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35-421 Dry Prairie NW

Lbs/Acre 11.00

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Replaces BWSR U2

35-421

Dry Prairie Northwest

Common Name

Scientific Name

Rate (kg/ha)

Rate (lb/ac)

% of Mix (% by wt)

Seeds/ sq ft

side-oats grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

1.35

1.20

10.89%

2.64

blue grama

Bouteloua gracilis

0.84

0.75

6.81%

11.00

kalm’s brome

Bromus kalmii

1.01

0.90

8.17%

2.64

nodding wild rye

Elymus canadensis

1.12

1.00

9.09%

1.91

slender wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus

1.12

1.00

9.11%

2.54

porcupine grass

Hesperostipa spartea

0.50

0.45

4.09%

0.11

junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

0.28

0.25

2.23%

18.00

little bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

1.68

1.50

13.63%

8.26

sand dropseed

Sporobolus cryptandrus

0.22

0.20

1.86%

15.00

Total Grasses

8.13

7.25

65.88%

62.10

Prairie Wild Onion

Allium stellatum

0.03

0.03

0.27%

0.12

Canada milk vetch

Astragalus canadensis

0.08

0.07

0.61%

0.42

white prairie clover

Dalea candida

0.07

0.06

0.55%

0.42

purple prairie clover

Dalea purpurea

0.12

0.11

0.99%

0.60

Canada tick trefoil

Desmodium canadense

0.06

0.05

0.45%

0.10

stiff sunflower

Helianthus pauciflorus

0.03

0.03

0.31%

0.05

ox-eye

Heliopsis helianthoides

0.07

0.06

0.55%

0.14

rough blazing star

Liatris aspera

0.03

0.03

0.23%

0.15

dotted blazing star

Liatris punctata

0.02

0.02

0.18%

0.05

wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

0.03

0.03

0.27%

0.77

stiff goldenrod

Oligoneuron rigidum

0.03

0.03

0.27%

0.45

prairie coneflower

Ratibida columnifera

0.07

0.06

0.55%

0.93

black-eyed susan

Rudbeckia hirta

0.07

0.06

0.55%

2.03

gray goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis

0.02

0.02

0.17%

2.00

heath aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides

0.01

0.01

0.14%

1.10

smooth aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

0.03

0.03

0.27%

0.61

heart-leaved alexanders

Zizia aptera

0.06

0.05

0.50%

0.24

Total Forbs

0.84

0.75

6.86%

10.18

Oats

Avena sativa

3.36

3.00

27.26%

1.34

Total Cover Crop

3.36

3.00

27.26%

1.34

Totals:

12.33

11.00

100.00%

73.62

Purpose:

Regional dry prairie reconstruction for wetland mitigation, ecological restoration, or conservation program plantings.

Planting Area:

Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Province, Red River Prairie Section, Hardwood Hills subsection of the MN & NE IA Morainal Section, far western portions of the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province.  Mn/DOT Districts 2(west) & 4(north).

MANUFACTURED BY: Ramy Turf

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