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Rhynchospora capitellata Brownish Beak Rush


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


Form/Color To 32", tufted, leaves flat and narrow; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
several flowers along stem bloom and Tolerance: tolerance.
fruit in July-October.


Urban Insufficient information to determine


Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Wet open ground, bogs, wet sand, needs


acid soil.
Ecosystem Host to some butterflies.
Services:


Hydrology: Intolerant of drought, tolerant of flooding.


Ornamental
Value: Compatibility:


Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other:


Shade Intolerant of shade.


Tolerance:


Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane plumegrass


Native To: Regional Wetland Indicator: FACW+ Soil: pH 3.5-7.0


Form/Color Grows to 10' tall; reedlike stems; green Stormwater Insufficient information to determine


flower blooms in summer; fast grower. Tolerance: tolerance.


Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.


Habitat: Coarse and medium textured soils; open,
moist sandy areas; bogs; swales.
Ecosystem Minor provider of food for terrestrial


Services: birds.


Hydrology: Intolerant of drought; medium moisture


usage.


Ornamental Giant grass growing 6-10 ft with large
Value: fluffy terminal panicles of reddish-peach Compatibility:


seed heads.


Salt Intolerant of salt.


Tolerance: Other:


Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:

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