Wet Prairie Mix (Mix C) Native Seed Specifications

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Common Name	Scientific Name	% of Mix (Seeds/ft²)	Seeds/ft²	Total lb / Acre
Common Name	Scientific Name	% of Mix (Seeds/ft²)	Seeds/ft²	Total lb / Acre
Grasses
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii	5.84%	6.6	1.80	PLS lb
Virginia Wild Rye	Elymus virginicus	3.27%	3.7	2.40	PLS lb
Fowl Manna Grass	Glyceria striata	5.19%	5.9	0.10	PLS lb
Switchgrass	Panicum virgatum	0.91%	1.0	0.20	PLS lb
Fowl Bluegrass	Poa palustris	21.09%	23.9	0.50	PLS lb
Indiangrass	Sorghastrum nutans	5.84%	6.6	1.50	PLS lb
Prairie Cord Grass	Spartina pectinata	1.07%	1.2	0.50	PLS lb

Sedges & Rushes
Bottlebrush Sedge	Carex comosa	3.41%	3.9	0.35	PLS lb
Porcupine Sedge	Carex hystericina	2.43%	2.8	0.25	PLS lb
Pointed-broom Sedge	Carex scoparia	2.18%	2.5	0.08	PLS lb
Fox Sedge	Carex stipata	1.10%	1.2	0.10	PLS lb
Brown Fox Sedge	Carex vulpinoidea	2.92%	3.3	0.09	PLS lb
Green Bulrush	Scirpus atrovirens	2.99%	3.4	0.02	PLS lb
Woolgrass	Scirpus cyperinus	5.52%	6.2	0.01	PLS lb
Softstem Bulrush	Scirpus validus	1.01%	1.1	0.10	PLS lb

Forbs
Canada Anemone	Anemone canadensis	0.05%	0.1	0.02	PLS lb
Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	0.47%	0.5	0.30	PLS lb
New England Aster	Aster novae-angliae	1.71%	1.9	0.08	PLS lb
Showy Tick Trefoil	Desmodium canadense	0.11%	0.1	0.06	PLS lb
Joe Pye Weed	Eupatorium maculatum	1.23%	1.4	0.04	PLS lb
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	2.08%	2.4	0.04	PLS lb
Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	3.37%	3.8	0.08	PLS lb
Ox-eye Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	0.08%	0.1	0.04	PLS lb
Great St. John's Wort	Hypericum pyramidatum	2.47%	2.8	0.04	PLS lb
Southern Blue Flag Iris	Iris virginica shrevei	0.06%	0.1	0.20	PLS lb
Prairie Blazingstar	Liatris pycnostachya	0.43%	0.5	0.12	PLS lb
Marsh Blazingstar	Liatris spicata	0.43%	0.5	0.12	PLS lb
Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	6.49%	7.3	0.04	PLS lb
Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	0.21%	0.2	0.06	PLS lb
Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum virginianum	2.86%	3.2	0.04	PLS lb
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	2.39%	2.7	0.08	PLS lb
Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	0.04%	0.0	0.08	PLS lb
Prairie Dock	Silphium terebinthinaceum	0.01%	0.0	0.04	PLS lb
Ohio Goldenrod	Solidago ohioensis	1.43%	1.6	0.04	PLS lb
Purple Meadow Rue	Thalictrum dasycarpum	0.43%	0.5	0.12	PLS lb
Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	2.41%	2.7	0.08	PLS lb
Common Ironweed	Vernonia fasciculata	0.62%	0.7	0.08	PLS lb
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	5.19%	5.9	0.02	PLS lb
Golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea	0.64%	0.7	0.18	PLS lb



		% of Mix (Seeds/ft²)	Seeds/ft²	Total lb / Acre
		% of Mix (Seeds/ft²)	Seeds/ft²	Total lb / Acre
	Grasses	43%	48.9	7.0
	Sedges & Rushes	22%	24.4	1.0
	Forbs	35%	39.9	2.0
	Grand Total	100%	113.2	10.0