Spartina pectinata Prairie Cordgrass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 6.0-8.5
Form/Color To 7', blooms and fruits in July- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
September, has a distinctive comb-like Tolerance: tolerance.
inflorescence, rapid grower.
Urban Should be tolerant of concrete debris.
Tolerance:
Habitat: Brackish to freshwater shores, marshes.
Ecosystem Low nutrition value; provides cover for
Services: game, songbirds, and small
mammals.
Hydrology: Low drought tolerance; high moisture
usage; poor drainage.
Ornamental The colorful inflorescence is large and
Value: spreading in a distinctive comb-like form. Compatibility:
Salt Low tolerance of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Long lifespan.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Tridens flavus Purpletop
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 4.5-6. 5
Form/Color This tall erect grass can reach 3-6.5 ft tall. Stormwater Potentially tolerant of stormwater.
Tufted, blooms and fruits in August- Tolerance:
October, inflorescence dark purple.
Urban Tolerant of low-nutrient soils. Used for
Tolerance: bioretention.
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, dry, open woods.
Ecosystem Host to some butterflies.
Services:
Hydrology: Tolerant of drought.
Ornamental Purple panicles bloom in a pyrimidal form
Value: and droop when they are in seed. Compatibility: Can form colonies.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Used for bioretention.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: