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o Grasses and herbaceous species from Mixed Oak-Hickory Forest and Maritime


Grasslands communities work well on green roofs, due to their tolerance of


winds, shallow soils and drought.


Cultural Communities:


Cultural communities are either created or maintained by human activities. Many


of our urban disturbed areas were once fill or dump sites that drastically changed


the soil makeup, permeability, and the natural plant communities that once


existed there. Reforestation and restoration claim a unique definition in a


densely populated city and require plant species that must thrive in areas with


low nutrient levels, low permeability, a minimal amount of organic matter, and


high salinity levels resulting from urban fill and runoff.


o WETLANDS: Many of New York City‟s shallow and deep emergent marshes


have been invaded by Phragmites, the common reed grass, or purple loosestrife.


Restoration in these high nutrient, fill/dump wetlands is a long-term process and


requires multiple methods. A number of native plant species can be gradually


introduced during the treatment process to help colonize newly disturbed land,


remediate the soil, and compete with the aggressive invasives.


Recommended Plants:


Graminoids


Carex atlantica Prickly bog sedge


Carex crinita Fringed sedge


Carex stricta Tussock sedge


Juncus canadensis Canadian rush


Juncus effusus Soft rush


Panicum virgatum Switchgrass


Scirpus cyperinus Wool grass


Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Soft stem bulrush


Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern gamagrass


Forbs


Decodon verticillatus Swamp loostrife


Hibiscus moscheutos Rose-mallow


Solidago rugosa Wrinkleleaf goldenrod


Vines


Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper


Vitis labrusca Fox grape


Vitis riparia River grape


Shrubs


Baccharis halmifolia Groundsel bush


Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush

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