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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:

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