x carneaRed Horse Chestnut, Ruby Red HorsechestnutTree25.0 5-7 SLMHSNM213
Agrimonia striataRoadside agrimony 0.0 0-0  LMHSNM020
Akebia quinataAkebia, Chocolate vine, Fiveleaf Akebia, Chocolate VineClimber12.0 4-9 FLMHFSNM423
Allium chinenseRakkyoBulb0.3 6-9  LMNM421
Allium roseumRosy GarlicBulb0.4 7-10  LMNDM321
Allium scorodoprasumRocambole, Sand leekBulb0.6 6-9  LMNDM421
Allium sphaerocephalonRound-Headed LeekBulb0.6 4-8  LMNDM321
Alnus rubraRed Alder, Oregon AlderTree20.0 6-8 FMHSNMWe224
Amaranthus hybridusRough Pigweed, Slim amaranthAnnual2.0 6-12  LMHNM411
Ambrosia artemesiifoliaRoman Wormwood, Bitterweed, Blackweed, Carrot Weed, Hay Fever Weed, Stickeweed, Tassel Weed, Wild TaAnnual0.9 4-8 MLMHSNM231
Amelanchier sanguineaRoundleaf Serviceberry, Gaspé serviceberryShrub3.0 4-8  LMHSNDM30 
Andira coriaceaRed Cabbage Bark TreeTree20.0 10-12 FLMHSNM004
Androsace sarmentosaRock JasminePerennial0.1 3-7  LMSNDM023
Anemonella thalictroidesRue-AnemonePerennial0.1 4-7 SLFSM21 
Angophora floribundaRough-Barked AppleTree18.0 8-11  LMNM002
Annona mucosaWild SweetsopTree12.0 10-12 FLMHNM512
Aquilegia coeruleaRocky Mountain Columbine, Colorado blue columbine, Dailey's columbine, White Colorado columbinePerennial0.6 3-7  LMSNM211
Arabis caucasicaRock Cress, Wall RockcressPerennial0.2 4-9 MLMHSNDM203
Arabis lyrataRock Cress, Kamchatka rockcress, Lyrate rockcressBiennial/Perennial0.3 4-8  LMHSNDM10 
Arnica diversifoliaRayless arnicaPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNM011
Aronia arbutifoliaRed ChokeberryShrub3.0 4-9  LMHSNM200
Artemisia dracunculoidesRussian Tarragon, Tarragon, French TarragonPerennial1.0 5-8 MLMSNDM211
Artemisia gmeliniiRussian Wormwood, Gmelin's wormwoodPerennial1.5 3-7  LMHNDM112
Artemisia sacrorumRussian WormwoodPerennial1.0 3-7  LMHNDM10 
Artemisia scopariaRedstem wormwoodBiennial0.6 3-7  LMHNDM122
Artemisia vestitaRussian WormwoodPerennial1.2 3-7  LMHNDM01 
Arthropodium cirrhatumRock-lilyPerennial1.0 7-10  LMNM10 
Arundinaria sppRunning BambooBamboo10.0 4-10 FLMHFSNM314
Asclepias rubraRed SilkweedPerennial1.2 4-8  LMSNDM313
Asclepias subulataRush MilkweedPerennial2.0 5-9  LSNDM013
Aspalathus linearisRooibosShrub2.0 8-11  LMNDM330
Avena byzantinaRed OatAnnual0.0 -  LMHNDM202
Baikiaea plurijugaRhodesian Teak, Zambesi RedwoodTree15.0 10-12 SLMHSNM124
Bambusa oldhamiiRyoku-Chiku, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's BambooBamboo6.0 9-12  LMHSNM203
Bellevalia romanaRoman HyacinthBulb0.3 6-10 FLMHSNDM201
Berchemia lineata Climber4.0 7-10  LMSNM21 
Betula nigraRiver Birch, Black Birch, Red Birch, Water Birch, River BirchTree20.0 3-9 FLMHSNM322
Bobartia indicaRush IrisPerennial0.6 7-10 SLNDM001
Boehmeria nipononiveaRamiePerennial1.5 -  LMSNM112
Boehmeria niveaRamie, Chinese Grass, Chinese Silk PlantPerennial1.8 6-9  LSNDM225
Boenninghausenia albiflora Shrub1.0 7-10  LMNM022
Bombax ceibaRed Silk Cotton Tree, Kapok TreeTree25.0 10-12 MLMHNDM224
Botrychium virginianumRattlesnake FernFern0.4 -  LMSNM12 
Brassica juncea napiformisRoot MustardAnnual0.8 6-9  LMHSNM422
Brassica napus napusRapeAnnual/Biennial1.2 6-9  LMHSNM322
Brassica napus pabulariaRape KaleAnnual/Biennial1.2 6-9  LMHSNM322
Bromus rigidusRipgut BromeAnnual1.0 6-9  LMHNDM10 
Bryonia dioicaRed Bryony, Cretan bryonyPerennial Climber3.5 5-9 FLMHSNM12 
Calamus caesiusRotan SegaClimber100.0 10-12 FLMHSNM204
Calamus mananRotan ManauClimber100.0 10-12 FLMHSNM004
Calamus radiatusRotan Rays. Radial Leaf RotanClimber50.0 11-12 FLMHSNM004
Calamus rotangRattan, Rotang, Rattan CaneClimber25.0 11-12 FLMHSNM224
Calamus spp.Rattan PalmPerennial50.0 10-12 MLMHSNM225
Calandrinia ciliataRedmaids, Fringed redmaidsAnnual0.3 0-0  LMNDM200
Calandrinia ciliata menziesiiRedmaidsAnnual0.1 -  LNDM20 
Calliandra calothyrsusRed Calliandra, Powderpuff, KaliandraShrub6.0 10-12 FLMHSNM005
Callitris endlicheriRed Cypress-PineTree20.0 8-11  LMNDM013
Campanula rapunculusRampionBiennial0.9 4-8  LMSNM40 
Caragana frutexRussian pea shrubShrub1.2 2-7 SLMNDM002
Caragana jubataShag-SpineShrub1.0 3-7  LMNDM013
Cardamine debilisRoadside bittercressPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNM20 
Casuarina cunninghamianaRiver She-OakTree18.0 8-11  LMHNDM005
Ceanothus cuneatusBuckbrush, Sedgeleaf buckbrush, Monterey ceanothusShrub1.8 6-9 FLMSNDM212
Centranthus ruberRed Valerian, Fox's Brush, Jupiter's BeardPerennial0.9 5-8 MLMHNDM211
Cercis canadensisRedbud, Eastern redbud, Mexican redbud,Texas redbudTree12.0 4-9 MLMSNM322
Chamaecrista rotundifoliaRound-leaf cassiaShrub1.0 9-11 FLMSNDM004
Cheilanthes pteridioidesRessurection FernFern0.2 7-10  LMHSNM10 
Chenopodium rubrumRed GoosefootAnnual0.6 -  LMHNM201
Chiliadenus glutinosusRock teaPerennial0.4 6-10 MLMNDM220
Chrysothamnus graveolensRubber RabbitbrushShrub2.5 7-10  LMNDM003
Chrysothamnus nauseosusRubber RabbitbrushShrub2.0 -  LMNDM123
Cistus albidusRock RoseShrub1.0 6-9 FLMNDM10 
Cistus creticusRock Rose, Cretan rockroseShrub1.0 7-10  LMNDM223
Cistus salviifoliusRock Rose, Salvia cistus, Sage Leaf Rock RoseShrub0.6 8-11 FLMNDM103
Clematis columbianaRock ClematisClimber3.0 4-8  LMHSNM011
Cleome serrulataRocky Mountain BeeplantAnnual1.0 3-8  LMSNDM312
Colophospermum mopaneRhodesian ironwood, Rhodesian mahoganyTree12.0 10-12 SLMHSNMWe123
Coprosma hirtellaRough CoprosmaShrub2.0 8-11  LMSNM101
Coriaria myrtifoliaRedoulShrub1.8 7-10  LMHSNM003
Cornus asperifolia drummondiiRoughleaf DogwoodShrub4.0 5-9 FLMHNM003
Cornus rugosaRound-Leaved DogwoodShrub3.0 4-8  LMHSNDM01 
Cornus sericeaRed Osier Dogwood, Western dogwoodShrub2.5 2-7 FLMHSNMWe224
Cotinus coggygriaSmoke Tree, European smoketree, Venetian Sumac, Wig Tree, Smoke TreeShrub5.0 5-8 MLMHSNDM113
Crataegus lobulataRed HawTree9.0 -  LMHSNMWe222
Crataegus mollisRed Haw, Downy hawthornTree9.0 4-8 MLMHSNMWe422
Crataegus reverchoniiReverchon's HawthornShrub3.0 0-0  LMHSNMWe222
Crataegus rivularisRiver HawthornTree4.0 4-8  LMHSNMWe222
Crithmum maritimumRock SamphirePerennial0.3 5-9  LNDM222
Dacrydium cupressinumRimu, New zealand red pineTree30.0 8-11 SLMSM203
Dalbergia oliveriRedwoodTree23.0 10-12 SLMHSNM004
Daucus pusillusRattlesnake Weed, American wild carrotBiennial0.6 4-8  LMHNM22 
Delphinium nudicauleRed Larkspur, LarkspurPerennial0.3 3-7 MLMHNM013
Desmodium cinereumRensoni. TickcloverPerennial2.0 9-11 FLMHNMWe004
Digitalis ferrugineaRusty FoxgloveBiennial/Perennial1.2 4-9 MLMHSNDM02 
Dioscoreophyllum cumminsiiSerendipity Berry, Guinea potatoClimber1.8 10-12 MLMHFSM400
Drepanostachyum falcatumRingalBamboo3.5 7-10 SLMSM203
Empetrum eamesiiRockberry, Purple crowberryShrub0.2 3-8  LMSNM203
Enchylaena tomentosaRuby SaltbushShrub1.0 8-11  LMNDM21 
Epilobium latifoliumRiver BeautyPerennial0.4 4-8  LMHSNM321
Ericameria nauseosaRubber RabbitbrushShrub2.0 7-9 MLMHNDM123
Erigeron pulchellusRobin’s plantain, blue spring daisy, hairy fleabanePerennial0.6 4-8 FLMHSNM003
Eriogonum atrorubensRed Wild Buckwheat, Red buckwheatPerennial1.0 0-0  LMNDM10 
Eruca vesicaria sativaRocketAnnual0.6 6-9 FLMHSNDM412
Eucalyptus camaldulensisRed River Gum, Murray Red Gum, River Red EucalyptusTree30.0 8-12 FLMHNDMWe134
Eucalyptus gummiferaRed BloodwoodTree15.0 9-11 FLMHNDMWe132
Eucalyptus macrorhynchaRed StringybarkTree45.0 9-11 FLMHNDMWe133
Eucalyptus sideroxylonRed Ironbark, Eucalyptus, Gum, Pink IronbarkTree30.0 10-11 FLMHNDMWe002
Ficus elasticaRubber Plant. India Rubber TreeTree50.0 9-12 FLMHSNM223
Fortunella japonicaRound KumquatShrub2.5 8-11  LMHSNM312
Fragaria ovalisRocky Mountain StrawberryPerennial0.2 -  LMHSNM30 
Fraxinus pennsylvanicaRed Ash, Green ash, Water AshTree20.0 3-9 FLMHNM113
Garcinia brasiliensisBacupariTree6.0 10-12 SLMHSNM422
Garcinia madrunoMadruno, Charichuela, MadronoTree10.0 10-12 MLMSNM422
Geranium rotundifoliumRoundleaf geraniumAnnual0.4 6-9  LMHNM01 
Glandularia canadensisRose VerbenaPerennial0.3 5-9 MLMHSNDM003
Grindelia lanceolataRosin Weed, Narrowleaf gumweed, Texan gumweedBiennial/Perennial1.5 4-8  LMNDM131
Grindelia squarrosaRosin Weed, Curlycup gumweedBiennial/Perennial1.0 3-7  LMNDM231
Helenium puberulumRosillaAnnual/Perennial1.5 7-10  LMHNM11 
Herniaria glabraRupture Wort, Smooth rupturewortBiennial/Perennial0.0 4-8  LMNDM023
Heuchera americanaRock Geranium, American alumroot, Alumroot, Coral Bells, Rock GeraniumPerennial0.5 4-9 MLMSNM032
Hibiscus sabdariffaRoselleAnnual/Perennial3.0 9-12  LMHNM332
Hibiscus sinosyriacusRose Of SharonShrub3.0 6-9 MLMHSNM423
Hibiscus syriacusRose Of Sharon, Althaea, Shrub Althea, Hardy HibiscusShrub3.0 5-9 MLMHSNM422
Hieracium venosumRattlesnake WeedPerennial0.3 3-7  LMHSNM01 
Hoheria sexstylosaRibbonwoodTree8.0 7-10 FLMHSNM102
Holodiscus dumosusRock SpiraeaShrub4.5 4-8  LMHSNDM11 
Hypericum calycinumRose Of Sharon, Aaron's beard, Creeping Aron's Beard St. JohnswortShrub0.3 5-10 FLMHFSNDM003
Iberis amaraRocket Candytuft, Annual candytuftAnnual0.3 6-9 FLMHNDM12 
Impatiens balsaminaRose Balsam, Spotted snapweed, Touch-Me-Not, Garden BalsamAnnual0.6 0-0 MLMHSNM222
Iris missouriensisRocky Mountain IrisPerennial0.8 0-0  LMSNMWe121
Iris tectorumRoof Iris, Wall iris, Japanese Roof, White Root IrisPerennial0.3 5-9 MLMSNDM10 
Juniperus scopulorumRocky Mountain Juniper, Weeping Rocky Mountian Juniper, Colorado Red CedarTree10.0 3-7 SLMHNDM324
Knightia excelsaRewarewaTree20.0 8-11  LMHSNM103
Kniphofia uvariaRed Hot Poker , Common Torch Lily, Torch Lily, Poker Plant, TritomaPerennial2.0 5-9 FLMNM00 
Lachnanthes carolinaRed RootPerennial1.0 -  LMSNM021
Lamium purpureumRed Dead Nettle, Purple deadnettleAnnual0.3 4-8  LMHSNM210
Leontice leontopetalumRakafPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHNDM111
Leontodon hispidusRough Hawkbit, Bristly hawkbitPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHNM21 
Lespedeza capitataRoundhead LespedezaShrub1.0 4-8  LMNM123
Lesquerella hybridsPerennial LesquerellaPerennial0.6 7-11 FLMSNDM204
Lychnis flos-cuculiRagged RobinPerennial0.6 5-9  LMHSNMWe001
Lycopus asperRough BugleweedPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNMWe11 
Lycoris squamigeraResurrection Lily, Hardy Amaryllis, Magic Lily, Autumn Lycoris, Naked LadyBulb0.7 6-10 SLMNM20 
Mangifera rubropetalaRed petaled mangoTree16.0 10-12 MLMHNM401
Manilkara discolorRed milkwood, Silvery milkwoodTree20.0 10-12 MLMHSNDM402
Marsdenia tenacissimaRajmahal HempClimber10.0 10-12  LMHSNM004
Marsippospermum grandiflorum Perennial0.3 -  LMSNMWe002
Melaleuca bracteataRiver teatreeShrub6.0 0-0  LMHNM023
Mentha suaveolensRound-Leaved Mint, Apple mint, Pineapple MintPerennial1.0 5-10 FLMHSNM222
Mentha x smithianaRed Raripila MintPerennial1.0 5-9  LMHSNM322
Metaplexis japonicaRough potatoClimber8.0 0-0  LMHSNM221
Morus rubraRed Mulberry, Common Mulberry, White MulberryTree15.0 4-9  LMHSNM322
Najas gramineaRicefield waternymphAnnual0.2 7-10  LMHSNWa10 
Nasturtium officinaleWatercressPerennial0.5 3-11 FLMHNWeWa432
Nephelium lappaceumRambutan, Hairy LycheeTree20.0 10-12 FMHSNM523
Nothofagus fuscaRed BeechTree35.0 8-11 FLMHNM003
Nothofagus obliquaRoblé, Roble beechTree20.0 6-9 FLMHNM003
Nothofagus proceraRauliTree20.0 6-9 FLMHNM003
Ononis repensRest Harrow, Common restharrowPerennial0.6 5-9  LMHNDM21 
Orostachys japonicaRock PineBiennial/Perennial0.1 -  LMSNM02 
Oryza sativaRice, Common RiceAnnual1.8 10-12 FLMHNMWeWa522
Osmunda regalisRoyal Fern, Flowering FernFern2.0 4-9 MLMHSNMWe023
Oxalis oreganaRedwood SorrelPerennial0.2 6-9  LMHFSNM313
Oxyria digynaMountain Sorrel, Alpine mountainsorrelPerennial0.5 2-8  LMHSNM310
Packera obovataRoundleaf ragwortPerennial0.6 3-8 FLMHFSNM002
Pelargonium capitatumRose-Scented GeraniumShrub0.6 8-11  LMNDM033
Pelargonium graveolensRose Geranium, Sweet scented geraniumShrub1.2 10-11 MLMNDM233
Pelargonium radensRasp-leaf pelargoniumShrub1.0 8-11  LMNDM023
Perovskia atriplicifoliaRussian Sage, Azure SagePerennial1.5 5-10 MLMHNDM112
Persea borboniaRed Bay, SweetbayTree15.0 7-11 MLMNM122
Peteria scopariaRush peteriaPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNM10 
Phaseolus coccineusRunner Bean, Scarlet runnerAnnual/Perennial3.0 1-12 FLMHNM403
Photinia x fraseriRed Tip Photinia, Fraser PhotiniaShrub3.0 7-9 MLMSNDM003
Phyllostachys rubromarginataReddish bambooBamboo8.0 7-10 FLMHSNM302
Phyteuma orbiculareRoundheaded RampionPerennial0.5 -  LMHNDM20 
Picea rubensRed SpruceTree30.0 6-7 FLMHNM213
Pinus edulisRocky Mountain Piñon, Twoneedle pinyon, Nut Pine, Pinyon Pine, Rocky Mountain Pinyon Pine, SingleleaTree15.0 5-8 SLMNDM423
Pinus resinosaRed PineTree35.0 3-7 MLMNDM123
Pittosporum ralphiiRalph's desertwillowShrub4.0 8-11  LMNDM003
Plantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain, Narrowleaf plantainPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHNDM233
Poliomintha incanaRosemary Mint, Frosted mintShrub1.0 0-0  LMHSNM11 
Polygonum persicariaRed Leg, Spotted ladysthumbAnnual0.6 4-8  LMHSNM121
Polygonum sachalinenseGiant KnotweedPerennial3.6 4-8 FLMHSNM203
Populus deltoides wislizeniiRio Grande CottonwoodTree30.0 0-0 FLMHNM213
Portulaca grandifloraRose MossAnnual0.2 -  LMNDM22 
Potentilla rectaRough-Fruited Cinquefoil, Erect cinquefoilPerennial0.6 4-8  LMHSNM210
Potentilla rupestrisRock CinquefoilPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNDM10 
Prenanthes altissimusRattlesnake RootPerennial1.8 4-8  LMHFSM01 
Prinsepia unifloraRui RenShrub1.8 4-8  LMHSNM20 
Prunus serotinaRum Cherry - Wild Cherry, Black Cherry, Wild Black CherryTree18.0 3-9 FLMHNM422
Prunus subhirtellaRosebud Cherry, Higan Cherry, Winter-flowering cherryTree8.0 5-8 FLMHSNM211
Prunus virginiana melanocarpaRocky Mountain ChokecherryShrub3.6 0-0  LMHNM324
Psoralea orbicularisRoundleaf Leather RootPerennial0.1 5-9  LMHNDM112
Pyrola rotundifoliaRound-Leaved WintergreenPerennial0.3 4-8  LMFSNM023
Quercus glaucaRing-cup oak , Ring Cupped Oak, Blue Japanese OakTree15.0 8-9 SMHSNM323
Quercus prinusRock Chestnut OakTree20.0 4-8 SMHSNM423
Quercus rubraRed Oak, Northern red oakTree25.0 3-7 FMHSNDM323
Ranunculus acrisMeadow Buttercup, Tall buttercup, Showy buttercupPerennial1.0 0-0  LMHSNMWe120
Ranunculus aquatilisWater Crowfoot, White water crowfootAnnual/Perennial0.0 4-8  LMHSNMWeWa11 
Ranunculus hirtus Perennial0.0 -  LMHSNM01 
Ranunculus kochii Perennial0.1 5-9  LMHNM10 
Ranunculus muricatusRough-Seed Buttercup, Spinyfruit buttercupAnnual0.3 0-0  LMHSNM01 
Ranunculus occidentalisWestern ButtercupPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNM10 
Ranunculus pennsylvanicusPennsylvania ButtercupAnnual/Perennial1.0 -  LMHSNMWe112
Ranunculus ternatus Perennial0.3 -  LMHSNM01 
Raphanus landraRadishAnnual0.8 -  LMHSNM20 
Raphanus maritimaSea RadishBiennial0.8 -  LMHSNM20 
Raphanus sativusRadish, Cultivated radishAnnual0.5 2-11 FLMHSNM433
Raphanus sativus caudatusRat-Tail RadishAnnual0.0 7-10  LMHSNM333
Raphia fariniferaRaffia PalmTree25.0 9-12 FLMHNMWe304
Raphia hookeriIvory Coast Raffia PalmTree10.0 10-12 FLMHNMWe324
Ratibida columniferaPrairie Coneflower, Upright prairie coneflower, Woolly Cinquefoil, Praire Coneflower, Mexican HatPerennial0.8 4-9 FLMHNDM11 
Rauvolfia serpentinaRauwolfia, Ajmaline, Java devil-pepperShrub1.5 10-12 MLMHSNM040
Reichardia picroidesFrench Scorzonera, Common brighteyesPerennial0.5 7-10  LMHSNM50 
Reseda phyteumaRampion mignonetteAnnual/Biennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNM10 
Rhamnella franguloides Shrub6.0 -  LMHSNM10 
Rhamnus croceusRed BerryShrub4.0 7-10  LMHNDM20 
Rhamnus japonicaJapanese buckthornShrub3.0 4-8  LMHSNM112
Rhamnus lycioides Shrub0.0 -  LMHNDM001
Rhamnus persicus Shrub1.0 -  LMHSNM202
Rhamnus saxatilisAvignon Berry, Rock buckthornShrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM001
Rhamnus saxatilis tinctoriusDyer's BuckthornShrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM001
Rhamnus virgatus Shrub2.0 -  LMHSNM112
Rhaphiolepis umbellataJapanese HawthornShrub2.5 7-10 SLMHNM103
Rheum australeHimalayan RhubarbPerennial3.0 5-9  MHSNM332
Rheum palmatumTurkey Rhubarb, Chinese Rhubarb - Da Huang, Chinese rhubarbPerennial3.0 6-9  MHSNM352
Rheum palmatum tanguticumDa HuangPerennial2.0 5-9  MHSNM350
Rheum rhaponticumRhubarb, Garden rhubarbPerennial1.2 3-7  MHSNM233
Rheum x cultorumRhubarbPerennial1.5 3-7  MHSNM432
Rhodiola roseaRose RootPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHNDM233
Rhododendron aureumRosebayShrub0.5 -  LMSNM02 
Rhododendron indicumRhododendronShrub2.0 5-9  LMSM103
Rhododendron japonicumJapanese azaleaShrub2.0 4-8  LMSNM11 
Rhododendron luteumHoneysuckle AzaleaShrub2.5 4-8  LMSM002
Rhododendron maximumRosebay Rhododendron, Great laurelShrub3.5 3-7  LMSM012
Rhododendron molleChinese AzaleaShrub2.5 6-9  LMSM011
Rhododendron ponticumRhododendronShrub5.0 6-9  LMSM012
Rhus ambigua Climber0.0 6-9  LMHSNM002
Rhus aromaticaLemon Sumach, Fragrant sumacShrub1.2 3-9 SLMHNDM422
Rhus chinensisChinese Gall, Chinese sumacTree6.0 7-10  LMHNM232
Rhus copallinaDwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining SumacShrub2.0 4-10 FLMHNDM423
Rhus potaninii Tree12.0 4-8  LMHNM022
Rhus punjabensis sinica Tree12.0 5-9  LMHNM322
Rhus radicansPoison IvyClimber2.5 4-8 FLMHNM012
Rhus toxicodendronEastern Poison OakShrub0.6 6-9  LMHNDM022
Rhus trilobataSkunk Bush, Basketbush, Squawbush, Three Leaf SumacShrub1.8 4-6 MLMHNDM423
Rhus typhinaStag's Horn Sumach, Velvet Sumac, Staghorn SumacShrub6.0 4-8 FLMHNDM423
Rhus vernixPoison SumachShrub3.0 3-7  LMHNMWe012
Rhus wallichii Tree8.0 -  LMHNM012
Ribes altissimum Shrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM30 
Ribes americanumAmerican BlackcurrantShrub1.8 -  LMHSNM21 
Ribes aureumGolden CurrantShrub2.4 3-8  LMHSNDM410
Ribes distans Shrub0.6 4-8  LMHSNM20 
Ribes fasciculatum Shrub1.5 4-8  LMHSNM10 
Ribes gayanum Shrub1.5 7-10  LMHSNM30 
Ribes glandulosumSkunk CurrantShrub0.4 -  LMHSNM213
Ribes himalense Shrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM31 
Ribes inebriansWhisky CurrantShrub2.0 4-8  LMHSNM21 
Ribes irriguumIdaho GooseberryShrub3.0 -  LMHSNM21 
Ribes lacustrePrickly Blackcurrant, Prickly currantShrub1.5 4-8  LMHSNM312
Ribes lobbiiGummy GooseberryShrub1.8 6-9  LMHNM111
Ribes malvaceumChaparral CurrantShrub1.5 7-10 FLMSNDM202
Ribes mandschuricum Shrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM20 
Ribes maximowiczii floribundum Shrub2.7 5-9  LMHSNM40 
Ribes menziesiiCanyon GooseberryShrub1.8 6-9  LMHNM20 
Ribes missourienseMissouri GooseberryShrub2.0 4-8  LMHSNM300
Ribes montigenumGooseberry-CurrantShrub0.8 5-9  LMHNM300
Ribes niveumSlender Branched Gooseberry, Snow currantShrub2.7 5-9  LMHNM20 
Ribes odoratumBuffalo CurrantShrub2.5 4-8  LMHSNM41 
Ribes orientale Shrub1.8 4-8  LMHSNM21 
Ribes petiolareWetern BlackcurrantShrub1.5 3-7  LMHSNM30 
Ribes petraeumRock Red Currant, CurrantShrub1.8 5-9  LMHSNM300
Ribes petraeum biebersteinii Shrub1.5 5-9  LMHSNM30 
Ribes roezliiSierra GooseberryShrub1.5 6-9  LMHSNDM20 
Ribes rubrumRed Currant, Cultivated currantShrub1.2 4-8  LMHSNM412
Ribes sanguineum glutinosumFlowering CurrantShrub2.7 5-9  LMHSNM203
Ribes sativumRedcurrantShrub1.0 5-9  LMHSNM30 
Ribes setosumMissouri GooseberryShrub1.0 -  LMHSNM20 
Ribes spicatumNordic Currant, CurrantShrub2.0 3-7  LMHSNM20 
Ribes valdivianum Shrub3.5 -  LMHSNM20 
Ribes warszewicziiDowny currantShrub1.5 3-7  LMHSNM40 
Robinia hispidaBristly locust, Rose-acacia, or Moss locustShrub3.5 4-8 FLMHNDM013
Robinia luxuriansNew Mexico locustTree8.0 4-8  LMHSNDM103
Robinia viscosaClammy Locust, Hartweg's locustTree13.0 3-7 MLMHSNDM003
Romanzoffia suksdorfiiCalifornia mistmaidenPerennial0.3 6-9  LMHFSM10 
Rosa acicularisPrickly RoseShrub2.5 0-0  LMHSNM223
Rosa arkansana suffultaPrairie RoseShrub0.0 4-8  LMHSNM21 
Rosa blandaLabrador Rose, Smooth rose, Hispid roseShrub2.0 0-0  LMHSNM22 
Rosa californicaCalifornia Wild RoseShrub2.5 4-8  LMHSNM222
Rosa centifoliaProvence Rose, Cabbage roseShrub1.5 5-9  LMHSNM222
Rosa corymbiferaDog roseShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM310
Rosa giganteaManipur Wild-Tea RoseShrub15.0 8-11  LMHSNM31 
Rosa glaucaRed-Leafed RoseShrub2.5 -  LMHSNM212
Rosa macrophylla Shrub4.0 6-9 FLMHSNM212
Rosa majalisCinnamon Rose, Double cinnamon roseShrub2.7 5-9  LMHSNMWe211
Rosa nutkanaNootka Rose, Bristly Nootka roseShrub2.7 4-8  LMHSNM324
Rosa obtusifolia Shrub0.0 4-8  LMHSNM21 
Rosa palustrisSwamp roseShrub2.0 3-9 FLMHNMWe322
Rosa pimpinellifoliaBurnet Rose, Scotch roseShrub1.0 4-8 MLMHSNM213
Rosa rubiginosaSweet Briar, Sweetbriar roseShrub2.5 4-8  LMHSNM233
Rosa rugosaRamanas Rose, Rugosa roseShrub2.0 3-9 MLMHSNDM523
Rosa sericeaHimalayan RoseShrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM21 
Rosa setigeraPrairie rose, Climbing Wild RoseShrub2.5 4-7 FLMHNDM323
Rosa sherardiiSherard's downy roseShrub0.0 4-8  LMHSNM21 
Rosa villosaApple RoseShrub1.8 4-8  LMHSNM411
Rosa virginianaVirginia RoseShrub1.5 3-7 MLMHSNDM213
Rosa x beanii Shrub0.0 6-9  LMHSNM21 
Rosmarinus officinalisRosemaryShrub1.5 6-11 MLMNDM334
Roupala montanaRoupale, LeopardwoodTree15.0 10-12 MLMNMWe024
Rubia chinensis Perennial0.1 -  LMHSDM10 
Rubia manjithIndian MadderPerennial Climber0.0 -  LMHSDM121
Rubus acaulisDwarf RaspberryPerennial0.1 -  LMHSNM311
Rubus allegheniensisAlleghany Blackberry, Graves' blackberryShrub3.0 3-7 MLMHSNM321
Rubus arcticusArctic Bramble, Arctic raspberry, Dwarf raspberryPerennial0.2 2-7  LMHNM501
Rubus arizonicusArizona DewberryShrub0.2 -  LMHSNM203
Rubus armeniacusHimalayan blackberryShrub3.0 5-10 FLMHSNDM422
Rubus canadensisAmerican Dewberry, Smooth blackberryShrub2.5 3-7  LMHSNM411
Rubus cockburnianus Shrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM101
Rubus corchorifoliusFingerberry, Brombeere, Jute-leaved raspberry,Shrub2.5 5-9  LMHSNM301
Rubus coreanusKorean BrambleShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM121
Rubus crataegifoliusKorean raspberryShrub2.5 4-8  LMHSNM401
Rubus croceanthus Shrub0.0 -  LMHSNM201
Rubus deliciosusRocky Mountain Raspberry, Delicious raspberryShrub3.0 4-8 MLMHNM201
Rubus hirsutus Shrub2.0 -  LMHSNM211
Rubus hypargyrus niveus Shrub0.0 7-10  LMHSNM201
Rubus idaeusRaspberry, American red raspberry, Grayleaf red raspberryShrub2.0 4-8 MLMHSNM533
Rubus ikenoensis Perennial0.0 -  LMHSNM201
Rubus illecebrosusStrawberry-RaspberryShrub0.6 4-8  LMHSNM303
Rubus kuntzeanus Shrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM301
Rubus laciniatusOregon Cut-Leaf Blackberry, Cutleaf blackberryShrub2.5 4-8 FLMHSNM501
Rubus leucodermisWhitebark RaspberryShrub2.5 0-0 MLMHSNM411
Rubus loganobaccusLoganberryShrub2.5 7-10 FLMHSNM501
Rubus macropetalusCalifornia BlackberryShrub0.0 -  LMHSNM211
Rubus microphyllusHsuan Kou Tzu, Mu Mei, Shan Mei,Shrub0.0 8-11  LMHSNM301
Rubus nepalensisNepalese RaspberryShrub0.2 7-10 MLMHSNM503
Rubus nessensis Shrub3.0 0-0  LMHSNM301
Rubus nigricansSetose blackberryShrub1.0 0-0  LMHSNM201
Rubus niveusCeylon Raspberry, Snowpeaks raspberryShrub2.5 8-11  LMHSNM301
Rubus palmatus Shrub1.8 7-10  LMHSNM201
Rubus parviflorusThimbleberryShrub2.5 3-7 MLMHSNM333
Rubus parvifoliusJapanese RaspberryShrub1.0 0-0  LMHSNM312
Rubus procerusHimalayan Giant BlackberryShrub10.0 4-8 FLMHSNM501
Rubus pubescensDwarf Red BlackberryShrub0.5 -  LMHSNM211
Rubus rolfei'Emerald Carpet' raspberryShrub0.1 7-9  LMHFSNM203
Rubus rosaRose blackberryShrub0.0 0-0  LMHSNM201
Rubus sanguineus Shrub2.0 -  LMHSNM101
Rubus setchuenensis Shrub3.5 4-8  LMHSNM301
Rubus squarrosus Shrub0.3 8-11  LMHSNM201
Rubus strigosusAmerican Red Raspberry, Grayleaf red raspberryShrub2.0 3-7  LMHSNM331
Rubus thibetanus Shrub2.5 5-9 MLMHSNM201
Rubus tricolorCreeping BrambleShrub0.3 6-9 FLMHFSNDM303
Rubus trifidus Shrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM201
Rubus ulmifoliusElm-Leaved Bramble, Elmleaf blackberryShrub3.0 6-9 MLMHFSNM201
Rubus villosusLow-Running BlackberryShrub1.5 0-0  LMHSNM321
Rumex angiocarpusCommon sheep sorrelPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNM101
Rumex aquaticusRed Dock, Western dockPerennial1.8 0-0  LMHSNWeWa131
Rumex arifoliusMaiden SorrelPerennial1.2 -  LMHSNM101
Rumex berlandieriamamastlaPerennial0.6 -  LMHSNM101
Rumex bucephalophorusred dockAnnual/Perennial0.0 -  LMHSNDM101
Rumex conglomeratusSharp Dock, Clustered dockPerennial1.0 0-0  LMHSNM121
Rumex daiwoosour dockPerennial1.0 -  LMHSNMWe121
Rumex dentatustoothed dockAnnual/Biennial0.6 -  LMHSNM111
Rumex longifoliusdooryard dockPerennial1.2 -  LMHSNM111
Rumex maritimusGolden DockAnnual0.5 -  LMHSNMWe121
Rumex mexicanusMexican DockPerennial1.0 -  LMHSNM121
Rumex obtusifoliusRound-Leaved Dock, Bitter dockPerennial1.0 4-8  LMHSNM123
Rumex occidentalisWestern DockPerennial1.8 -  LMHSNM111
Rumex paucifoliusFewleaved Dock, Alpine sheep sorrelPerennial0.0 0-0  LMHSNMWe101
Rumex pulcherFiddle DockPerennial0.5 -  LMHSNDM101
Rumex sanguineusRed-Veined Dock, Redvein dock, Sorrel, Bloody DockPerennial1.0 6-8 MLMHSNM211
Rungia klossiiMushroom PlantPerennial0.6 9-11 MLMHSNDM402
Ruscus aculeatusButcher's Broom - Knee HollyShrub0.8 6-9 SLMHFSDM131
