Spartina alternifolia Salt-Marsh Cordgrass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 4.5-8.5
Form/Color Tall low marsh grass that can grow from Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
2 to 4.5', stems disintegrate in winter, Tolerance: tolerance.
blooms and fruits in July-September.
Urban Tolerant of alkaline fill, concrete
Tolerance: debris.
Habitat: Low salt marsh.
Ecosystem Wildlife value moderate, eaten by
Services: Canada geese, muskrats.
Hydrology: Tolerant of ocean water to 35 ppt salt,
intolerant of drought.
Ornamental It will spread extensively by rhizomes and
Value: produces a spike-like inflorescence turing Compatibility: Can form colonies.
golden yellow in the fall.
Salt Very tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Roots used for stabilizing shore
areas and decreasing destruction
Shade Intolerant of shade. cause by storm tides and wave
Tolerance: action; moderate lifespan.
Spartina cynosuroides Big Cordgrass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 5.8-7.5
Form/Color Moderate grower to 9', blooms and fruits Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
in August-October, yellow flower blooms Tolerance: tolerance.
in spring.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Brackish high tidal marsh, freshwater
marshes.
Ecosystem Wildlife value low, eaten by Canada
Services: geese, muskrat, cover for waterfowl,
wading birds, shorebirds.
Hydrology: Tolerant of brackish water to 10 ppt salt,
Intolerant of drough.
Ornamental The infloresence is large, spreading and
Value: flowers in the late summer. The seed Compatibility: Can form colonies.
head has 20-40 long spikes.
Salt Very tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Long lifespan.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: