Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FAC Soil: pH 6.5-7.5
Form/Color Perennial, 3 - 9' tall, tufted, stems waxy Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
blue-green and purple in bloom, densely Tolerance: tolerance.
flowered purple in July-September.
Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine
Tolerance: soils, moderate tolerance of soil
compaction.
Habitat: Open areas.
Ecosystem Host to some butterflies.
Services:
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought.
Ornamental Blue-green stem, with a turkey foot
Value: shaped inflorescene. Purple-white Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, slow rate of
flowers. vegetative spread. May become
weedy.
Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Andropogon virginicus Broom-Sedge
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 4.9-7.0
Form/Color Perennial, 20-60" tall, in clumps, pale, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
waxy green in bloom, pale yellow-tan in Tolerance: tolerance.
winter, awned, blooms and fruits in
August-October. Urban Adapted to medium and fine soils, no
Tolerance: tolerance of soil compaction.
Habitat: Sandy, gravelly soil, open areas, uplands
to seasonally dry wetland edges.
Ecosystem Wildlife value moderate, host to some
Services: butterflies.
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought, intolerant of flooding.
Ornamental Green and straw yellow stalk with white
Value: fluffy seeds along the stalk. Compatibility: Allelopathic to competitors.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Early pioneer on poor soil, often
infected by endophytic fungi.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: