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Open Woodland Species
These species can be found in ecosystems that include a blend of tree cover, shrubby thickets and open meadows. -If you are working with a space with existing mature trees and shrubs and a mix of sun and shade, this is a good list to start with.
Actaea racemosa, Black Snakeroot
Agastache foeniculum, Anise Hyssop
Agastache nepetoides, Yellow Giant Hyssop
Agastache scrophulariifolia, Purple Giant Hyssop
Agrimonia gryposepala, Tall Hairy Agrimony
Allium cernuum, Nodding Onion
Anemonastrum canadense, Canada Anemone
Anemone virginiana, Thimbleweed
Aquilegia canadensis, Wild Columbine
Artemisia ludoviciana, Silver Wormwood
Asclepias exaltata, Poke Milkweed
Asclepias hirtella, Tall Green Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata, Pink Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii, Prairie Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed
Astragalus canadensis, Canada Milk Vetch
Blephilia ciliata, Downy Wood Mint
Blephilia hirsuta, Hairy Wood Mint
Blitum capitatum, Strawberry-Blite
Boehmeria cylindrica, Smallspike False Nettle
Bromus pubescens, Hairy Woodland Brome
Camassia scilloides, Eastern Camas
Carex muskingumensis, Palm Sedge
Carex pensylvanica, Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex radiata, Eastern Star Sedge
Carex sprengelii, Long-beaked Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea, Brown Fox Sedge
Cephalanthus occidentalis, Eastern Buttonbush
Cercis canadensis, Canada Redbud
Chamaenerion angustifolium, Fireweed
Chasmanthium latifolium, Northern Sea Oats
Chelone glabra, White Turtlehead
Cinna arundinacea, Stout Woodreed
Clematis virginiana, Virginia Clematis
Clinopodium vulgare, Wild Basil
Coreopsis tripteris, Tall Tickseed
Cryptotaenia canadensis, Canadian Honewort
Desmodium canadense, Showy Tick Trefoil
Desmodium paniculatum, Panicled Tick Trefoil
Doellingeria umbellata, Flat-top White Aster
~ Echinacea purpurea, Eastern Purple Coneflower
Elymus canadensis, Canada Wild Rye
Elymus hystrix, Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus virginicus, Virginia Wild Rye
Epilobium ciliatum, Northern Willowherb
Erigeron annuus, Annual Fleabane
Erigeron pulchellus, Robin's Plantain
Eupatorium perfoliatum, Common Boneset
Eurybia divaricata, White Wood Aster
Eurybia macrophylla, Bigleaf Aster
Euthamia graminifolia, Grass-leaved Goldenrod
Eutrochium purpureum, Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Festuca subverticillata, Nodding Fescue
Fragaria virginiana, Virginia Strawberry
Galium boreale, Northern Bedstraw
Galium concinnum, Shining Bedstraw
Gentiana andrewsii, Closed Bottle Gentian
Gentianella quinquefolia, Stiff Gentian
Geum rivale, Water Avens
Gillenia trifoliata, Bowman's Root
~ Heuchera villosa var. macrorhiza, Giant Alumroot
Heuchera richardsonii, Prairie Alumroot
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum, Great Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum, Virginia Waterleaf
Hylodesmum glutinosum, Large Tick-Trefoil
Hypericum ascyron subsp. pyramidatum, American Great St. John's-wort
Hypericum punctatum, Spotted St. John's-wort
Lespedeza virginica, Slender Bush-Clover
Liatris spicata, Dense Blazing Star
Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower
Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco
Lobelia siphilitica, Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia spicata, Pale Spike Lobelia
Lysimachia ciliata, Fringed Loosestrife
Mitella diphylla, Bishop’s Cap
Monarda didyma, Red Beebalm
Monarda fistulosa, Wild Bergamot: Mid-height, Mid-season strain
Monarda fistulosa, Wild Bergamot: Tall, Late
Muhlenbergia mexicana, Leafy Satin Grass
Nabalus albus, White Rattlesnakeroot
Oenothera biennis, Common Evening Primrose
Oenothera fruticosa, Narrow-Leaved Evening-Primrose
Oenothera pilosella, Prairie Sundrops
Osmorhiza claytonii, Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza longistylis, Aniseroot
Packera aurea, Golden Groundsel
Penstemon hirsutus, Hairy Beardtongue
Persicaria pensylvanica, Pennsylvania Smartweed
Persicaria virginiana, Woodland Knotweed
~ Phlox maculata, Wild Sweet William
Physocarpus opulifolius, Prairie Ninebark
Physostegia virginiana, Obedient Plant
Plantago rugelii, Blackseed Plantain
Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata, Lance-Leaved Self-Heal
Ptelea trifoliata, Common Hop-tree
Pycnanthemum incanum, Hoary Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum verticillatum, Hairy Mountain-Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum, Virginia Mountain Mint
Ratibida pinnata, Grey-headed Prairie Coneflower
Rosa setigera, Climbing Prairie Rose
Rudbeckia hirta, Black-Eyed-Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata, Cut-leaved Coneflower
Sanguinaria canadensis, Bloodroot
Scrophularia marilandica, Carpenter's Figwort
Scutellaria lateriflora, Blue Skullcap
Senna hebecarpa, Wild Senna
Silene virginica, Fire Pink
Solidago bicolor, White goldenrod
Solidago caesia, Blue Stem Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis, Zigzag goldenrod
Solidago gigantea, Giant Goldenrod
Solidago juncea, Early Goldenrod
Solidago macrophylla, Large-leaved Goldenrod
Solidago rigida, Stiff-Leaved Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa, Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod
Solidago squarrosa, Stout Goldenrod
Sorghastrum nutans, Yellow Indiangrass
Spiraea alba, White Meadowsweet
Sporobolus heterolepis, Prairie Dropseed
Strophostyles helvola, Trailing Wild Bean
Strophostyles leiosperma, Small Wild Bean
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum, Lindley's Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium, Heart Leaved Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve, Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, Panicled Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, New England Aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense, Sky Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum pilosum, Frost Aster
Symphyotrichum urophyllum, Arrow-leaved Aster
Taenidia integerrima, Yellow Pimpernel
Thalictrum pubescens, Tall Meadow Rue
Tradescantia ohiensis, Ohio Spiderwort
Verbena hastata, Blue Vervain
Verbena urticifolia, White Vervain
Verbesina alternifolia, Wingstem
Veronica serpyllifolia, Thyme-leaf Speedwell
Veronicastrum virginicum, Culver's root
Viola sororia, Wooly Blue Violet
Zizia aptera, Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea, Golden Alexanders
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