Intolerant - Shade intolerant plants grow beneath light shade. Examples include black cherry and potentilla species. Very intolerant - These plants are suppressed in shade and, therefore, require full sun exposure to grow and survive. Examples include quaking aspen and red osier dogwood. The soil texture range indicates what soil textures a particular plant requires.
Sand is the largest particle, silt intermediate, and clay the smallest.
Soils have different textures depending on the proportions of sand, silt, or clay particles. The drainage range indicates what soil drainage conditions a species can tolerate. Soil drainage is a relationship between water in the soil and topography. Flooded - In these areas, standing water is present most of the growing season. Wet - These are areas where standing water is present most of the growing season, except during times of drought.