Ilex verticillata Winterberry
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW Soil: pH 4.5-6.0,
tolerates to 8.0
Form/Color Deciduous, slow grower to 15', flowers Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
white in June-July, red fruit in September- Tolerance:
October, dioecious.
Urban Tolerates soil compaction, performs
Tolerance: well in the right of way.
Habitat: Freshwater tidal marshes, shrub
swamps, swamp forest, flood plain
forests. Ecosystem Wildlife value high, fruit eaten by birds
Services: throughout winter, also eaten by small
mammals.
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding, moderately tolerant of
drought.
Ornamental Small white flowers in summer, red fleshy
Value: fruit in fall, perisisting into the winter. Compatibility: Males often colonial.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Moderately tolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Iva frutescens Marsh Elder
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW+ Soil: pH 5.0-7.5
Form/Color Grows to 9', usually dies back in winter, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
flowers greenish in August-October. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Tolerant of concrete debris.
Tolerance:
Habitat: Coastal, high salt marsh, salt marsh
edges.
Ecosystem Attractive to song birds. Habitat for
Services: generalist wetland birds. Secondary
nesting habitat for Saltmarsh
Hydrology: Tolerant of flooding, drought. Sparrows.
Ornamental Greenish flowers and fruits.
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: