Detention Basin, Raingarden, and Bioswale Native Seed Mix (Mix A) Native Seed Specifications
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | % of Mix (Seeds/ft2) | Seeds/ft2 | Total lb / Acre | |
| Grasses | |||||
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 2.11% | 2.2 | 0.60 | PLS lb |
| Blue Joint Grass | Calamagrostis canadensis | 5.91% | 6.2 | 0.06 | PLS lb |
| Canada Wild Rye | Elymus canadensis | 1.10% | 1.1 | 0.60 | PLS lb |
| Virginia Wild Rye | Elymus virginicus | 2.96% | 3.1 | 2.00 | PLS lb |
| Fowl Manna Grass | Glyceria striata | 11.26% | 11.8 | 0.20 | PLS lb |
| Switch Grass | Panicum virgatum | 2.46% | 2.6 | 0.50 | PLS lb |
| Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | 3.12% | 3.3 | 0.74 | PLS lb |
| Prairie Cord Grass | Spartina pectinata | 0.70% | 0.7 | 0.30 | PLS lb |
| Sedges & Rushes | |||||
| Plains Oval Sedge | Carex brevior | 1.22% | 1.3 | 0.12 | PLS lb |
| Bottlebrush Sedge | Carex comosa | 1.69% | 1.8 | 0.16 | PLS lb |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | 0.65% | 0.7 | 0.08 | PLS lb |
| Porcupine Sedge | Carex hystericina | 1.69% | 1.8 | 0.16 | PLS lb |
| Fox Sedge | Carex stipata | 1.44% | 1.5 | 0.12 | PLS lb |
| Brown Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | 3.52% | 3.7 | 0.10 | PLS lb |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | 7.04% | 7.3 | 0.02 | PLS lb |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | 6.47% | 6.8 | 0.04 | PLS lb |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | 11.96% | 12.5 | 0.02 | PLS lb |
| Softstem Bulrush | Scirpus validus | 1.96% | 2.0 | 0.18 | PLS lb |
| Forbs | |||||
| Sweet Flag | Acorus americanus | 0.46% | 0.5 | 0.20 | PLS lb |
| Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | 1.27% | 1.3 | 0.06 | PLS lb |
| Canada Anemone | Anemone canadensis | 0.28% | 0.3 | 0.10 | PLS lb |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | 0.47% | 0.5 | 0.28 | PLS lb |
| New England Aster | Aster novae-angliae | 1.39% | 1.5 | 0.06 | PLS lb |
| Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium maculatum | 1.34% | 1.4 | 0.04 | PLS lb |
| Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | 1.13% | 1.2 | 0.02 | PLS lb |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | 2.74% | 2.9 | 0.06 | PLS lb |
| Ox-eye Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides | 0.44% | 0.5 | 0.20 | PLS lb |
| Great St. John's Wort | Hypericum pyramidatum | 2.67% | 2.8 | 0.04 | PLS lb |
| Southern Blue Flag Iris | Iris virginica shrevei | 0.07% | 0.1 | 0.20 | PLS lb |
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica | 7.04% | 7.3 | 0.04 | PLS lb |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginianum | 3.10% | 3.2 | 0.04 | PLS lb |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 3.24% | 3.4 | 0.10 | PLS lb |
| Sweet Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia subtomentosa | 1.82% | 1.9 | 0.12 | PLS lb |
| Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | 0.05% | 0.1 | 0.10 | PLS lb |
| Prairie Dock | Silphium terebinthinaceum | 0.04% | 0.0 | 0.10 | PLS lb |
| Ohio Goldenrod | Solidago ohioensis | 1.55% | 1.6 | 0.04 | PLS lb |
| Purple Meadow Rue | Thalictrum dasycarpum | 0.39% | 0.4 | 0.10 | PLS lb |
| Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata | 3.27% | 3.4 | 0.10 | PLS lb |
| % of Mix (Seeds/ft2) | Seeds/ft2 | Total lb / Acre | |||
| Grasses | 30% | 30.9 | 5.0 | ||
| Sedges & Rushes | 38% | 39.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Forbs | 33% | 34.2 | 2.0 | ||
| Grand Total | 100% | 104.4 | 8.0 | ||