NativeSeed Group Inventory

Short, Cool season, perennial native bunchgrass sometimes forming a sod. Occurs at high elevations in northern latitudes from 4,000-12,500 ft. Prefers mountain meadows, bogs and streambanks in well-drained to poorly drained soils. Provides good forage that stays green throughout the summer and late season. Used to revegetate roadsides, ski slopes and mines. 

• Growing Region:  Southeast, Midwest
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agriculture Products, Erosion Control, Conservation Products, Conservation Products
• Height:  1-2 ft

Formerly Elymus angustus. Robust, Cool season, long-lived, perennial bunchgrass with short creeping rhizomes. Well adapted to loam and clay soils, drought tolerant and extremely salt and alkaline resistant. Excellent winter hardiness. Root system may extend to 14 ft. below the surface, making it useful for soil stabilization. Excellent forage, especially in winter when plants stand above the snow surface available for grazing. Nearly as productive as Tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum) on saline soils.

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agriculture Products, Erosion Control, Conservation Products, Conservation Products
• Height:  1-4 ft

Cool season, robust annual or short-lived perennial that may develop short rhizomes. Commonly occurs on wet sites such as ponds, swamps, ditch banks, shallow marshes and sloughs. Prefers clay soils; tolerant of saline soils. Shallow-rooted and able to colonize denuded wetland soils, making it excellent for riparian reclamation. Seeds are eaten by migratory birds. Palatable and frequently used for hay or grazing. 

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West, Northeast, Midwest
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agriculture Products, Erosion Control, Conservation Products, Conservation Products
• Height:  1-3 ft

Formerly Lolium multiflorum. Cool season, annual bunchgrass adapted to many sites where adequate water is available. Establishes quickly and easily. Highly palatable to livestock and wildlife. Excellent for temporary pasture or for early spring growth in a perennial pasture mix. Use in erosion control blends for quick, temporary cover. Also used for winter over-seeding of dormant Warm season Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) lawns in the south and southwest.

• Growing Region:  Intermountain West, Northeast, Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Southeast, California
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Erosion Control, Conservation Products, Turf, Agriculture Products
• Height:  1-3 ft

Formerly Agropyron spicatum. Cool season, drought tolerant, long-lived perennial bunchgrass widely distributed and adapted to most sites including thin, non-productive soils. Extensive root system. Establishes quickly on a wide variety of soil textures, from rocky sites to clays. Intolerant of poor drainage and high water tables. Some tolerance to salinity. Cold hardy. Often a major component of native plant communities within its range. Generally good palatability to livestock and wildlife late into summer and fall. Stressed by overgrazing and repeated early season grazing. Preferred feed for elk, deer and antelope at peak times. Use for arid rangelands, erosion control and native habitat restoration.

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agriculture Products, Erosion Control, Conservation Products, Conservation Products
• Height:  1-2 ft

This mixture of annual native California species has been formulated for rapid growth in the lower rainfall climates and varied soil types of Central and Southern California. For this reason, it is the best choice for permanent or temporary cover in areas that may not support perennial natives without the addition of irrigation or soil amendments.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Application Type:  Conservation Products, Conservation Products, Erosion Control
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Use this mix when native chaparral scrub restoration is desired. It is a blend of grasses, flowers and shrubs for revegetation of soil and slopes with plant types that belong here. There is a quick start grass to protect soil and allow slower perennials to provide their permanent cover in the years to come.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Application Type:  Conservation Products, Conservation Products, Erosion Control
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Use this mix when native scrub restoration is desired. It is a blend of grasses, flowers and shrubs for revegetation of soil and slopes with plant types that belong here. There is a quick start grass to protect soil and allow slower perennials to provide their permanent cover in the years to come.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Application Type:  Erosion Control, Conservation Products, Conservation Products, Pollinator Habitat
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Use this mix when native inland scrub restoration is desired. It is a blend of grasses, flowers and shrubs for revegetation of soil and slopes with plant types that belong here. There is a quick start grass to protect soil and allow slower perennials to provide their permanent cover in the years to come.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Application Type:  Erosion Control, Conservation Products, Conservation Products, Pollinator Habitat
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This is a mixture of annual grasses and legumes designed to germinate quickly and provide vegetative cover for disturbed areas. This mix is formulated for non-irrigated sites and irrigation will prolong the growth period.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Application Type:  Erosion Control, Conservation Products
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This is a mixture of annual and perennial species well adapted to coastal through inland conditions below 2,500 elevation. Provides many months of Spring color, with or without irrigation. This mix may be used alone or in conjunction with a shrub mix.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Application Type:  Erosion Control, Conservation Products, Conservation Products, Pollinator Habitat
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Formerly Oryzopsis hymenoides. Densely tufted, Cool season, perennial bunchgrass, adapted to deep, well-drained soils. Tolerant of weakly saline and sodic soils. Very drought tolerant and winter hardy. Valuable for stabilizing sandy soils susceptible to wind erosion. Excellent for native restoration, rangeland improvement and disturbance reclamation. Often slow to germinate but good seedling vigor. Sometimes occurs as a dominant species. Forage is highly palatable and nutritious to livestock and wildlife. Seeds are sought by birds and small mammals.

• Growing Region:  Southwest, Intermountain West
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Conservation Products, Conservation Products, Erosion Control
• Height:  1-3 ft

A blend of soft fescues including Festuca longifolia, Festuca ovina, and Festuca glauca.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Application Type:  Erosion Control, Conservation Products
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This is a mixture of annual and perennial wildflowers, native to a wide variety of zones in California. This mix may be used for meadow or garden borders or as a portion of a native grassland or shrub mix. Irrigation will prolong bloom.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Application Type:  Conservation Products, Conservation Products, Erosion Control
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Zorro’ annual fescue is an aggressive, early maturing, winter-growing annual grass, 10 – 20 inches in height. Leaves are smooth and narrow. The fibrous root system is extensive and provides desirable erosion control. The grass can tolerate soil conditions of acidity and low fertility. ‘Zorro’ is drought tolerant given a minimum annual precipitation of 10 inches.

• Growing Region:  California, Southwest
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Erosion Control, Conservation Products
• Height:  0-1 ft