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Forbs Table 3

	Table 3 Forb Species - Seed Quality Standards May 5, 2011
Family Name	Scientific Name	Common Name	SEED GERMINATION %	Pure Seed, (min%)	PLS	Other Crop, (max%)	Inert, (max%)	Common Weed Seed, (max %)	OR Restricted Weed Seeds (singly or combined)1	Average seeds per lb.
Apiaceae	asps	asps	70	90	63
Apiaceae	Lomatium mohavense	Biscuitroot, Mojave	70	90	63					45,000
Apiaceae	Lomatium nudicaule	Barestem biscuitroot		99	0	0.10	1.0	0.20	2/lb
Apiaceae	Lomatium nuttallii	Nuttall Desert Parsley	60	90	54					118,848
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias erosa	Milkweed, desert	80	90	72					270,000
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias nyctaginifolia	Milkweed, Mojave	70	90	63					240,000
Asteraceae	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow, Common, Western	85	94	80	0.10	6.0	0.20	11 4/lb	2,270,000
Asteraceae	Anaphalis margaritacea	Pearly everlasting		85	0	0.10	15.0	0.20	182/lb
Asteraceae	asps	asps	70	90	63
Asteraceae	Baileya multiradiata	Marigold, desert	80	85	68					900,000
Asteraceae	Balsamorhiza sagitatta	Tapertip Hawksbeard	80	95	76					55,000
Asteraceae	Coreopsis californica	Tickseed, California	80	80	64					390,000
Asteraceae	Eriophyllum lanatum	Woolly sunflower		90	0	0.15	10.0	0.10	31/lb
Asteraceae	Gaillardia aristata	Blanketflower	80	90	72	0.10	25.0	0.20	6/lb	450,000
Asteraceae	Geraea canescens	Desert sunflower	70	90	63
Asteraceae	Grindelia integrifolia	Puget Sound gumweed		98	0	0.10	2.0	0.20
Asteraceae	Machaeranthera carnosa	Alkali-aster	70	85	60					1,500,000
Asteraceae	Machaeranthera tortifolia	Mojave-aster	80	80	64
Asteraceae	Malacothrix glabrata, M. californica, M. sonchoides	Desert dandelion	70	85	60					400,000
Asteraceae	Ratibida columnifera	Prairie coneflower		95	0	0.10	5.0	0.20	23/lb
Asteraceae	Symphyotrichum hallii	Halls aster		70	0	0.15	30.0	0.30	51/lb
Asteraceae	Viguiera multiflora	Showy Goldeneye	40	90	36					363,200
Boraginaceae	asps	asps	75	90	68
Brassicaceae	Lepidium densiflorum ramosum	Pepperwort	60	90	54
Brassicaceae	Stanleya pinnata inyoensis	Prince's plume	60	90	54
Capparaceae	Cleome serrulata	Rocky Mountain Beeplant	80	95	76					74,426
Cyperaceae	Carex densa	Dense sedge		70	0	0.10	30.0	0.20	20/lb
Cyperaceae	Carex unilateralis	One-sided sedge		70	0	0.10	30.0	0.20	42/lb
Fabaceae	Astragalus mohavensis	Milkvetch, Mojave	80	90	72					120,000
Fabaceae	Astragalus purshii	Milkvetch, Pursh's	80	90	72					120,000
Fabaceae	Hedysarum boreale	Boreal Sweetvetch	80	95	76					78,276
Fabaceae	Lotus unifoliolatus, L. purshiana or purshianus	Spanish clover, American birds-foot trefoil, Prairie trefoil		98	0	0.10	2.0	0.10	4/lb
Fabaceae	Lupinus arizonica	Lupine, Arizona	80	90	72					90,000
Fabaceae	Lupinus odoratus	Lupine, Mojave	80	90	72					100,000
Fabaceae	Lupinus polycarpus	Small-flowered lupine		98	0	0.25	2.0	0.25	3/lb
Fabaceae	Lupinus polyphyllus	Bigleaf lupine		99	0	0.10	1.0	0.20	1/lb
Fabaceae	Lupinus rivularis	Riverbank lupine		95	0	0.25	5.0	0.25	3/lb
Fabaceae	Lupinus shockleyi	Lupine, Shockley's	80	90	72					95,000
Fabaceae	Lupinus sparsiflorus	Lupine, Coulter's (Mojave)	80	90	72					120,000
Fabaceae	Rupertia physodes	California tea		98	0	0.10	2.0	0.20	1/lb
Fabaceae	Senna armata	Desert senna	70	90	63
Fabaceae	Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana	Golden pea		98	0	0.10	2.0	0.10	2/lb
Juncaceae	Juncus tennis	Poverty rush		99	0	0.10	1.0	0.20	756/lb
Lamiaceae	Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal		97	0	0.20	3.0	0.25	19/lb
Lamiaceae	Salvia columbariae	Chia	70	90	63					440,000
Liliaceae	Allium parishii	Onion, Parish's	70	90	63					275,000
Liliaceae	asps	asps	60	95	57
Liliaceae	Brodiaea capitata	Desert hyacinth	70	90	63
Liliaceae	Calochortus kennedyi	Calochortus	70	90	63					350,000
Liliaceae	Camassia quamash	Common camas		98	0	0.10	2.0	0.20	4/lb
Liliaceae	Iris tenax	Oregon iris		99	0	0.10	1.0	0.10	1/lb
Linaceae	Linum lewisii	Lewis flax		99	0	0.10	1.0	0.20	8/lb
Linaceae	Linum perenne	Blue Flax	90	95	86					216,190
Malvaceae	Sidalcea campestris	Meadow checkermallow		94	0	0.25	6.0	0.25	4/lb
Malvaceae	Sidalcea malviflora var. virgata	Rose checkermallow		94	0	0.25	6.0	0.25	6/lb
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea ambigua	Globemallow	85	85	72					600,000
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea coccinea	Scarlet Globemallow	90	80	72					1,375,576
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia	Gooseberryleaf Globemallow	90	80	72					208,257
Malvaceae	Sphaeralcea munroana	Munro's Globemallow	90	80	72					338,806
Nyctaginaceae	Abronia turbinata	Sand-verbena	60	80	48
Nyctaginaceae	Abronia villosa	Sand-verbena, sticky	60	80	48
Nyctaginaceae	Mirabilis multiflora	Four o'clock	70	80	56
Onagraceae	Camissonia campestris, C. brevipes, C. boothii	Sun-cup, Mojave	70	90	63					1,800,000
Onagraceae	Epilobium densiflorum	Dense-flowered boisduvalia		95	0	0.25	5.0	0.30	46/lb
Onagraceae	Oenothera californica	Evening-primrose, desert	70	85	60					1,200,000
Papaveraceae	Argemone corymbosa	Prickly poppy	70	80	56
Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia californica	California poppy	70	90	63					800,000
Papaveraceae	Eschscholzia minutifolia	Small-flower poppy	60	90	54
Polemoniaceae	Collomia grandiflora	Grand collomia		98	0	0.10	2.0	0.10	7/lb
Polemoniaceae	Gilia capitata	Globe gilia		98	0	0.10	2.0	0.10	46/lb
Polemoniaceae	Gilia latiflora	Gilia, broad-flowered	70	90	63
Polemoniaceae	Ipomopsis aggregata	Gilia, skyrocket	70	90	63
Polemoniaceae	Linanthus demissus	Gilia, humble	70	90	63
Polemoniaceae	Phacelia calthifolia	Bluebells, calthia	70	90	63					700,000
Polemoniaceae	Phacelia campanularia	Bluebells, California	70	90	63					600,000
Polemoniaceae	Phacelia crenulata	Bluebells, desert	70	90	63					600,000
Polemoniaceae	Phacelia fremontii	Phacelia, Fremont's	60	80	48					550,000
Polygonaceae	Eriogonum cernuum	Desert buckwheat	60	80	48
Polygonaceae	Eriogonum inflatum	Desert trumpet	60	80	48					500,000
Polygonaceae	Eriogonum mohavense	Buckwheat, Mojave	60	80	48					480,000
Polygonaceae	Eriogonum umbellatum	Sulfur-Flower Buckwheat	90	95	86					191,561
Polygonaceae	Eriogonum viridescens	Buckwheat, green	60	80	48					500,000
Portulacaceae	Claytonia perfoliata subsp. Intermontana	Miners' lettuce	80	80	64					1,500,000
Ranunculaceae	asps	asps	80	90	72
Ranunculaceae	Delphinium parishii	Desert larkspur	70	90	63
Ranunculaceae	Ranunculus occidentalis	Western buttercup		98	0	0.10	2.0	0.10	11/lb
Ranunculaceae	Ranunculus orthorhynchus	Straightbeak buttercup		92	0	0.10	8.0	0.25	7/lb
Rosaceae	asps	asps	80	95	76
Rosaceae	Potentilla gracilis	Slender cinquefoil		80	0	0.10	20.0	0.20	61/lb
Saururaceae	Anemopsis californica	Yerba mansa	70	90	63					1,300,000
Scrophulariaceae	asps	asps	70	90	63
Scrophulariaceae	Castilleja angustifolia	Paintbrush, desert	60	90	54					6,000,000
Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon albomarginatus	Penstemon, Mojave	70	90	63
Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon bicolor	Penstemon, bicolor	70	90	63					450,000
Scrophulariaceae	Penstemon thurberi	Penstemon, Thurber's	70	90	63					600,000
Solanaceae	Physalis hederifolia	Ground-cherry	80	85	68					600,000
Verbenaceae	Verbena gooddingii	Verbena, southwestern	60	90	54

Grasses Table 2

	Table 2 Grass Seed Quality Standard
Item	Common Name	Species	Min % Viability	Min % Purity	Min % PLS	Max. % Seed Moisture	Max % Other Crop Seed Content ¹	Max % Common Weed Seed Content ²
D	Annual Grasses	Deschampsia danthonioides, Deschampsia elongata, Festuca microstachys and others	60%	85%	51%	11%	0.15	0.1
E	Indian ricegrass	Achnatherum hymenoides	85%	95%	81%	11%	0.15	0.1
F	Lemmon’s needlegrass	Achnatherum lemmonii	50%	95%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
G	Columbia needlegrass	Achnatherum nelsonii	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
H	Western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentalis	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
I	Sleepygrass	Achnatherum robustum	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
J	Desert Needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
K	Thurber’s needlegrass	Achnatherum thurberianum	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
L	Purple threeawn	Aristida purpurea	75%	55%	41%	11%	0.15	0.1
M	Sideoats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
N	Black grama	Bouteloua eriopoda	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
O	Blue Grama	Bouteloua gracilis	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
P	California brome	Bromus carinatus	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
Q	Fringed brome	Bromus ciliatus	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
R	Woodland brome	Bromus laevipes	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
S	Wooly brome	Bromus lanatipes	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
T	Mountain brome	Bromus marginatus	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
U	Alaska brome	Bromus sitchensis	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
V	Columbia brome	Bromus vulgaris	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
W	California oatgrass	Danthonia californica	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
X	Tufted hairgrass	Deschampsia cespitosa	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
Y	Montana wheatgrass	Elymus albicans	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
Z	Squirrel tail	Elymus elymoides	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
AA	Blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
AB	Thickspike Wheatgrass	Elymus lanceolatus	85%	90%	77%	11%	0.15	0.1
AC	Slender Wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	85%	90%	77%	11%	0.15	0.1
AD	Arizona fescue	Festuca arizonica	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
AE	California fescue	Festuca californica	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
AF	Idaho Fescue/Roemer's Fescue	Festuca idahoensis and Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
AG	Western fescue	Festuca occidentalis	70%	95%	67%	11%	0.15	0.1
AH	Fowl Mannagrass	Glyceria elata	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
AI	Needle and thread grass	Hesperostipa comata	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
AJ	Meadow barley	Hordeum brachyantherum	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
AK	Junegrass	Koelaria macrantha	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
AL	Great Basin wildrye	Leymus cinereus	85%	90%	77%	11%	0.15	0.1
AM	Harford’s melic	Melica harfordi	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
AN	Mountain muhly	Muhlenbergia montana	60%	75%	45%	11%	0.15	0.1
AO	Bush Muhly	Muhlenbergia porteri	60%	75%	45%	11%	0.15	0.1
AP	Purple Needle Grass	Nasella pulchra	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
AQ	Western wheatgrass	Pascopyrum smithii	80%	95%	76%	11%	0.15	0.1
AR	Alpine timothy	Phleum alpinum	60%	75%	45%	11%	0.15	0.1
AS	James' Galleta	Pleuraphis jamesii	60%	70%	42%	11%	0.15	0.1
AT	Tobosagrass	Pleuraphis mutica	60%	70%	42%	11%	0.15	0.1
AU	Alpine bluegrass	Poa alpina	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
AV	Cusick’s Bluegrass	Poa cusickii	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
AW	Muttongrass	Poa fendleriana	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
AX	Pine Bluegrass or Sandberg Bluegrass	Poa secunda	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1
AY	Bluebunch wheatgrass	Pseudoroegneria spicata	85%	90%	77%	11%	0.15	0.1
AZ	Alkali Sacaton	Sporobolus airoides	65%	80%	52%	11%	0.15	0.1
BA	Sand Dropseed	Sporobolus cryptandrus	85%	95%	81%	11%	0.15	0.1
BB	Nodding needlegrass	Stipa cernua	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
BC	Purple needlegrass	Stipa pulchra	60%	80%	48%	11%	0.15	0.1
BD	Spike trisetum	Trisetum spicatum	80%	90%	72%	11%	0.15	0.1

Seed Quality and Crop Yield References

http://www.comstockseed.com/Inventory/NATIVE%20GRASSES.htm

http://www.nativeseednetwork.org/

http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/azpmc/publications.html#TN

http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/AG_501.pdf

http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/AG_437.pdf

http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/links.shtml

http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/greatbasin.shtml

http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/GBNPSIP/GBNPSIPPublications.shtml

http://www.cropinfo.net/crops/wildflowerSeedProd.php

http://www.nativeseednetwork.org/http://www.comstockseed.com/Inventory/NATIVE%20GRASSES.htmhttp://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/AG_501.pdfhttp://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/azpmc/publications.htmlhttp://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/AG_437.pdfhttp://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/links.shtmlhttp://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/greatbasin.shtmlhttp://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/research/shrub/GBNPSIP/GBNPSIPPublications.shtml Grasses Table 1

	Attachment B -Table 1 Seed Sowing Rate and Yield Table
Item	Common Name	Species	Recommended Sowing Season	Recommended Sowing Rate PLS lbs/ac ³	Average Yield /Acre (Lbs)	Ave. Seeds/ Pound
D	Annual Grasses: Annual Hairgrass, Slender Hairgrass, Small Fescue and other annual grass species	Deschampsia danthonioides, Deschampsia elongata, Festuca microstachys and others	Spring	2 - 4 lbs/ac	500	825,000
E	Indian ricegrass	Achnatherum hymenoides	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	161,000
F	Lemmon’s needlegrass	Achnatherum lemmonii	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	150,000
G	Columbia needlegrass	Achnatherum nelsonii	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	150,000
H	Western needlegrass	Achnatherum occidentale	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	275,00
I	Sleepygrass	Achnatherum robustum	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	275,00
J	Desert Needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	140,000
K	Thurber’s needlegrass	Achnatherum thurberianum	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	148,000
L	Purple threeawn	Aristida purpurea	Fall	10 lbs/ac	250	325,000
M	Sideoats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	Fall	2 -3 lbs/ac	250	950,000
N	Black grama	Bouteloua eriopoda	Fall	2 -3 lbs/ac	250	900,000
O	Blue Grama	Bouteloua gracilis	Fall	2 -3 lbs/ac	250	900,000
P	California brome	Bromus carinatus	Spring/ Fall	4 - 8 lbs/ac	750	70,000
Q	Fringed brome	Bromus ciliatus	Spring/ Fall	4 - 8 lbs/ac	530	236,000
R	Woodland brome	Bromus laevipes	Spring/ Fall	4 - 8 lbs/ac	530	100,000
S	Wooly brome	Bromus lanatipes	Spring/ Fall	4 - 8 lbs/ac	330
T	Mountain brome	Bromus marginatus	Spring/ Fall	4 - 8 lbs/ac	530	100,000
U	Alaska brome	Bromus sitchensis	Spring/ Fall	4 - 8 lbs/ac	530	100,000
