Recommended Native Plant Species for Stream Restoration in North Carolina
Produced By:
Karen Hall
NC Stream Restoration
Institute
PHYSIOGRAPHIC
REGION:
TREES |
SMALL TREES/SHRUBS |
HERBACEOUS |
Aesculus octandra yellow buckeye |
Alnus
serrulata
tag alder |
Arisaema
triphyllum
jack-in-the-pulpit |
Betula lenta cherry birch |
Amelanchier
arborea serviceberry |
Asclepias
incarnata
swamp milkweed |
Betula nigra river birch |
Aronia arbutifolia red chokeberry |
Carex
crinata
fringed sedge |
Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory |
Asimina triloba common pawpaw |
Carex
intumescens
bladder
sedge
|
Carya ovata shagbark hickory |
Calycanthus
floridus sweet-shrub |
Carex
lupulina
hop sedge |
Diospyros virginiana persimmon |
Carpinus caroliniana ironwood |
Carex
lurida
lurid sedge |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash |
Cornus
alternifolia alternate leaf
dogwood |
Carex
scoparia
broom sedge |
Halesia
caroliniana silverbell |
Cornus amomum silky dogwood |
Carex
stricta
tussock sedge |
Nyssa sylvatica blackgum |
Corylus americana hazel-nut |
Carex
vulpinoidea
fox sedge |
Platanus
occidentalis sycamore |
Hamamelis
virginiana witch-hazel |
Chelone
glabra
turtlehead
|
Prunus
serotina black cherry |
Ilex verticillata winter berry |
Cyperus strigosus
umbrella
sedge
|
Salix nigra black willow |
Leucothoe
axillaris doghobble |
Elymus hystrix
bottlebrush
grass
|
Tilia
heterophylla white basswood |
Lindera benzoin spicebush |
Eupatorium fistulosum
Joe-pye-weed
|
|
Lyonia
ligustrina male-berry |
Eupatorium perfoliatum
boneset |
Magnolia
tripetala umbrella tree |
Impatiens capensis
jewel-weed |
|
Physocarpus
opulifolius ninebark |
Juncus effusus
soft rush |
|
Rhododendron
periclymenoides wild azalea |
Leersia oryzoides
rice cutgrass |
|
Rhododendron
viscosum swamp azalea |
Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower |
|
Rosa palustris swamp rose |
Lobelia siphilitica
great blue
lobelia |
|
Salix sericea silky willow |
Ludwigia alternifolia
bushy seedbox |
|
Spirea
latifolia meadowsweet |
Panicum virgatum
switchgrass |
|
Symplocos
tinctoria sweet leaf |
Polygonum sagittatum
tearthumb
|
|
Viburnum cassinoides
Withe-rod |
Scirpus atrovirens
green
bulrush
|
|
Xanthorhiza
simplicissima yellow-root |
Scirpus cyperinus
woolgrass |
|
|
|
Scirpus validus
soft stem
bulrush
|
Sparganium americanum
bur-reed
|
||
Thelypteris palustris
marsh fern
|
||
Uniola
latifolia river oats
|
||
Vernonia noveboracensis
ironweed |
TREES |
SMALL TREES/SHRUBS |
HERBACEOUS |
Betula nigra river birch |
Acer
floridanum southern sugar
maple |
Arisaema triphyllum
jack-in-the-pulpit |
Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory |
Aesculus sylvatica
painted buckeye |
Asclepias incarnata
swamp milkweed |
Carya ovata shagbark hickory |
Alnus serrulata
tag alder |
Carex crinata
fringed sedge |
Celtis
laevigata sugarberry |
Amelanchier
arborea serviceberry
|
Carex intumescens
bladder sedge |
Celtis laevigata sugarberry |
Aronia
arbutifolia red chokeberry |
Carex lupulina
hop sedge |
Diospyros
virginiana persimmon |
Asimina
triloba common pawpaw |
Carex lurida
lurid sedge |
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica green ash |
Calycanthus
floridus sweet-shrub |
Carex scoparia
broom sedge |
Nyssa
sylvatica blackgum |
Carpinus
caroliniana ironwood |
Carex stricta
tussock sedge |
Platanus
occidentalis sycamore |
Cephalanthus
occidentalis buttonbush |
Carex vulpinoidea
fox sedge |
Prunus
serotina black cherry |
Cornus
alternifolia alternate leaf
dogwood |
Chelone glabra
turtlehead |
Quercus
michauxii swamp chestnut
oak |
Cornus amomum silky dogwood |
Cyperus strigosus
umbrella sedge |
Quercus
nigra water oak |
Corylus americana hazel-nut |
Elymus hystrix
bottlebrush grass |
Quercus
phellos willow oak |
Hamamelis
virginiana witch-hazel |
Eupatorium fistulosum
Joe-pye-weed |
Quercus
shumardii Shumard oak |
Hibiscus
moscheutos marsh mallow |
Eupatorium perfoliatum
boneset |
Salix nigra black willow |
Ilex decidua deciduous
holly
|
Impatiens capensis
jewel-weed |
Tilia
heterophylla white basswood |
Ilex verticillata winter berry |
Juncus effusus
soft rush |
|
Itea virginica Virginia
willow
|
Leersia oryzoides
rice cutgrass |
Leucothoe
axillaris doghobble |
Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower |
|
Lindera benzoin spicebush |
Ludwigia alternifolia
bushy seedbox |
|
|
Lyonia
ligustrina male-berry |
Panicum virgatum
switchgrass |
Magnolia
tripetala umbrella tree |
Polygonum sagittatum
tearthumb |
|
Morus rubra red mulberry |
Scirpus atrovirens
green bulrush |
|
Physocarpus
opulifolius ninebark |
Scirpus cyperinus
woolgrass |
|
Rhododendron
periclymenoides wild azalea |
Scirpus validus
soft stem bulrush |
|
Rhododendron
viscosum swamp azalea |
Sparganium americanum
bur-reed |
|
Rosa palustris swamp rose
|
Thelypteris palustris
marsh fern |
|
Salix sericea silky willow |
Uniola
latifolia river oats |
|
Staphylea
trifolia bladdernut |
Vernonia noveboracensis
ironweed |
|
Stewartia
malacodendron silky camellia |
|
|
Symplocos
tinctoria sweet leaf |
||
Viburnum cassinoides
Withe-rod |
||
Viburnum dentatum
Southern
arrow-wood
|
||
Xanthorhiza
simplicissima yellow-root |
TREES |
SMALL TREES/SHRUBS |
HERBACEOUS |
Betula nigra river birch |
Aesculus pavia
red buckeye |
Acorus calamus
sweet flag |
Carya
aquatica water hickory |
Alnus serrulata
tag alder |
Arisaema triphyllum
jack-in-the-pulpit |
Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory |
Aronia
arbutifolia red
chokeberry
|
Asclepias incarnata
swamp milkweed |
Celtis laevigata sugarberry |
Asimina triloba common pawpaw |
Aster novi-belgii
New York aster |
Chamaecyparis
thyoides Atlantic
white-cedar |
Carpinus
caroliniana ironwood |
Carex comosa
bottle brush
sedge |
Diospyros
virginiana persimmon |
Clethra
alnifolia sweet
pepperbush
|
Carex crinata
fringed sedge |
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica green ash |
Cornus amomum silky dogwood |
Carex intumescens
bladder
sedge
|
Fraxinus
profunda pumpkin ash |
Cornus
stricta swamp
dogwood
|
Carex lupulina
hop sedge
|
Gordonia
lasianthus loblolly-bay |
Corylus americana hazel-nut |
Carex lurida
lurid sedge |
Nyssa
aquatica water tupelo |
Cyrilla racemiflora
titi |
Carex stricta
tussock sedge |
Nyssa
biflora swamp tupelo |
Fraxinus
caroliniana water ash |
Carex vulpinoidea
fox sedge |
Nyssa
sylvatica blackgum |
Hamamelis
virginiana witch-hazel |
Chelone glabra
turtlehead
|
Persea
borbonia redbay |
Hibiscus
moscheutos marsh mallow |
Cyperus strigosus
umbrella sedge |
Platanus
occidentalis sycamore |
Ilex coriacea
gallberry |
Dichromena colorata
white-top sedge |
Populus
heterophylla swamp cottonwood |
Ilex decidua
deciduous holly |
Eleocharis parvula
dwarf spike-rush |
Prunus
serotina black cherry |
Ilex glabra
inkberry |
Eupatorium fistulosum
Joe-pye-weed
|
Quercus
lyrata overcup oak |
Itea virginica Virginia willow |
Eupatorium perfoliatum
boneset |
Quercus
michauxii swamp chestnut
oak |
Leucothoe
racemosa doghobble |
Impatiens capensis
jewel-weed |
Quercus
nigra water oak |
Lindera benzoin spicebush |
Juncus effusus
soft rush |
Quercus
pagoda cherrybark oak |
Lyonia
ligustrina male-berry
|
Kosteletzkya virginica
seashore mallow |
Quercus
phellos willow oak |
Lyonia
lucida fetter-bush
|
Leersia oryzoides
rice cutgrass |
Quercus
shumardii Shumard oak |
Magnolia
tripetala umbrella tree |
Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower |
Salix nigra black willow |
Magnolia
virginiana sweetbay |
Ludwigia alternifolia
bushy seedbox |
Taxodium
distichum var. distichum bald cypress |
Morus rubra red mulberry |
Osmunda cinnamomea
cinnamon fern |
Taxodium
distichum var. nutans pond cypress |
Myrica
cerifera wax myrtle |
Osmunda regalis
royal fern |
|
Rhododendron
periclymenoides wild azalea |
Panicum virgatum
switchgrass |
Rhododendron
viscosum swamp
azalea
|
Peltandra virginica
arrow arum |
|
Rosa palustris swamp rose |
Polygonum sagittatum
tearthumb
|
|
Salix sericea silky willow |
Scirpus americanus
American
three-square |
|
Storax
americana snowbell |
Scirpus cyperinus
woolgrass |
|
Symplocos
tinctoria sweet leaf |
Scirpus validus
soft stem
bulrush
|
|
Viburnum dentatum
arrow-wood
|
Sparganium americanum
bur-reed
|
|
Xanthorhiza
simplicissima yellow-root |
Thelypteris palustris
marsh fern
|
|
Zenobia
pulverulenta zenobia
|
Vernonia noveboracensis
ironweed |
*This assumes fresh
water stream restoration sites only.