Groundcovers & Low-Growing Plants
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Type | Habitat | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Fern | Polystichum acrostichoides | Fern | Forest understory | Evergreen; clumping |
| Green-and-Gold | Chrysogonum virginianum | Perennial | Woodland edges | Semi-evergreen spreader |
| Wild Strawberry | Fragaria virginiana | Perennial | Open edges, meadows | Edible fruit |
| Foamflower | Tiarella cordifolia | Perennial | Rich moist forest | White spring spikes |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Perennial | Wet to mesic forest | Semi-evergreen; yellow flowers |
| Wild Ginger | Asarum canadense | Perennial | Rich forests | Heart-shaped velvety leaves |
| Partridge Berry | Mitchella repens | Perennial | Acidic forest floor | Evergreen; red berries |
| Moss Phlox | Phlox subulata | Perennial | Dry sunny banks | Mat-forming; spring color |
| Woodland Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Perennial | Rich moist woods | Lavender-blue spring flowers |
| Alumroot | Heuchera americana | Perennial | Rocky/shaded slopes | Evergreen rosettes |
| Blue-eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Perennial | Moist meadows | Miniature iris family |
| Wintergreen / Teaberry | Gaultheria procumbens | Subshrub | Acidic pine-oak woods | Evergreen; aromatic |
| Allegheny Spurge | Pachysandra procumbens | Perennial | Rich forests | Native pachysandra; semi-evergreen |
| Eastern Prickly-pear | Opuntia humifusa | Cactus | Sandy dry soils | Yes, a native cactus |
| Maryland Meadow Beauty | Rhexia mariana | Perennial | Wet sandy soils | Pink 4-petal flowers |
| Virginia Meadow Beauty | Rhexia virginica | Perennial | Wet acidic meadows | Magenta flowers |
| Lyre-leaf Sage | Salvia lyrata | Perennial | Open woods, lawns | Drought-tolerant spreader |
| Trailing Arbutus | Epigaea repens | Subshrub | Acidic forest banks | Evergreen; fragrant; hard to find |