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Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 4.8-7.5


Form/Color Perennial, multi-stemmed to 6'; yellow Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
flowers bloom August-October; fast Tolerance:
grower.


Urban Tolerant of fill and concrete.


Tolerance:


Habitat: Open areas and old fields.


Ecosystem Eaten by small and large mammals


Services: and terrestrial birds.


Hydrology: Fine, coarse, and medium textured soils;


medium drought tolerance.


Ornamental Showy, yellow flowers.
Value: Compatibility: Can compete with Mugwort invasion


in nutrient rich, open fill soils,
considered aggressive.


Salt Intolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other: Used for erosion control on open
slope, degraded open areas,
Shade Intolerant of shade. meadows with concrete, roadsides.


Tolerance:


Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 5.0-6.0


Form/Color Perennial, frequently multistemmed to 4'; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine


showy, yellow flowers bloom July-August. Tolerance: tolerance.


Urban Tolerant of concrete and fill soil.


Tolerance:


Habitat: Dry fields and roadsides.


Ecosystem Attracts birds and butterflies.
Services:


Hydrology: Dry to moist, sandy soils.


Ornamental Showy, yellow flowers.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance. Other: Used for increased diversity and
aesthetics in vegetation of open


Shade Intolerant of shade. slopes, degraded open areas,
Tolerance: roadsides, meadows with concrete.

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