Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW Soil: pH 5.0-7.4
Form/Color To 4', culms unbranched and leaves up to Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
12" long. Blooms and fruits in June- Tolerance: tolerance.
August.
Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine
Tolerance: soils, moderate tolerance of soil
compaction.
Habitat: Open, moist woods.
Ecosystem Highly palatable to browse animals.
Services:
Hydrology: Moderate tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Upright growing habit and infloresence
Value: made up of thick bristly spikelets. Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
growth rate, no vegetative spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Lovegrass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 4.0-7.5
Form/Color To 2', stems usually in low tufts, blooms Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
and fruits in August-September, Tolerance: tolerance.
inflorescence purple.
Urban Adapted to coarse and medium soils,
Tolerance: no tolerance of soil compaction.
Habitat: Tolerates dry, sandy soil or fill.
Ecosystem Moderately palatable to browse
Services: animals.
Hydrology: High tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Low growing, showy purple inflorescence
Value: in fall. Green thin leaves can have a Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
reddish tinge. grower, moderate rate of vegetative
spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: