Appendix L
Maintenance Level Guidelines
Upper Shoreline- Waters’s edge to soil that is not wet most of the year (cont.)
Awl-fruited Sedge ( Carex stipata )
-Prefers moist soil up to flooding to a depth of 6
Mature Height: up to 3ft
inches -Slow rate of spread by rhizomes
Fox Sedge ( Carex vulpinoidea )
-Prefers water depth of 6 inches or less, tolerates shade -Used in upper and lower shoreline zones
Mature Height: 1-3ft
Blunt Spike Rush ( Eleocharis obtuse )
- Needs saturated soil
Mature Height: 1-1.5ft
-Tolerates flooding to a depth of 6 in.
Spotted Joe Pye Weed ( Eupatorium maculatum )
-Prefers moist soil
Mature Height: 4ft
- Tolerates flooding up to 6 in. early in the season
Common Boneset ( Eupatorium perfoliatum )
-Prefers moist soil. Tolerates flooding up to 6 inches -Fibrous root system binds soil and resists erosion - Provides good ground cover
Mature Height: 2-3ft
Fowl Manna Grass ( Glyceria striata )
-Prefers moist to saturated areas
Mature Height: 1-4ft
-Good pioneer species in upper shoreline zones
Common Sneeze Weed ( Helenium autumnale )
-Prefers moist to saturated soil. Tolerates brief, shallow flooding -Fibrous root system can help stabilize upper shoreline
Mature Height: 3-5ft
Wild Bergamot ( Monarda fistulosa )
-Mesic soil. Minimal flooding tolerance
Mature Height: 2ft
Black-Eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia hirta )
-Mesic to wet, limited flood tolerance -Extensive fibrous root system stabilizes soil
Mature Height: 1-2ft
Spiderwort ( Tradescantia ohiensis )
-Tolerance of early seasonal flooding for short
Mature Height: 1-2ft
durations -Drought tolerant
Prairie Cordgrass ( Spartina pectinata )
-Prefers wet to saturated soil up to 3 inches of flooding -Used in upper shoreline zones and lower
Mature Height: 5-7ft
shorelines
*Competes with Reed Canary Grass(a plus)
Blue Vervain ( Verbena hastate )
-Species tolerates moderate flooding of 0-8 inches -Used in upper shoreline zones and lower shorelines -A good pioneer species
Mature Height: 5ft
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