Agrostis perennans Autumn Bent-Grass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU Soil: pH 5.5-7.5
Form/Color Perennial, grows to 3' tall, tufted with Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
autumn basal shoots, inflorescence Tolerance: tolerance.
flowers and fruits August-September.
Urban High tolerance of soil compaction
Tolerance:
Habitat: Disturbed woods, open areas, lawns, trail
edges.
Ecosystem Slightly palatable for browse animals,
Services: moderately palatable for graze
animals.
Hydrology: Low tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Pale green to bronze-tinged
Va lue: inflorescence. Fine-textured form. Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
grower, moderate rate of vegetative
spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Susceptible to infection by some
endophytic fungi.
Shade Tolerant of partial shade.
Tolerance:
Ammophila breviligulata Beach Grass
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACU- Soil: pH 5.5-7.9
Form/Color Rapid grower to 3', blooms and fruits in Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
July-September. Thick wiry-green basal Tolerance: tolerance.
foliage with upright yellow flowering stalks.
Urban Adapted to coarse and medium
Tolerance: textured soils, low tolerance of soil
compaction.
Habitat: Beach foredunes, needs a moving
substrate.
Ecosystem Moderately palatable by browse
Services: animals.
Hydrology: Moderately tolerant of drought.
Ornamental
Value: Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, rapid
grower, moderate rate of vegetative
spread.
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Used extensively in dune stabilization.
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: