Alabama; Piedmont Rain Garden Potential Plant List

8/3/2019 Alabama; Piedmont Rain Garden Potential Plant List

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Piedmont Vegetation List

Plant name Growth habit Soil req. Light req. Nursery

Acer negundo,

Boxelder

Tree 40-60ft Tolerates a range ofsoil types, dry to

wet

Moderate shade

tolerance

Environmental

concern

Betula nigra,

River birch

Tree 50-80 ft Prefers alluvialsoils, can tolerate

acid ph 2-4

Intolerant of

shade

Environmental

concern

Caryacordiformis,

Bitternut hickory

Tree

Carya ovata,

Shagbark

hickory

Tree

Celtis laevigata,

Sugarberry

Tree 60-100ft It occurs on any soil typewith fair

drainage, from sandy

loams and rocky or

alluvial soils to heavy

black

clay

shade tolerant, It will

respond

when released, and

can outgrow more

desirable forest

species, when

established in the

understory it has a

very poor form

Cure nursery

Diospyros

virginiana,

Persimmon

Tree 40-70ft It grows best onalluvial

soils such as clays

and heavy loams

very tolerant of

shade, it can

persist in the

understory for

many years

Cure nursery
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Fraxinus

pennsylvanica,

Green ash

Tree up to 60ft flood toleranttree,extensive,

moderately shallow

root system

grows best in

partial shade

Cure nursery

Liquidambar

styraciflua,

Sweetgum

Tree 50-150ft Tolerant of a varietyof soils, grows best

on rich moist

alluvial clay and

loamy soils

Classified as

shade intolerant

Environmental

concern

Nyssa sylvatica,

Blackgum

Tree 60-80ft adapted to a wide varietyof sites, from the creek

bottoms of the southern

Coastal Plain to altitudes

of 3,000 feet; will

tolerate brief spring

flooding on

alluvial sites;

require nearly

full sunlight for

optimum early

growth,tolerantof shade and

rarely attains

overstory

dominance

Cure nursery

Platanus

occidentalis,

American

sycamore

Tree 60-120ft Wide variety ofsoils both sandy and

clay

Intolerant of

shade

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Prunus serotina,

Black cherry

Tree

Quercus lyrata,

Overcup oak

Tree 60-90ft Low, wet soils infloodplain forests

Relatively

intolerant of

shade

Forestfarm.com,

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Quercus

michauxii,

Swamp chestnut

oak

Tree 60-80ft grows best in moderatelywell-drained silty clays

and loams; it can

tolerate saturated or

flooded soils for a few

days to a few weeks

during the growing

season; it grows in

limestone and phosphatic

Cure nursery
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soils in the Southeastern

Coastal Plain of Florida

Quercus nigra,

Water oak

Tree 60-90ft Best on gooddraining silty clay

or loamy soils

Germinates in

shade, but

requires

moderate light

for development

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Tilia

heterophylla,

White basswood

Tree Quite particular in its soiland moisture

requirements, white

basswood cannot tolerate

very wet or very dry

conditions, and it almost

always grows on moist

but well-drained soils

Shade tolerant

Acer floridanum,

Southern sugarmaple

Small tree/shrub

Aesculus

sylvatica,

Painted buckeye

Small tree/shrub

10-20ft

Soil should bemoist

Prefers fullshade to fullsun

Cure nursery

Alnus serrulata,Tag alder

Small tree/shrub6-15ft

Prefers sites that aretemporarily

saturated or

shallowly flooded

during the growing

season

Full sun Cure nursery

Amelanchier

arborea,

Serviceberry

Small tree/shrub

Aralia spinosa,

Devils walking

stick

Tree/shrub 25-35 ft It prefers rich moistsoils

shade intolerant Reesville ridge

nursery
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Aronia

arbutifolia,

Red chokeberry

Small tree/shrub

6-10ft

tolerates a range of

soil types (wet, dry)

but prefers good

drainage

Sun to partial

shadeCure nursery

Asimina triloba,

Common

pawpaw

Small tree/shrub

20-30ft

Native to low, moist

sites.

Fruit is food for

wildlife.

Calycanthus

floridus,

Sweet-shrub

Small tree/shrub

3-8ft

Prefers upland sites

with rich, fertile

soils that are

typically moist but

not saturated

Full Sun, Partial

Sun

Cure nursery

Carpinus

caroliniana,

Ironwood

Small tree/shrub

30-40ft

Primarily found on

poorly to imperfectlydrained sites, although it

grows on well-drained

sites also. Weakly

tolerant of flooding,

although it occurs on

sites that have a high

probability of flooding in

any given year. Exhibits

its best growth on rich,

moist soils

tolerant of shade Cure nursery

Cephalanthusoccidentalis,

Common

buttonbush

Tree/shrub up to18ft

Grows along swamps,

marshes, bogs, ditches,

and other

riparian areas that are

inundated for at least part

of the year.

It grows in alluvial plains

that experience

intermittant flooding, but

can be damaged by

spring flooding

Environmentalconcern, Cure

nursery
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Clethra alnifolia,

Coastal

sweetpepperbush

Shrub up to 8ft It is found onmoderate to poorly

drained sites, in

acid swamps or insandy

soils

shade-tolerant

understory shrub

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Cornus

alternifolia,

Alternate leaf

dogwood

Cornus

amomum,

Silky dogwood

Shrub

3-12ft

Native to low, moist sites

in Alabama. Wetland

species, most at home onstream banks or swamp

edge. Tranplanting is

easy, and poorly drained,

heavy clay soils are not aproblem.

Prefers partial

shade, but can

tolerate sunnier

sites

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Cornus foemina,

Stiff dogwood

Tree/shrub

Corylus

americana,

Hazelnut

Small tree/shrub

Crataegus

spathulata,

Littlehip

hawthorn

Tree/shrub A shrub to small treewith a broad opencrown found in wet ormoist soil ofbottomlands anduplands. Common inforest understory andupland slopes. Twigsare sparsely armedwith straight spines.

Cyrilla

racemiflora,Swamp titi

Tree/shrub

Up to 30ft

grows well where

moistureis abundant and

fairly permanent

grows well under full

sunlight and cansurvive under a

closed

canopy. It

eventually crowds

out shade-intolerant

species and becomes

part of the

dominant overstory

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Euonymus

americana,

Strawberry bush

Shrub

3-8ft

Can tolerate a

variety of sites from

dry upland to moistupland and along

the waters edge

Partial sun to full

shade

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Hamamelis

virginiana,

Witch-hazel

Small tree/shrub

15 to 25ft

found on a variety

of sites but is most

abundant in mesic

woods and bottoms.

shade-tolerant,

mid- to late-seral

species

Cure nursery

Ilex decidua,

Possumhaw

Tree/shrub

Up to 35ft

Usually found onmoist soils of

floodplains, low

woodlands, wet

thickets, and along

streams. Usually

small understory

tree of bottomlands

Can tolerate sunto shade

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Ilex glabra,

Inkberry

Shrub 2-12ft common on bothwell-drained and

poorly drained sites

with moist or wet

soils and a shallowor fluctuating water

table. The soils are

often seasonally wet

or periodically

flooded, saturated in

winter and droughty

during the growing

season

moderately

shade tolerant

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Ilex myrtifolia,

Myrtle dahoon

Tree/shrub

Up to 25ft

Classified as

obligate wetland

species

Forestfarm.com,

Cure nursery

Ilex verticillata,

Common

winterberry

Tree/shrub

Up to 9ft

Swamps, damp

thickets, pondmargins. However,

not very common in

piedmont

Partial shade to

full sun

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery
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7/19


Itea virginica,

Virginia

sweetspire

Shrub

3-8ft

Prefers upland sites with

rich, fertile soils that aretypically moist but not

saturated. Examples

include rich, moist

woods and moderately

moist grassland areas.Or sites that are

temporarily saturated or

shallowly flooded during

the growing season.

Can handle fun

sun to full shade

Environmental

concern, Curenursery

Leucothoe

axillaris,

Doghobble

Small tree/shrub

Lindera benzoin,

Northern

spicebush

Tree/shrub

Up to 12ft

Moist woods,

slopes, bottoms,edges, along trails

and roadsides

Prefers moist to dry

soil; prefers analkaline pH

Sun to partial

shade

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Lyonia

ligustrina,

Maleberry

Shrub up to 13ft adapted to a wide rangeof ecological conditions

from dry

rocky sites to just above

the standing water in

bogs and swamps;

primarily grows on

acidic, organic soils, but

it grows on sandy soils as

well

intermediate in

shade tolerance

but grows best in

light

Environmental

concern

Magnolia

tripetala,Umbrella tree

Small tree/shrub
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8/19


Morus rubra,Red mulberry

Small tree/shrub

Physocarpus

opulifolius,

Ninebark

Small tree/shrub Tolerates both 1) DryUpland Sites: upland

sites with soils that are

normally dry and well

drained; & 2) MoistUpland Sites: upland

sites with rich, fertile

soils that are typically

moist but not saturated.

Full sun

Quercus

shumardii,

Shumards oak

Tree/shrub up to

120ft

Best on moist, well-

drained loamy soils;

intolerant or only weakly

tolerant of flooding;

fairly drought tolerant,

and is tolerant of alkaline

soils and their associated

nutrient deficiency

Intolerant of shade

but is rare in early

successional

stands

Forestfarm.com

Rhododendron

arborescens,

Smooth azalea

Shrub

Up to 10ft

Prefers moist, well

drained soil

Sun to part shade Green plant

market

Rhododendron

periclymenoides,

Wild azalea

Small tree/shrub

Rhododendron

viscosum,

Swamp azalea

Shrub

Up to 8ft

Prefers moist to

damp soil but will

tolerate some

drought and wet soil

Sun to part shade Reesville ridge

nursery, Cure

nursery

Rosa palustris,

Swamp rose

Small tree/shrub

Salix sericea,

Silky willow

Small tree/shrub

Staphylea Small tree/shrub
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9/19


trifolia,

Bladdernut

Stewartia

malacodendron,

Silky camellia

Small tree/shrub

Styrax

americanus,

American

snowbell

Tree/shrub

Symplocos

tinctoria,

Sweet leaf

Small tree/shrub

Vaccinium

corymbosum,

Highbush

blueberry

Shrub 6-10ft grows best onhummocks or raised

bogs which provide

moist, acidic, well-aerated, highly-

organic soils

optimal for growth

intolerant of

shade

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Viburnum

cassinoides,

With-rod

Small tree/shrub

Viburnum

dentatum,

Southern arrow-

wood

Small tree/shrub

Up to 10ft

moist to dry soil;

can tolerate acid

soil and wet but not

soggy ground; fruitsattract birds

Sun to partial

shade. Can

tolerate full

shade

Cure nursery

Viburnum

nudum,

Possumhaw,

black alder

Tree/shrub

Up to 20ft

Prefer upland sites with

rich, fertile soils that are

typically moist but notsaturated or sites that are

temporarily saturated or

shallowly flooded during

the growing season.

Part sun to full

shade

Environmental

concern, Cure

nursery

Diodia

virginiana,

Virginia

buttonweed

Subshrub,shrub,

Forb/herb

Hibiscus

moscheutos,

Crimsoneyed

rosemallow

Subshrub,shrub,

Forb/herb

Up to 5ft

Prefers sites that are

saturated or

shallowly flooded

for most of the

growing season.

Full sun to part

shade

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10/19


Prefers soils neutral

to acidic

Ludwigia

leptocarpa,

Anglestem

primrose-wallow

Subshrub, shrub,

Forb/herb

Mecardonia

acuminate,

Axilflower

Subshrub, shrub,

Forb/herb

Oldenlandia

uniflora,

Clustered mille

graines

Subshrub, shrub

Rudbeckia

laciniata,

Cutleaf

coneflower

Subshrub, shrub,

Forb/herb

Up to 9ft

Soils should be

moist to wet

Full sun to part

shade

Wildflower Inc.

Sesbania

punicea,

Rattlebox

Subshrub, shrub

Xanthorhiza

simplicissima,

Yellowroot

Subshrub, shrub

1 to 2 ft

Uncommon;Prefersstreamside

environments where

it thrives in moist,

cool alluvial soils.

Spreads quickly,

forming dense

thickets. Tolerates

acid soils

Prefers shade to

part shade

Forestfarm.com,

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Agalinis

fasciculata,

Beach false

foxglove

Forb/herb

Agalinis

tenuifolia,

Slenderleaf false

Forb/herb

Up to 2ft

Found in dry fields,

glades, and open

woods;

Full sun to part

shade

JF New nursery
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11/19


foxglove

Amphianthus

pusillus,

Little

amphianthus

Forb/herb

Amsonia

tabernaemontana

,

Eastern bluestar

Forb/herb

Asclepias

longifolia,

Longleafmilkweed

Forb/herb

Bacopa

caroliniana,

Blue

waterhyssop

Forb/herb

Boehmeria

cylindrical,

Smallspike false

nettle

Forb/herb

Brasenia

schreberi,

Watershield

Forb/herb

Callitriche

heterophylla,

Twoheaded

water-starwort

Forb/herb

Cardamine

parviflora,

Sand bittercress

Forb/herb

Chaerophyllum

tainturieri,

Hairyfruit

chervil

Forb/herb

Chelone glabra,

White turtlehead

Forb/herb
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12/19


Diamorpha

smallii,

Elf orpine

Forb/herb

Dichondra

carolinensis,

Carolinaponysfoot

Forb/herb

Eryngium

yuccifolium,

Button eryngo

Forb/herb

2 to 5ft

Usually inhabits

swamps and low,wet ground; well

adapted to droughtand excess sun

Wildflower Inc.

Galium

tinctorium,

Stiff marsh

bedstraw

Forb/herb

Gentiana

saponaria,

Harvestbells

Forb/herb Found in moistmeadows, on

wooded slopes and

damp roadsideditches, in widely

scattered localities.

Need acidic soils

Part sun Wildflower Inc.

Gratiola pilosa,

Shaggy

hedgehyssop

Forb/herb

Helenium

autumnale,

Common

sneezeweed

Forb/herb

Up to 36 inches

Needs moist soils Full sun Forestfarm.com

Helianthus

angustifolius,

Swamp

sunflower

Forb/herb

Up to 6ft

Prefers a moist soil

but will thrive in

well drained soils if

watered during dry

spells.

Best in full sun,

but will tolerate

part shade

Wildflower Inc.
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13/19


Heliotropium

indicum,

Indian heliotrope

Forb/herb

Hypericum

denticulatum,

Coppery St.

johnswort

Forb/herb

Hypericum

mutilum,

Dwarf St.

johnswort

Forb/herb

Justiciaamericana,

American water-

willow

Forb/herb

Lindernia dubia,

Yellowseed false

pimpernel

Forb/herb

Lindernia

monticola,

Piedmont false

pimpernel

Forb/herb

Lobelia amoena,

Southern lobelia

Forb/herb

Lobelia

cardinalis,

Cardinalflower

Forb/herb

1 to 3ft

Requires moist soil.

It can even tolerate

flooding but not

drought. Prefers a

neutral ph

Can grow in full

sun or very light

shade, but best in

filtered light

Wildflower Inc.

Ludwigia

alternifolia,

Seedbox

Forb/herb

Lysimachia

ciliate,

Fringed

loosestrife

Forb/herb

Up to 4ft

Very hardy, Likes

moist alluvial soils,

will tolerate some

dryness

Listed as hardy

in sun or shade

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14/19


Lysimachia

lanceolata,

Lanceleaf

loosestrife

Forb/herb

Macrothelypteris

torresiana,Swordfern

Forb/herb

Micranthemum

umbrosum,

Shade

mudflower

Forb/herb

Mimulus

ringens,

Allegheny

monkeyflower

Forb/herb

Up to 3ft

Prefers moist to wet

locations.

Environmental

concern

Minuartia

uniflora,

Oneflower

stitchwort

Forb/herb

Myriophyllum

heterophyllum,

Twoleaf

watermilfoil

Forb/herb

Onoclea

sensibilis,Sensitive fern

Forb/herb Prefers slightlyacidic, moist soils

Sun or light

shade

Environmental

concern

Ophioglossum

vulgatum,

Southern

adderstongue

Forb/herb

Osmunda

cinnamomea,

Cinnamon fern

Forb/herb Prefers acidichumus rich soil and

even moisture

Prefers filtered

sun

Environmental

concern

Oxypolis

rigidior,

Stiff cowbane

Forb/herb

Parnassia Forb/herb
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15/19


asarifolia,

Kidneyleaf grass

of Parnassus

Phlox Carolina,

Thickleaf phlox

Forb/herb

Plantagovirginica,

Virginia plantain

Forb/herb

Plantago major,

Common

plantain

Forb/herb Prefers rich moistsoil, but it will grow

in poor, fairly dry

soils.

Prefers full sun

but will grow in

part shade

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Pluchea

camphorata,

Camphorpluchea

Forb/herb

Podostemum

ceratophyllum,

hornleaf

riverweed

Forb/herb

Polygala lutea,

Orange milkwort

Forb/herb

Polygonum

virginianum,

Jumpseed

Forb/herb Smartweed speciesare mostly found

in wetlands,

sandy beaches,

saline or

brackish ponds

and marshes, and

in inundated

swales and

marshes.

They can also be

found in

cultivated

fields, thickets,

swampy woods,

clearings,

wastelands, along

roadsides, in

prairies, and on

rocky, dry

or cool and damp slopes.

Most are shade

intolerant

Prunella

vulgaris,

Common

selfheal

Forb/herb

Ranunculus

abortivus,

Forb/herb
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Littleleaf

buttercup

Ranunculus

recurvatus,

Blisterwort

Forb/herb

Rhexia mariana,Maryland

meadowbeauty

Forb/herb

Rhexia nashii,

Maid marian

Forb/herb

Rhexia virginica,

Handsome Harry

Forb/herb

Up to 2ft

Natural growing

conditions forRhexiavirginica are acidicand low in availablenutrients. The soils are

composed primarily ofsand orundecomposed

organic material, witha moisture regimeranging from standing

water to moist pondshores

Found in full sun

and partial

shade, as youwould find along

the margin of an

open habitat

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Rorippa

palustris,

Bog yellowcress

Forb/herb

Rudbeckia

fulgida,

Orange

coneflower

Forb/herb

Sabatia

macrophylla,

Largeleaf rose

gentian

Forb/herb

Salvia lyrata,

Lyreleaf sage

Forb/herb

Up to 15 inches

Tolerates most

soils. Tolerates

flooding and

drought very well,

but does best in

moist soils

Full sun to light

shade. Foliage

color strongest in

bright light

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Scutellaria

integrifolia,

Helmet flower

Forb/herb

6 to 30 inches

Green Plant

market
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Sonchus asper,

Spiny sowthistle

Forb/herb

Thelypteris

dentata,

Downy maiden

fern

Forb/herb

Triadenum

walteri,

Greater marsh

St. johnswort

Forb/herb

Utricularia

gibba,

Humped

bladderwort

Forb/herb

Vernonia

gigantea,

Giant ironweed

Forb/herb

Woodwardia

areolata,

Netted chainfern

Forb/herb

18 to 24 inches

Moist to wet soils

enriched with

organic matter

Partial shade to

shade, will

tolerate some sun

if kept moist

Wildflower Inc.

Zizia aptera,

Meadow zizia

Forb/herb

12 to 24 inches

Grows best in

humus-rich, average

to moist soil.

Part shade to full

sun

Prairie moon

nursery

Clematis crispa,

Swamp

leatherflower

Vine, subshrub

Ampelopsis

arborea,

Peppervine

Vine, subshrub

Apios americana, Vine, forb/herb
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Groundnut

Hydrocotyle

verticillata,

Whorled

marshpennywort

Vine, forb/herb

Polygonumscandens,

Climbing false

buckwheat

Vine, forb/herb Smartweed speciesare mostly foundin wetlands,

sandy beaches,

saline or

brackish ponds

and marshes, and

in inundated

swales and

marshes.

They can also be

found in

cultivated

fields, thickets,

swampy woods,

clearings,

wastelands, along

roadsides, inprairies, and on

rocky, dry

or cool and damp slopes.

Most are shadeintolerant

Vicia sativa,

Garden vetch

Vine, forb/herb

Bignonia

capreolata,

Crossvine

Vine Cross vine willflourish under a

wide variety of

conditions, and

spread by rootsprouting if not

managed. Drought

tolerant

Light (filtered)

shade to part sun

to full sun. Will

climb to find

light

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Calycocarpum

lyonii,

cupseed

Vine

Decumaria

barbara,

Woodvamp

Vine

Vitis cinerea,

Graybark grape

Vine

Vitis

rotundifolia,

Muscadine

Vine Grow well on a widerange of soils but bestresults are obtained

from well-drainedsandy loams with a

pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Theywill not tolerate low,

wet ground. Vines areshallow rooted

Need full sunwith good air

drainage

Green plant

market
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Vitis vulpine,

Frost grape

Vine

Wisteria

frutescens,

American

wisteria

Vine Tolerates upland siteswith rich, fertile soilsthat are typicallymoist but not

saturated or sites thatare temporarilysaturated or shallowly

flooded during thegrowing season

Sun to part shade Green plant

market,

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