V	Columbia brome	Bromus vulgaris	Spring/ Fall	4 - 8 lbs/ac	530	100,000
W	California oatgrass	Danthonia californica	Spring/ Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	250	125,000
X	Tufted hairgrass	Deschampsia cespitosa	Fall	1-2 lbs/ac	530	2,500,000
Y	Montana wheatgrass	Elymus albicans	Fall	3 - 5 lbs/ac	250	150,000
Z	Squirrel tail	Elymus elymoides	Fall	3 - 5 lbs/ac	250	190,000
AA	Blue wildrye	Elymus glaucus	Spring/ Fall	3 - 5 lbs/ac	500	110,000
AB	Thickspike Wheatgrass	Elymus lanceolatus	Fall	3 - 5 lbs/ac	250	150,000
AC	Slender Wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	Fall	3 - 5 lbs/ac	350	130,000
AD	Arizona fescue	Festuca arizonica	Fall	3 - 5 lbs/ac	350	480,500
AE	California fescue	Festuca californica	Spring/ Fall	3 - 5 lbs/ac	250	150,000
AF	Idaho Fescue/Roemer's Fescue	Festuca idahoensis and Festuca idahoensis ssp. roemeri	Fall	4 - 6 lbs/ac	350	450,000
AG	Western fescue	Festuca occidentalis	Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	190	350,000
AH	Fowl Mannagrass	Glyceria elata	Fall	4 -6 lbs/ac	75	180,000
AI	Needle and thread grass	Hesperostipa comata	Fall (dormancy issue)	4 - 8 lbs/ac	150	115,000
AJ	Meadow barley	Hordeum brachyantherum	Spring/ Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	350	85,000
AK	Junegrass	Koelaria macrantha	Spring/ Fall	1-2 lbs/ac	600	2,315,000
AL	Great Basin wildrye	Leymus cinereus	Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	160	335,000
AM	Harford’s melic	Melica harfordi	Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	460	140,000
AN	Mountain muhly	Muhlenbergia montana	Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	200	140,000
AO	Bush Muhly	Muhlenbergia porteri	Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	100	220,000
AP	Purple Needle Grass	Nasella pulchra	Fall	3 – 5 lbs/ac	250	125,000
AQ	Western wheatgrass	Pascopyrum smithii	Fall	3 – 5 lbs/ac	500	110,000
AR	Alpine timothy	Phleum alpinum	Spring/ Fall	1-2 lbs/ac	?	1,000,000
AS	James' Galleta	Pleuraphis jamesii	Fall	8 – 10 lbs/ac	100	40,000
AT	Tobosagrass	Pleuraphis mutica	Fall	8 – 10 lbs/ac	100	40,000
AU	Alpine bluegrass	Poa alpina	Spring/ Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	500	920,000
AV	Cusick’s Bluegrass	Poa cusickii	Spring/ Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	550	920,000
AW	Muttongrass	Poa fendleriana	Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	250	890,000
AX	Pine Bluegrass or Sandberg Bluegrass	Poa secunda	Spring/ Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	500	920,000
AY	Bluebunch wheatgrass	Pseudoroegneria spicata	Fall	2 - 4 lbs/ac	400	140,000
AZ	Alkali Sacaton	Sporobolus airoides	Fall	2 – 3 lbs/ac	600	3,000,000
BA	Sand Dropseed	Sporobolus cryptandrus	Fall	2 – 3 lbs/ac	600	5,600,000
BB	Nodding needlegrass	Stipa cernua	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	140,000
BC	Purple needlegrass	Stipa pulchra	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	250	140,000
BD	Spike trisetum	Trisetum spicatum	Fall	2- 5 lbs/ac	400	140,000

³ - Seeding Rates west of the Cascades are normally 3 to 6 lbs higher