DEEP EMERGENT MARSH
Examples Include: Van Cortlandt Lake (BX), Canarsie Beach Park (BK), Central Park-Belvedere
(MN), Baisley Pond (QU), Wolfe‟s Pond (SI).
Recommended Plants:
Graminoids
Carex comosa Bottlebrush sedge
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Soft stem bulrush
Spartina pectinata Prairie cordgrass
Forbs
Hibiscus moscheutos Rose-mallow
Impatiens capensis Jewelweed
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower
Peltandra virginica Green arrow arum
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed
Rumex verticillatus Swamp dock
Sagittaria latifolia Broadlead arrowhead
Typha angustifolia Narrowleaf cattail
Typha latifolia Broadleaf cattail
Shrubs
Alnus serrulata Common alder
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood
Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood