Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush Grass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: Not Available.
Form/Color To 5', little branched with blades up to 12" Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
long. Blooms and fruits in June-August. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Tolerant of air pollution.
Tolerance:
Habitat: Upland open woods, gaps.
Ecosystem Attractive to birds.
Services:
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought.
Ornamental Showy inflorescence that resemble bottle
Value: brushes. Compatibility:
Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other: Often infected by endophytic fungi.
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:
Elymus riparius Streambank Wild Rye
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW Soil: pH 4.5-7.2
Form/Color To 3', tufted, blooms and fruits in July- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
September. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine
Tolerance: soils, moderate tolerance of soil
compaction.
Habitat: Moist woods, stream banks.
Ecosystem
Services:
Hydrology: Low tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Drooping inflorescence made up of bristly
Value: spikelets with shorter awns than E. Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
canadensis. growth rate, no vegetative spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance: