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35-241 |
Mesic Prairie General |
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Rate (kg/ha) |
Rate (lb/ac) |
% of Mix (% by wt) |
Seeds/ sq ft |
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big bluestem |
Andropogon gerardii |
2.24 |
2.00 |
5.48% |
7.35 |
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side-oats grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
1.79 |
1.60 |
4.39% |
3.53 |
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kalm’s brome |
Bromus kalmii |
0.56 |
0.50 |
1.37% |
1.47 |
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nodding wild rye |
Elymus canadensis |
1.31 |
1.17 |
3.20% |
2.23 |
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slender wheatgrass |
Elymus trachycaulus |
1.12 |
1.00 |
2.73% |
2.53 |
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switchgrass |
Panicum virgatum |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.17% |
0.32 |
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little bluestem |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
1.79 |
1.60 |
4.39% |
8.82 |
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Indian grass |
Sorghastrum nutans |
2.24 |
2.00 |
5.48% |
8.82 |
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prairie dropseed |
Sporobolus heterolepis |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.18% |
0.39 |
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Total Grasses |
11.21 |
10.00 |
27.39% |
35.46 |
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blue giant hyssop |
Agastache foeniculum |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.15% |
1.82 |
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lead plant |
Amorpha canescens |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.15% |
0.25 |
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common milkweed |
Asclepias syriaca |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.10% |
0.06 |
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butterfly milkweed |
Asclepias tuberosa |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.10% |
0.06 |
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Canada milk vetch |
Astragalus canadensis |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.17% |
0.39 |
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white prairie clover |
Dalea candida |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.17% |
0.44 |
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purple prairie clover |
Dalea purpurea |
0.21 |
0.19 |
0.51% |
1.03 |
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Canada tick trefoil |
Desmodium canadense |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.18% |
0.13 |
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stiff sunflower |
Helianthus pauciflorus |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.17% |
0.09 |
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ox-eye |
Heliopsis helianthoides |
0.15 |
0.13 |
0.34% |
0.29 |
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rough blazing star |
Liatris aspera |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.08% |
0.18 |
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great blazing star |
Liatris pycnostachya |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.09% |
0.13 |
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wild bergamot |
Monarda fistulosa |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.17% |
1.61 |
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stiff goldenrod |
Oligoneuron rigidum |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.17% |
0.94 |
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black-eyed susan |
Rudbeckia hirta |
0.35 |
0.31 |
0.86% |
10.56 |
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heath aster |
Symphyotrichum ericoides |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.09% |
2.30 |
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smooth aster |
Symphyotrichum laeve |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.17% |
1.26 |
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blue vervain |
Verbena hastata |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.12% |
1.50 |
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hoary vervain |
Verbena stricta |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.17% |
0.64 |
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golden alexanders |
Zizia aurea |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.15% |
0.23 |
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Total Forbs |
1.68 |
1.50 |
4.11% |
23.89 |
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Oats |
Avena sativa |
28.02 |
25.00 |
68.50% |
11.14 |
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Total Cover Crop |
28.02 |
25.00 |
68.50% |
11.14 |
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Totals: |
40.91 |
36.50 |
100.00% |
70.49 |
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Purpose: |
General mesic prairie mix for native roadsides, ecological restoration, or conservation program plantings. |
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Planting Area: |
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8. |
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MANUFACTURED BY: Ramy Turf
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