Appendix L
Maintenance Level Guidelines
Upper Shoreline- Waters’s edge to soil that is not wet most of the year (cont.)
Common Iron Weed ( Vernonia fasciculate )
-Wet soil. Tolerates flooding of 2-3 inches in spring
Mature Height: 5ft
-Stabilizes upper shorelines
Torrey’s Rush ( Juncus torreyi )
- Moist to saturated soil. Tolerates up to 2 inches of flood for short durations -Rhizomatous root system stabilizes upper
Mature Height: 3ft
shoreline
Indian Grass ( Sorghastrum nutans )
-Dense, tangled root system binds soil and Slows runoff -Species has no flooding tolerance *Be cautious of non-local seed and hybrids
Mature Height: 4-8ft
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