Deschampsia flexuosa Common Hairgrass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 4.8-6.8
Form/Color Perennial, slow grower to 3', tufted, wiry, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
blooms and fruits in June-August. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Adapted to coarse and medium soils,
Tolerance: no tolerance of soil compaction.
Habitat: Dry, open woods, fields.
Ecosystem
Services:
Hydrology: Moderate tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Thin wiry basal leaves with long arching
Value: flowering stems. Graceful inflorescence Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
turning a nice straw color. grower, no vegetative spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Tolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Dichanthelium clandestinum Deertongue
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FAC+ Soil: pH 4.0-7.5
Form/Color Slow grower to 2', grows in bunches, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
green foliage up to 1" wide, brown seeds, Tolerance: tolerance.
active in spring and summer.
Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine
Tolerance: soils, low tolerance of soil compaction.
Habitat: Moist,often sandy ground, floodplains and
thickets on stream banks; borders, and
clearings; marshy ground, ditches. Ecosystem Highly palatable to browse animals.
Services:
Hydrology: High tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Green to yellow with small hairs along
Value: stem and inflorescence. Terminal Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, slow grower,
flowering panicle in early summer. no vegetative spread.
Salt Low tolerance of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: