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Rumex verticillatus Swamp Dock


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: Not Available.


Form/Color Grows to 4'; perennial, ascending Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
branches; green flowers; 3-winged flower Tolerance: tolerance.
fruit June-September.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Pond edges, swamps.


Ecosystem


Services:


Hydrology: Intolerant of drought.


Ornamental
Value: Compatibility: Can form colonies.


Salt Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance. Other:


Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:


Sagittaria latifolia Broadlead Arrowhead


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 4.7-8.9


Form/Color Basal leaves; leaf blades are arrowhead- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine


shaped; white three-petaled flowers Tolerance: tolerance.
bloom summer through fall.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Ditches, marshes, pools along stream


and lake edges.
Ecosystem Attracts birds.
Services:


Hydrology: Intolerant of drought conditions; high
moisture usage.


Ornamental White flowers.
Value: Compatibility: Can form colonies.


Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:


Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:

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