Step 3: Selecting your native plant species
- Zone 4 - Glacier, MT
- Zone 7 - Washington, DC
- Zone 10 - San Diego, CA
Ecological Zone 7 - Washington, D.C.
COMMUNITY 1: MOIST CONDITIONS (average soils) |
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Botanical Name | Common Name | ||
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Tree | Quercus phellos | Willow Oak |  |
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Shrub | Cornus amomum | Silky Dogwood |  |
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Forb | Rudbeckia hirta | Black-Eyed Susan |  |
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Grass | Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge |  |
COMMUNITY 2: DRY CONDITIONS (sunny, windy, steep, sandy soils) |
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Botanical Name | Common Name | ||
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Tree | Quercus coccinea | Scarlet Oak |  |
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Shrub | Rhus copallina | Shining Sumac |  |
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Forb | Coreopsis verticillata | Threadleaf Coreopsis |  |
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Grass | Tridens flavus | Redtop |  |
COMMUNITY 3: WET, SATURATED CONDITIONS (wetland, riparian soils) |
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Botanical Name | Common Name | ||
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Tree | Acer rubrum | Red Maple |  |
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Shrub | Viburnum prunifolium | Black Haw |  |
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Forb | Eupatorium fistulosum | Joe-Pye Weed |  |
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Grass | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Deer-Tongue |  |
