Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FAC Soil: pH 4.5-7.5
Form/Color Tall upright clump forming grass. Slow Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
grower to 6', tufted, blooms and fruits in Tolerance:
July-September.
Urban Tolerant of sterile, acid, sandy soil,
Tolerance: low nutrient fill, performs well in the
right of way.
Habitat: Back dunes, dry to wet meadows,
successional shrub lands, grasslands,
upper edges of salt marsh. Ecosystem Wildlife value high.
Services:
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding, drought.
Ornamental Attractive clumps. Large open panicles
Value: turning from green to a straw-like color. Compatibility: Does not compete well with
mugwort or other aggressive weeds
in high-nutrient soils.
Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:
Rhynchospora alba White Beak Rush
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: Acidic soils.
Form/Color To 28", tufted, blooms and fruits in July- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
September. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Sphagnum bogs, sandy or acid peaty soil.
Ecosystem Host to some butterflies.
Services:
Hydrology: Intolerant of drought, tolerant of flooding.
Ornamental
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: