Trichostema dichotomum Forked Bluecurls
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: Acidic soils.
Form/Color Grows to 6-24"; blue irregularly 5-lobed Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
flowers bloom August-September. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Open, dry, soil, old fields, open woods,
open dry, disturbed soil.
Ecosystem Valuable to native bees.
Services:
Hydrology: Dry, sandy soil conditions.
Ornamental Blue flowers.
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other: Used for increased diversity and
aesthetics in restoration of dry
Shade Tolerant of partial shade. grasslands or coastal meadows.
Tolerance:
Typha angustifolia Narrowleaf Cattail
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 3.5-8.7
Form/Color Tall grasslike form, wide leaves, to 10'; Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
brown flowers bloom May-June; produces Tolerance: tolerance.
fruit July-August; fast grower.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Swamps, pond margins, freshwater and
brackish tidal marshes, open saturated
soil. Ecosystem Moderate wildlife value; rhizomes
Services: eaten by muskrats; red-wing
blackbirds use for nesting.
Hydrology: Coarse, fine, and medium textured soils;
low drought tolerance.
Ornamental Brown flowers and seed heads.
Value: Compatibility: Frequently forms colonies.
Salt Moderately tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Sometimes used in restorations and
mitigations; used for controlling
Shade Intolerant of shade. erosion in wetland soils in brackish
Tolerance: or alkaline soils; long lifespan.