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Agrostis perennans Autumn Bent-Grass


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 5.5-7.5


Form/Color Perennial, grows to 3' tall, tufted with Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
autumn basal shoots, inflorescence Tolerance: tolerance.


flowers and fruits August-September.


Urban High tolerance of soil compaction
Tolerance:


Habitat: Disturbed woods, open areas, lawns, trail
edges.
Ecosystem Slightly palatable for browse animals,


Services: moderately palatable for graze
animals.


Hydrology: Low tolerance to drought.


Ornamental Pale green to bronze-tinged


Va lue: inflorescence. Fine-textured form. Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
grower, moderate rate of vegetative


spread.


Salt Intolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other: Susceptible to infection by some
endophytic fungi.
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.


Tolerance:


Ammophila breviligulata Beach Grass


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU- Soil: pH 5.5-7.9


Form/Color Rapid grower to 3', blooms and fruits in Stormwater Insufficient information to determine


July-September. Thick wiry-green basal Tolerance: tolerance.
foliage with upright yellow flowering stalks.


Urban Adapted to coarse and medium


Tolerance: textured soils, low tolerance of soil
compaction.
Habitat: Beach foredunes, needs a moving


substrate.
Ecosystem Moderately palatable by browse
Services: animals.


Hydrology: Moderately tolerant of drought.


Ornamental
Value: Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, rapid


grower, moderate rate of vegetative
spread.


Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Used extensively in dune stabilization.


Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:

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