| Botanical name | Common name | Botanical name | Common name | |
| TREES AND SHRUBS | FLOWERS | |||
| Abies | Fir | Aquilegia | Columbine | |
| Acer negundo | Box elder | Aster | ||
| A. rubrum | Red maple | Celosia | Cockscomb | |
| A. saccharinum | Silver maple | Chrysanthemum | Mum, daisy, marguerite | |
| Celastrus | Bittersweet | |||
| Cercis | Redbud | Dianthus | Carnation, pink, sweet William | |
| Clematis | ||||
| Cornus | Dogwood | Digitalis | Foxglove | |
| Forsythia | Iberis | Candytuft | ||
| Fraxinus | Ash | Iris | ||
| Ginkgo | Maidenhair tree | Lathyrus | Sweet pea | |
| Hydrangea | Papaver | Poppy | ||
| Ilex | Holly | Petunia | ||
| Juniperus | Juniper | Phlox | ||
| Kalmia | Mountain laurel | Portulaca | Moss rose | |
| Ligustrum | Privet | Viola | Pansy, viola, violet | |
| Liquidambar | Sweet gum | |||
| Lonicera | Honeysuckle | GROUND COVERS | ||
| Magnolia | Hedera | Ivy | ||
| Morus | Mulberry | Pachysandra | ||
| Picea | Spruce | |||
| Pinus | Pine | VEGETABLES AND FRUITS | ||
| Pyrus | Pear | Brussels sprout | ||
| Quercus alba | White oak | Cabbage | ||
| Q. coccinea | Scarlet oak | Cantaloupe | ||
| Q. rubra | Red oak | Carrot | ||
| Q. stellata | Post oak | Cauliflower | ||
| Q. velutina | Black oak | Cucumber | ||
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron, | Eggplant | ||
| azalea | Lettuce | |||
| Robinia | Locust | Onion | ||
| Symphoricarpos | Snowberry | Pea | ||
| Syringa | Lilac | Pumpkin | ||
| Thuja occidentalis | American arborvitae | |||
| Tsuga | Hemlock | Radish | ||
| Spinach | ||||
| Squash | ||||
| Sweet potato | ||||
| Turnip | ||||
| Watermelon | ||||
Adapted from Japanese Beetle, Cooperative Extension Services,
West Virginia University, Pest Information Series 68.