MARITIME GRASSLAND
Examples Include: Marine Park (BK), Arverne (QU), Ocean Breeze (SI).
Recommended Plants:
Graminoids
Ammophila breviligulata Beach grass
Andropogon virginicus Broom-sedge
Aristida dichotoma Churchmouse threeawn
Aristida tuberculosa Seaside threeawn
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple love grass
Juncus greenei Greene‟s rush
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Schizachyrium littorale Coastal little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass
Forbs
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed
Desmodium paniculatum Panicled tick-trefoil
Eupatorium altissimum Tall boneset
Eupartorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaved boneset
Euthamia caroliniana Slender goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia Lance-leaved goldenrod
Ioncatis linariifolius Flaxleaf whitetop aster
Krigia virginica Virginia dwarf dandelion
Lespedeza capitata Round-headed bush-clover
Nuttalanthus canadensis Blue toadflax
Oenothera biennis Common evening primrose
Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops
Opuntia humifusa Devil‟s tongue
Plantago aristata Largebracted plantain
Potentilla canadensis Dwarf cinquefoil
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Rabbit-tobacco
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod
Symphyotrichum ericoides White heath aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
Trichostema dichotomum Forked blue curls