Allium triococcum Wild Leek
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU+ Soil: pH 6.8-7.2
Form/Color Succulent grass-like spring ephemeral, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
flower stalks appear after leaves die back, Tolerance: tolerance.
flowers white in June-July.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Forest interior, rich woods.
Ecosystem
Services:
Hydrology: Moist to wet soil conditions.
Ornamental Pairs of glossy green leaves appear in
Value: spring before the flower stalk. White Compatibility: Can form colonies.
flowers form in umbrella-shaped cluster
and produce black seeds.
Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other:
Shade Needs at least 0.5% full sunlight but no
Tolerance: more than 20% full sunlight.
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting
Native To: Regional Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 6.0-7. 5
Form/Color 1' to 3' high, white flowers; stem and Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
underside of leaves white wooly, July - Tolerance: tolerance.
September, fast grower.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Dry open sites.
Ecosystem Attracts butterflies.
Services:
Hydrology: Medium textured soils; medium drought
tolerance; medium moisture usage.
Ornamental Cotton-like appearance. White pearly
Value: bracts surround a yellow center in the Compatibility:
cluster of flowers.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Minor species for increased diversity
and aesthetics in restoration of open
Shade Moderately tolerant of shade. habitats, dry grasslands, meadows,
Tolerance: sandy fill.