Ruta chalepensisEgyptian Rue, Fringed rueShrub0.8 7-10  LMHSNDM112
Ruta graveolensRue, Common rue, Herb of Grace, Garden RueShrub0.5 4-10 MLMHSNDM133
Salicornia rubraRed Glasswort, red swampfireAnnual0.2 -  LMHSNM10 
Salix atrocinereaRusty Sallow, large gray willowTree10.0 -  LMHNMWe033
Salix fluviatilisRiver WillowTree7.0 3-7  LMHNMWe023
Salix gracilistylaRosegold Pussy WillowShrub3.0 5-9  LMHNMWe123
Samanea samanRain Tree, False Powder Puff, Monkey PodTree20.0 10-12 FLMHSNDMWe324
Sambucus microbotrysRed ElderShrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM10 
Sambucus racemosaRed Elder, Red elderberry, Rocky Mountain elder, European Red ElderberryShrub3.0 3-7 MLMHSNM322
Sambucus racemosa kamtschaticaRed ElderShrub3.0 4-8  LMHSNM322
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosaRed Coast ElderShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM322
Schinziophyton rautaneniiMongongo Nut. Manketti TreeTree12.0 10-12 MLMNDM323
Schoenoplectiella mucronataRicefield bulrush, Bog bulrushPerennial1.5 10-12 FLMHNMWeWa113
Scirpus fluviatilisRiver BulrushPerennial2.0 -  LMHSNMWeWa211
Scirpus validusRiver Club-RushPerennial1.5 6-9  LMHSNMWeWa211
Searsia lanceaAfrican SumacTree5.0 8-11 MLMHSNDM223
Secale cerealeRye, Cereal ryeAnnual1.8 3-7  LMHNM413
Secale cereale ancestraleRyeAnnual0.0 3-7  LMHNM200
Senecio jacobaeaRagwort, Stinking williePerennial1.0 4-8  LMHSNM022
Senecio pseudoarnicaSeaside RagwortPerennial0.5 -  LMNM11 
Senna alataRingworm Bush, Candle Bush, Empress Candle PlantShrub4.0 10-12 FLMHNM242
Sesbania cannabinaRiver HempAnnual/Perennial3.0 9-12 FLMHSNMWe003
Shepherdia rotundifoliaRoundleaf BuffaloberryShrub2.0 5-8 MLMNDM313
Shorea balangeranRed BalauTree25.0 10-12 MLMSNM004
Silene dioicaRed Campion, Red catchflyBiennial/Perennial0.5 5-9  LMHSM001
Solanum curtilobumRuckiPerennial0.0 -  LMHSNM20 
Solanum juzepczukiiRuckiPerennial0.0 -  LMHSNM20 
Stauntonia hexaphylla Climber10.0 8-11 MLMHSNM310
Swartzia panacocoCoracao-de-Negro, panococo, Brazilian ebonyTree25.0 10-12 MLMNM024
Synurus pungens Perennial1.5 -  LMHNM10 
Taraxacum kok-saghyzRubber DandelionPerennial0.3 -  LMHSNM103
Taraxacum laevigatumRed-Seed Dandelion, Rock dandelionPerennial0.2 0-0  LMHSNDM10 
Tetrapanax papyriferRice Paper Plant, Chinese Rice Paper PlantShrub5.0 8-11 FLMHSNM112
Thladiantha dubiaRed Hailstone, Manchu tubergourdPerennial Climber2.0 6-9 FLMHNM12 
Tordylium apulumRoman Pimpernel, Mediterranean hartwortPerennial0.0 0-0  LMHNM10 
Toxicodendron sylvestreYame-hazeTree10.0 9-12 MLMHSNM004
Toxicodendron vernicifluumLacquer TreeTree15.0 -  LMHNM012
Trachelospermum jasminoidesStar Jasmine, Confederate jasmineClimber6.0 8-10 SLMHSNM022
Trifolium pratenseRed CloverPerennial0.6 5-9 MLMHNM334
Triticum turgidumRivet WheatAnnual1.5 0-0  LMHNM403
Typha latifoliaReedmace, Broadleaf cattail, Bullrush, NailrodPerennial2.5 3-10 FLMHNWeWa534
Ulmus thomasiiRock ElmTree30.0 - SLMHSNM102
Urtica piluliferaRoman NettleAnnual0.6 -  LMHNM333
Vaccinium asheiRabbiteye BlueberryShrub5.0 7-10  LMSNM20 
Vaccinium parvifoliumRed Bilberry, Red huckleberryShrub1.8 5-9  LMSNM311
Vaccinium virgatumRabbit-Eye Blueberry, Smallflower blueberryShrub1.0 5-9  LMSNM10 
Viola sempervirensRedwood Violet, Evergreen violetPerennial0.1 0-0  LMHSNM20 
Vitis palmataRed Grape, Catbird grapeClimber20.0 4-8  LMHSNDM201
Vitis ripariaRiverbank GrapeClimber15.0 2-6 FLMHSNDM302
Wisteria villosa Climber0.0 -  LMHNM10 
Yushania ancepsRingalBamboo4.5 8-11  LMHFSNM002

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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