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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,
Cure nursery
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
Forestfarm.com,
Cure nursery
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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
Forestfarm.com,Cure nursery
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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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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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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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
Forestfarm.com,
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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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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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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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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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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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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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