Cyperus grayi Gray's Flatsedge
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: Acidic soils.
Form/Color To 16", blooms and fruits in July-October. Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Dry, sandy soil or fill, open areas,
beaches.
Ecosystem
Services:
Hydrology: Moderately drought tolerant.
Ornamental
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Grows in dry sterile soil where many
other plants can't.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Danthonia compressa Flattened Oatgrass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 4.8-7.0
Form/Color To 8", flowering stems to 32", leaves Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
short, fine, densely tufted, blooms and Tolerance: tolerance.
fruits in June-August.
Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine
Tolerance: soils, no tolerance of soil compaction.
Habitat: Moist to dry open woods.
Ecosystem Wildlife value low.
Services:
Hydrology: Moderately drought tolerant.
Ornamental Low growing grass with long flowering
Value: stem. Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
grower, no vegetative spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Often infected by an endophytic
fungus.
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance: