Herbs
Items marked with an asterisk (*) are introduced species we are cultivating in the forest garden which have not yet naturalized. The list is by no means complete and will be added to as more species are identified.
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Calamus (Acorus calamus var americanus) *
- Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) *
- White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)
- Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa)
- Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia kolomikta) *
- Ramps (Allium tricoccum)
- American Hog-Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata)
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
- Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
- Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
- Bur Marigolds (Bidens sp.)
- False Nettles and Allies (Boehmeria sp.)
- White Bear Sedge (Carex albursina)
- Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus)
- Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) *
- Citronella Horse Balm (Collinsonia canadensis)
- Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis )
- Wild Yam (Dioscorea quaternata) *
- Intermediate Wood Fern (Dryopteris intermedia)
- Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)
- Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana)
- Barrenwort (Epimedium × versicolor ‘Sulphureum’) *
- Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
- Aspen Fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)
- Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
- Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) *
- Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) *
- Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
- Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) *
- Hyssop (Hyssopus officinali) *
- Common Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
- Elecampane (Inula Helenium) *
- Yellow Archangel (Lamium Galeobdolon) *
- Wood Nettles (Laportea sp.)
- Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) *
- Duckweeds (Lemna sp.)
- Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) *
- Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
- Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
- Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
- Creeping Mazus (Mazus Reptans) *
- Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) *
- Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
- Tall Rattlesnakeroot (Nabalus altissimus)
- Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)
- Roundleaf Ragwort (Packera obovata)
- American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) *
- Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
- American Jumpseed (Persicaria virginiana)
- Canada Clearweed (Pilea pumila)
- Common Plantain (Plantago major)
- Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
- Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans)
- Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum multiflorum)
- Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
- Prickly Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati)
- Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)
- Sorrel ( Rumex acetosa) *
- Docks (Rumex spp.)
- Yellow Sage (Salvia koyamae) *
- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
- Dark Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens)
- Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) *
- Blue-eyed Grasses (Sisyrinchium sp.)
- False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina Racemosa)
- Bluestem Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
- Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) *
- Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Meadow-Rues (Thalictrum sp.)
- Heartleaf Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
- Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
- Creeping Raspberry (Rubus pentalobus) *
- Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
- Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) *
- Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) *
- Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)
- Canada Violet (Viola canadensis)
- Summer Grape (Vitis aestivalis)
- Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor)