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Trichostema dichotomum Forked Bluecurls


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: Acidic soils.


Form/Color Grows to 6-24"; blue irregularly 5-lobed Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
flowers bloom August-September. Tolerance: tolerance.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Open, dry, soil, old fields, open woods,


open dry, disturbed soil.
Ecosystem Valuable to native bees.
Services:


Hydrology: Dry, sandy soil conditions.


Ornamental Blue flowers.
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other: Used for increased diversity and


aesthetics in restoration of dry
Shade Tolerant of partial shade. grasslands or coastal meadows.
Tolerance:


Typha angustifolia Narrowleaf Cattail


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 3.5-8.7


Form/Color Tall grasslike form, wide leaves, to 10'; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
brown flowers bloom May-June; produces Tolerance: tolerance.


fruit July-August; fast grower.


Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Swamps, pond margins, freshwater and


brackish tidal marshes, open saturated
soil. Ecosystem Moderate wildlife value; rhizomes


Services: eaten by muskrats; red-wing
blackbirds use for nesting.


Hydrology: Coarse, fine, and medium textured soils;


low drought tolerance.


Ornamental Brown flowers and seed heads.


Value: Compatibility: Frequently forms colonies.


Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Sometimes used in restorations and
mitigations; used for controlling


Shade Intolerant of shade. erosion in wetland soils in brackish
Tolerance: or alkaline soils; long lifespan.

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