Native Species Planting Guide for New York City

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Dulichium arundinaceum Three-Way Sedge


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 4.7-7.5


Form/Color To 3', blooms and fruits in July-October, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
leaves in three ranks. Tolerance: tolerance.


Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine


Tolerance: soils, moderate tolerance of soil
compaction.
Habitat: Open freshwater marshes, tidal areas,


pond edges.
Ecosystem Wildlife value moderate, host to some
Services: butterflies.


Hydrology: Permanently saturated soil or flooding to
1 ft. Not drought tolerant.


Ornamental Architectural upright form, colonal habit.
Value: Green to yellow foliage with radiating Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate


leaves all along the stem. grower, slow rate of vegetative
spread.


Salt Intolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other:


Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:


Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU+ Soil: pH 5.0-7.9


Form/Color Perennial, tufted, 5' tall, waxy pale-gray- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine


green, spikelets in pairs at each node, Tolerance: tolerance.
blooms and fruits in July-October.


Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine


Tolerance: soils, low tolerance of soil compaction.


Habitat: Dry to moist rocky, sandy soil.


Ecosystem Moderately palatable to browse
Services: animals.


Hydrology: Moderate tolerance to drought.


Ornamental Long arching or drooping inflorescence
Value: made up of bristly spikelets with curving Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, rapid


awns. Can grow up to 4 ft high with long grower, no vegetative spread.


pointed leaves along the stem.


Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:


Shade Tolerant of shade.


Tolerance:

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