Seed Inventory

This is an annual grass that grows between 1 to 2 feet tall. It is used for habitat restoration and as a cover crop. This grass prefers full sun and is typically found in grasslands, prairies, and di...

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

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  1-2 ft

Cool season, stout, rhizomatous, native, grass-like perennial occurring in wet alkaline or saline soils in meadows, marshes or near waterways. Valuable for providing cover for waterfowl and shore bird...

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, California, Intermountain West, North America, Midwest, Southwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Grasslike

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  1-3 ft

Warm season, perennial bunchgrass with an extensive fibrous root system. Performs best on deep, moist, fine textured soils but will persist on coarser soils on dry sites. Tolerant of a wide range of s...

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

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  1-4 ft

Acmispon amiericanus is a native annual herb in the Fabaceae (Legume) family that grows in Northern, Southern and Central California in most habitats except desert. It tends to grow in streambanks and...

• Growing Region:  California, Southwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  0-1 ft

Moderate to deeply taprooted evergreen shrub 2-10 ft. tall with small yellowish flowers, blooming April to August. Adapted to a wide variety of well-drained soils, slightly acidic to basic, often deep...

• Growing Region:  Intermountain West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, California
• Blooms:  Spring
• Life Form:  Shrub

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  4+ ft

Arroyo Lupine (Lupinus succulentus) is a showy annual wildflower native to California’s valleys and coastal areas. Growing 2–4 feet tall, it bears eye-catching spires of purple-blue and white pea-shap...

• Growing Region:  California, Southwest
• Blooms:  Spring
• Life Form:  Forb, Legume

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration, Pollinator Habitat, Commercial Beautification
• Height:  1-4 ft

Short trailing annual native with pale blue flowers and white centers, blooming prolifically February to June. Low to moderate water requirement; full sun to shade. Occurs on meadows, woodlands and de...

• Growing Region:  California, Pacific Northwest
• Blooms:  Spring
• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation
• Height:  0-1 ft

This is a low-growing perennial, reaching heights of 4 to 12 inches. It is primarily used as ground cover and is especially effective in preventing erosion in sandy coastal habitats. This plant thrive...

• Growing Region:  California
• Blooms:  Winter, Spring, Summer
• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Land Reclamation
• Height:  0-1 ft

Formerly Sitanion jubatum. Perennial, Cool season, native bunchgrass often found on rocky or brushy hillsides and open dry woods and plains. Similar to Bottlebrush squirreltail (E. elymoides) but grow...

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

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  1-4 ft

Widely adaptable native annual with pale to deep blue-violet flowers with yellow throats and five pairs of purple spots at the base of each petal, blooming February to June. Endemic to California; up...

• Growing Region:  California
• Blooms:  Spring, Summer, Fall
• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation
• Height:  1-2 ft

Though less showy than other salvia species, this s an important food source for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. The flowers are small and pale blue-lavender in color. After blooming, black sage...

• Growing Region:  California
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Shrub

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation
• Height:  4+ ft

Formerly Cleome isomeris and Isomeris arborea. Rounded evergreen shrub to subshrub 4-6 ft. tall with attractive yellow flowers, blooming primarily January to June. Odd-smelling sulfurous leaves. Toler...

• Growing Region:  Intermountain West, California
• Blooms:  Spring, Summer
• Life Form:  Shrub

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration, Pollinator Habitat
• Height:  4+ ft

Formerly Sambucus caerulea. Deciduous short-lived aromatic shrub or small tree up to 20 ft. tall or more with purple-black berries and white to cream flowers, blooming March to September. Adapted to a...

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, California
• Blooms:  Spring, Summer
• Life Form:  Shrub

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Habitat Restoration, Pollinator Habitat
• Height:  1-4 ft

Short-lived drought tolerant semi-evergreen perennial with deep blue flowers that are replaced daily from April to August. Widely adapted and naturalized throughout much of the U.S. on well-drained, i...

• Growing Region:  Southeast, Midwest, California, Southwest, Intermountain West
• Blooms:  Spring, Summer
• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Land Reclamation, Pollinator Habitat, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  1-2 ft

Cool season tufted perennial bunchgrass which is highly desirable for use in erosion control seedings. Commonly found thriving in moist meadows, woodlands, or forests at mid elevations throughout its...

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

• Application Type:  Land Reclamation, Erosion Control, Commercial Beautification, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  1-3 ft