NC State Extension provides an extensive database of plants:  https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/

For an extensive list of NC resource links, including vegetables, trees, fruits, poisonous plants, bloom calendars, and many other informative items:  https://gardening.ces.ncsu.edu/gardening-plants/

Master Gardener Volunteers^SM of Chatham County have provided lists of recommended plants under the section on Recommended Plant Lists