Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel Bush
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW Soil: pH 5.5-8.5
Form/Color Semievergreen, rounded shrub, upright Stormwater Potentially tolerant.
branches, cottony fruits in fall, fast grower Tolerance:
to 5-12' tall, 5-12' wide.
Urban Tolerant of soil compaction, concrete
Tolerance: debris.
Habitat: Coastal, salt marsh edges, usually
upland of Iva. spp.
Ecosystem Cover for wildlife, nectar for bees,
Services: butterflies, moths, nsects, birds eat
seeds.
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding, drought.
Ornamental Deep green to gray-green leaves, cottony
Value: fruits. Compatibility:
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Mostly pest free.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea
Native To: Regional Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 4.5-6.0
Form/Color Deciduous, slow to moderate grower to 3' Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
tall, , flowers white in June-July, fruit dry in Tolerance: tolerance.
August-October.
Urban Intolerant of soil compaction.
Tolerance:
Habitat: Open, dry, oak woods.
Ecosystem Host to some butterfly larvae.
Services:
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought, intolerant of flooding.
Ornamental White flowers in summer.
Value: Compatibility: Can form colonies.
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Nitrogen fixer. Exceptionally deep
roots make it well adapted to persist
Shade Moderately tolerant of shade. after fires.
Tolerance: