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Dichanthelium latifolium Broadleaf Rosette Grass


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU- Soil: pH 4.0-6.5


Form/Color Rapid grower to 3', grows in bunches, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
active in Summer, blooms in Spring. Tolerance: tolerance.


Urban Adapted to coarse and medium soils,


Tolerance: no tolerance of soil compaction.


Habitat: Forests and thickets.


Ecosystem Moderately palatable to browse
Services: animals.


Hydrology: Moderate tolerance to drought.


Ornamental Broad-leaved grass growing in rosettes.
Value: Terminal flowering panicle with delicate Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, rapid


flowers and seeds. grower, can spread by rhizomes.


Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:


Shade Moderately tolerant of shade.
Tolerance:


Distichlis spicata Salt-Grass


Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW+ Soil: pH 4.0-10.5


Form/Color Moderate grower to 16", plant usually Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
reclining, gray-green, tan in autumn, Tolerance: tolerance.


blooms and fruits in August-October.


Urban Adapted to medium and fine soils,
Tolerance: high tolerance of soil compaction.


Habitat: High salt marsh.


Ecosystem Wildlife value low.
Services:


Hydrology: Tolerant of saltwater to 50 ppt, tolerant of


spring tide flooding.


Ornamental Low- growing, high marsh grass. A


Value: companion plant to Spartina patens. Compatibility: Often codominant with Spartina
Thick flowering heads turning a straw like patens. Can form colonies.


color.


Salt Tolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other: One of very few grasses to tolerate
salt marshes.
Shade Intolerant of shade.


Tolerance:

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