nrg-native-species-planting-guide-091714

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OAK OPENING


These communities were originally characterized as openings that occurred as gaps within


extensive oak-hickory forests. A grass-savanna community would flourish on these very well-


drained sites, on knobs or hilltops with shallow soil over rock outcrops or sandy to gravelly soils.


Fragmentation throughout New York City‟s remaining forests restricts areas where this plant


community still naturally occurs. Woody species will continue to creep in from the surrounding


tree and shrub lines, unless maintained to keep a meadow-like open character.


Examples Include: Pelham Bay-Orchard Beach Meadow (BX), Central Park-North Woods (MN),


Clove Lakes (SI).


Recommended Plants:


Ferns


Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern


Thelypteris novaboracensis New York fern


Graminoids


Agrostis perennans Autumn bent-grass


Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem


Aristida oligantha Prarie threeawn


Aristida purpurascens Arrowfeather threeawn


Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge


Dichanthelium clandestinum Deertongue


Elymus hystix Bottlebrush grass


Eragrostis spectabilis Purple lovegrass


Panicum virgatum Switchgrass


Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem


Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass


Tridens flavus Purpletop tridens


Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern gamagrass


Forbs


Allium canadense Wild garlic


Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed


Ascelpias tuberosa Butterfly weed


Desmodium canadense Showy tick-trefoil


Doellingeria umbellata Flat top aster


Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaved boneset


Eupatorium serotinum Late eupatorium


Euthamia graminifolia Lance-leaved goldenrod


Eutrochium purpureum Sweet Joe-pye weed


Geranium maculatum Wild geranium


Helianthus decapetalus Thin-leaved sunflower


Helianthus divaricatus Woodland sunflower

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