Scirpus atrovirens Dark-green Bulrush
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 4.0-8.0
Form/Color Moderate grower to 4', tufted, blooms and Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
fruits in July-August. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Tolerant of disturbance.
Tolerance:
Habitat: Wet meadows, swamps, wet thickets.
Ecosystem Host to some butterflies, seeds eaten
Services: by waterfowl, roots eaten by muskrats
and geese, provides cover for nesting
Hydrology: Low drought tolerance; medium moisture birds.
usage.
Ornamental Dark green stems can reach up to 4.5 ft
Value: high. The terminal inflorescence holds Compatibility:
brown dense spiklets that radiate in all
different directions.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Also known as green bulrush or
black bulrush.
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:
Scirpus cyperinus Wool Grass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW+ Soil: pH 4.8-8.0
Form/Color Moderate grower to 5', tufted, blooms and Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
fruits in August-October, flowers greenish, Tolerance: tolerance.
becoming wooly brown.
Urban Probably tolerant of concrete debris.
Tolerance:
Habitat: Freshwater tidal and nontidal marshes,
wet fill, swamps.
Ecosystem Wildlife value high, seeds eaten by
Services: waterfowl, muskrats, host to some
butterflies.
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding, tolerates saturated
soil 25% of growing season.
Ornamental Tall grass-like upright form reaching 4-5 ft
Value: high. The dense terminal infloresence Compatibility: Can form colonies.
has a wooly-like apperance when in
seed, turning a nice light brown.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: