Appendix L
Maintenance Level Guidelines
Upper Shoreline- Waters’s edge to soil that is not wet most of the year
Big Bluestem ( Andropogon gerardii )
-Prefers moist soil
Mature Height: 3-9ft
-Used to stabilize soil and slow surface runoff. -Also used for upland slope buffer stabilization
Smooth Blue Aster ( Aster laevis )
-Can tolerate wet-mesic conditions for short
Mature Height: 3-5ft
durations -Used to slow storm water runoff
New England Aster ( Aster novae-angliae )
-Prefers moist soil to wet-mesic conditions -Used in upper shoreline zones and for upland slope buffer stabilization *Can be aggressive and form monoculture
Mature Height: 1-4ft
Common Beggarsticks ( Bidens frondosa )
-Prefers moist soil
Mature Height: 8in-3ft
-Used in upper shoreline zones and upland slope buffers
Side-Oats Grama ( Bouteloua curtipendula )
-Mesic to dry
Mature Height: 1-3ft
-Dense root system works well on steep slopes to prevent erosion
Blue Joint Grass ( Calamagrostis Canadensis )
-Prefers saturated soil
Mature Height: 2-5ft
-Tolerates temporary spring flooding up to 6 in *Can spread aggressively by rhizomes in optimal conditions
Bristly Sedge ( Carex comosa )
-Prefers 0 - 12 inches
Mature Height: 1-3ft
-Species tolerates early seasonal flooding
Crested Oval Sedge ( Carex cristatella )
-Prefers moist soil. Tolerates up to 6 in of flooding -Good pioneer species for upper shoreline zones
Mature Height: up to 3ft
Pale Sedge ( Carex granularis ) Mature Height: 0.5-2ft
-Prefers moist soil
-Tolerates 1 inch of standing water for short durations -Used in partially shaded upper shoreline zones
Nodding Beggarsticks ( Bidens cernua )
-Prefers saturated soil.
Mature Height: 4in-3ft
-Tolerates seasonally flooded for short durations -A good pioneer species in upper shoreline zones
Wooly Sedge ( Carex lanuginose )
-Prefers moist soil
Mature Height: 1-3ft
-Tolerates shallow, 6 inches, flooding early in the season
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