Rumex verticillatus Swamp Dock
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: Not Available.
Form/Color Grows to 4'; perennial, ascending Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
branches; green flowers; 3-winged flower Tolerance: tolerance.
fruit June-September.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Pond edges, swamps.
Ecosystem
Services:
Hydrology: Intolerant of drought.
Ornamental
Value: Compatibility: Can form colonies.
Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other:
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:
Sagittaria latifolia Broadlead Arrowhead
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 4.7-8.9
Form/Color Basal leaves; leaf blades are arrowhead- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
shaped; white three-petaled flowers Tolerance: tolerance.
bloom summer through fall.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Ditches, marshes, pools along stream
and lake edges.
Ecosystem Attracts birds.
Services:
Hydrology: Intolerant of drought conditions; high
moisture usage.
Ornamental White flowers.
Value: Compatibility: Can form colonies.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: