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#*Plants able to survive in soils that are seasonally saturated, yet can also tolerate periodic drought.
#*Plants able to survive in soils that are seasonally saturated, yet can also tolerate periodic drought.
#*Species include grasses and groundcovers, as well as low shrub species.
#*Species include grasses and groundcovers, as well as low shrub species.


#High Zone (The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.)
#High Zone (The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.)
*Plants should have deep roots for structure, be drought-tolerant and capable of withstanding occasional soil saturation.  
#*Plants should have deep roots for structure, be drought-tolerant and capable of withstanding occasional soil saturation.  
*Trees and large shrubs planted in this zone will aid in the infiltration and absorption of stormwater.
#*Trees and large shrubs planted in this zone will aid in the infiltration and absorption of stormwater.
*This area can be considered a transition area into other landscape or site areas.
#*This area can be considered a transition area into other landscape or site areas.
*A variety (min. five) species should be used to prevent a monoculture.
#*A variety (min. five) species should be used to prevent a monoculture.
 


#Exposure to roadway or parking lot runoff
#Exposure to roadway or parking lot runoff
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