Arabis canadensis Sicklepod
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 5.0-7.0
Form/Color Biennial to 40", winter rosette evergreen, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
flowers cream-white in May-July, fruits in Tolerance: tolerance.
August-September.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Rocky banks, rich woods, thickets.
Ecosystem Attractive to bees and flies.
Services:
Hydrology: Prefers mesic to dry conditions.
Ornamental Small cream-white flowers on long stalks
Value: line a thin stem. Long drooping sickle- Compatibility:
shaped pods form covering papery seeds.
Salt Low tolerance of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Tolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 4.4-7.2
Form/Color Perennial, grows to 15", dioecious, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
flowers tiny, whitish in May-July, blackish Tolerance: tolerance.
fruit in July-August, dioecious.
Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine
Tolerance: soils, no tolerance of soil compaction.
Habitat: Undisturbed, moist forest understories.
Ecosystem Attractive to bumble bees, other bees,
Services: and syrphid flies, fruits eaten by some
birds and mammals.
Hydrology: Moderate tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Single leaf stalks divide with oval leaflets.
Value: Whitish flowers in round clusters. Purple Compatibility: Frequently forms colonies.
to black round berries.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Tolerant of shade.
Tolerance: