STATE SEED MIXES
Standard seed mixtures used by Mn/DOT, BWSR, and some divisions of the DNR have been
revised and consolidated into one list of State Seed Mixes. Standards for the mixes have also
been combined, with both BWSR and Mn/DOT requiring that mixes be sold as pure live seed
(PLS), Source Identified (Yellow Tag) when available, and specific labeling requirements.
Standards for local origin seed will vary depending on program requirements. Native
VegetationEstablishment and Enhancment guidelines have been developed for BWSR funded
programs and can be found at: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/native_vegetation/index.html
Note: Cover crops are included as a component of State Seed Mixes with the xception of some
wetland mixes where cover species are not necessary. For State Seed Mixes, oats and winter
wheat should be selected based on the time of year that the mix is being used. Oats should be
included in mixes if a mix is used between October 15 th and August 1st. Winter wheat should be
used for seeding between August 1st and October 15 th. The seeding rate is the same for oats
and winter wheat.
List of State Seed Mixes
21-111
Oats Cover Crop
Common Name
Oats
Scientific Name
Rate
(kg/ha)
Rate
(lb/ac)
Purpose:
112.08
100.00
Avena sativa
Totals:
112.08
100.00
Temporary cover crop for spring and summer plantings
Planting Area:
Statewide
21-112
Winter Wheat Cover Crop
Common Name
Winter Wheat
Scientific Name
Rate
(kg/ha)
Purpose:
112.09
Totals: 112.09
Temporary cover crop for fall plantings
Planting Area:
Statewide
21-113
Soil Building Cover Crop
Common Name
Field Pea
Triticum aestivum
Scientific Name
Rate
(kg/ha)
Rate
(lb/ac)
100.00
100.00
Rate
(lb/ac)
Purpose:
56.04
50.00
56.04
50.00
67.25
60.00
Avena sativa
Total Cover Crop
67.25
60.00
Totals: 123.29
110.00
Temporary cover crop with soil building function.
Planting Area:
Statewide
Pisum sativum
Total Forbs
Oats
% of Mix
(% by wt)
100.00%
100.00%
% of Mix
(% by wt)
100.00%
100.00%
% of Mix
(% by wt)
45.46%
45.46%
54.54%
54.54%
100.00%
Seeds/
sq ft
44.54
44.54
Seeds/
sq ft
26.08
26.08
Seeds/
sq ft
3.44
3.44
26.72
26.72
30.16
32-241
Native Construction
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
fringed brome
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
Virginia wild rye
switchgrass
fowl bluegrass
Indian grass
Canada tick trefoil
partridge pea
wild bergamot
black-eyed susan
hoary vervain
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bromus ciliatus
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Elymus virginicus
Panicum virgatum
Poa palustris
Sorghastrum nutans
Total Grasses
Desmodium canadense
Chamaecrista fasiculata
Monarda fistulosa
Rudbeckia hirta
Verbena stricta
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.40
1.12
1.57
2.24
2.80
2.24
0.84
0.67
1.12
14.01
0.08
0.30
0.02
0.10
0.06
0.56
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.25
1.00
1.40
2.00
2.50
2.00
0.75
0.60
1.00
12.50
0.07
0.27
0.02
0.09
0.05
0.50
% of Mix
(% by wt)
3.30%
2.64%
3.69%
5.26%
6.57%
5.26%
1.97%
1.57%
2.63%
32.89%
0.20%
0.72%
0.04%
0.23%
0.13%
1.32%
Seeds/
sq ft
4.60
2.21
5.67
3.82
6.33
3.09
3.85
28.50
4.40
62.47
0.15
0.27
0.39
3.00
0.50
4.31
28.02
25.00
65.79%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
65.79%
11.14
Totals:
42.59
38.00
100.00%
77.91
Mid-term soil stabilization using native species. Also suitable for sides of
agricultural drainage ditches or low-diversity mesic prairie planting.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
33-261
Stormwater South & West
Common Name
big bluestem
fringed brome
bluejoint
slender wheatgrass
Virginia wild rye
switchgrass
fowl bluegrass
Indian grass
prairie cordgrass
awl-fruited sedge
dark green bulrush
woolgrass
Canada anemone
marsh milkweed
leafy beggarticks
flat-topped aster
spotted Joe pye weed
autumn sneezeweed
obedient plant
tall coneflower
New England aster
blue vervain
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Elymus virginicus
Panicum virgatum
Poa palustris
Sorghastrum nutans
Spartina pectinata
Total Grasses
Carex stipata
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
Anemone canadensis
Asclepias incarnata
Bidens frondosa
Doellingeria umbellata
Eutrochium maculatum
Helenium autumnale
Physostegia virginiana
Rudbeckia laciniata
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Verbena hastata
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
2.24
2.24
0.07
1.12
1.68
0.43
1.19
0.13
0.43
9.53
0.28
0.21
0.07
0.56
0.08
0.12
0.12
0.07
0.07
0.15
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.22
1.12
Rate
(lb/ac)
2.00
2.00
0.06
1.00
1.50
0.38
1.06
0.12
0.38
8.50
0.25
0.19
0.06
0.50
0.07
0.11
0.11
0.06
0.06
0.13
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.05
0.20
1.00
% of Mix
(% by wt)
5.72%
5.73%
0.18%
2.85%
4.28%
1.07%
3.03%
0.36%
1.07%
24.29%
0.71%
0.54%
0.18%
1.43%
0.19%
0.32%
0.31%
0.17%
0.18%
0.36%
0.21%
0.21%
0.19%
0.15%
0.56%
2.85%
Seeds/
sq ft
7.35
8.10
6.40
2.53
2.31
1.93
50.70
0.55
0.91
80.78
3.10
31.70
39.00
73.80
0.20
0.20
0.20
1.50
2.19
5.97
0.30
0.37
1.56
1.85
0.79
15.13
28.02
25.00
71.43%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
71.43%
11.14
Totals:
39.23
35.00
100.00%
180.85
Stormwater pond edges, temporarily flooded dry ponds, and temporarily
flooded ditch bottoms.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
33-262
Dry Swale / Pond
Common Name
big bluestem
American slough grass
fringed brome
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
Virginia wild rye
switchgrass
fowl bluegrass
Indian grass
marsh milkweed
purple prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
ox-eye
black-eyed susan
blue vervain
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Rate
(kg/ha)
% of Mix
(% by wt)
Seeds/
sq ft
1.50
1.50
1.50
4.00
4.00
2.50
0.40
1.60
1.50
18.50
0.06
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.07
0.10
0.50
3.40%
3.42%
3.40%
9.09%
9.10%
5.67%
0.91%
3.64%
3.40%
42.03%
0.13%
0.21%
0.21%
0.20%
0.17%
0.23%
1.15%
5.50
27.60
6.05
7.64
10.15
3.85
2.05
76.50
6.60
145.94
0.10
0.50
0.19
0.20
2.49
3.50
6.98
28.02
25.00
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
Totals:
49.32
44.00
Temporarily flooded swales in agricultural settings.
56.82%
56.82%
100.00%
11.14
11.14
164.06
Andropogon gerardii
Beckmannia syzigachne
Bromus ciliatus
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Elymus virginicus
Panicum virgatum
Poa palustris
Sorghastrum nutans
Total Grasses
Asclepias incarnata
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Heliopsis helianthoides
Rudbeckia hirta
Verbena hastata
Total Forbs
1.68
1.68
1.68
4.48
4.48
2.80
0.45
1.79
1.68
20.74
0.07
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.08
0.11
0.56
Rate
(lb/ac)
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
33-361
Stormwater Northeast
Common Name
fringed brome
bluejoint
nodding wild rye
Virginia wild rye
tall manna grass
fowl bluegrass
porcupine sedge
pointed broom sedge
dark green bulrush
woolgrass
Canada anemone
marsh milkweed
flat-topped aster
common boneset
grass-leaved goldenrod
spotted Joe pye weed
blue monkey flower
giant goldenrod
eastern panicled aster
tall meadow-rue
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus canadensis
Elymus virginicus
Glyceria grandis
Poa palustris
Total Grasses
carex hystericina
Carex scoparia
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
Anemone canadensis
Asclepias incarnata
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Mimulus ringens
Solidago gigantea
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
4.09
0.06
2.24
2.24
0.18
0.72
9.53
0.10
0.04
0.30
0.11
0.56
0.11
0.50
0.11
0.06
0.04
0.17
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.06
1.12
Rate
(lb/ac)
3.65
0.05
2.00
2.00
0.16
0.64
8.50
0.09
0.04
0.27
0.10
0.50
0.10
0.45
0.10
0.05
0.04
0.15
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.05
1.00
% of Mix
(% by wt)
Seeds/
sq ft
10.43%
0.13%
5.71%
5.73%
0.44%
1.82%
24.26%
0.26%
0.12%
0.76%
0.27%
0.27%
0.29%
1.30%
0.29%
0.15%
0.11%
0.42%
0.07%
0.06%
0.05%
0.16%
2.90%
14.75
4.80
3.82
3.09
4.00
30.40
60.86
1.00
1.30
45.00
60.00
107.30
0.30
0.80
2.50
3.00
5.00
5.10
20.00
2.00
1.00
0.40
40.10
28.02
25.00
71.43%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
71.43%
11.14
Totals:
39.23
35.00
100.00%
219.40
Stormwater pond edges, temporarily flooded dry ponds, and temporarily
flooded ditch bottoms.
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province. Mn/DOT Districts 1, 2(east) and 3A.
34-171
Wetland Rehabilitation
Common Name
Virginia wild rye
fowl bluegrass
fox sedge
path rush
dark green bulrush
woolgrass
nodding bur marigold
Water Horehound
blue monkey flower
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Rate
(kg/ha)
Rate
(lb/ac)
% of Mix
(% by wt)
Seeds/
sq ft
3.36
3.00
56.61%
4.63
1.12
1.00
18.89%
47.80
Total Grasses
4.48
4.00
75.50%
52.43
0.22
0.20
3.85%
7.50
Carex vulpinoidea
0.18
0.16
3.03%
59.00
Juncus tenuis
0.40
0.36
6.70%
60.00
Scirpus atrovirens
0.09
0.08
1.51%
50.00
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
0.90
0.80
15.09%
176.50
0.15
0.13
2.45%
1.00
Bidens cernua
0.37
0.33
6.29%
23.15
Lycopus americanus
0.04
0.04
0.67%
30.00
Mimulus ringens
Total Forbs
0.56
0.50
9.41%
54.15
Totals:
5.94
5.30
100.00%
283.08
Interseeding into establishing wetlands after weed control spraying. Also
suitable for two to five year short term soil stabilization for areas with saturated
soils.
Statewide
Elymus virginicus
Poa palustris
34-181
Emergent Wetland
Common Name
American slough grass
tall manna grass
rice cut grass
river bulrush
bristly sedge
lake sedge
tussock sedge
least spikerush
marsh spikerush
Torrey's rush
Three-square bulrush
soft stem bulrush
woolgrass
Sweet flag
common water plantain
marsh milkweed
broad-leaved arrowhead
giant bur reed
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Rate
(kg/ha)
Rate
(lb/ac)
% of Mix
(% by wt)
Seeds/
sq ft
0.78
0.70
14.07%
12.92
Beckmannia syzigachne
0.28
0.25
4.98%
6.40
Glyceria grandis
0.34
0.30
5.93%
3.70
Leersia oryzoides
Total Grasses
1.40
1.25
24.98%
23.02
0.85
0.76
15.20%
1.20
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
0.20
0.18
3.63%
2.00
Carex comosa
0.07
0.06
1.19%
0.24
Carex lacustris
0.04
0.04
0.77%
0.75
Carex stricta
0.11
0.10
1.94%
2.50
Eleocharis acicularis
0.11
0.10
2.03%
1.90
Eleocharis palustris
0.04
0.04
0.85%
25.00
Juncus torreyi
0.26
0.23
4.54%
1.00
Schoenoplectus pungens
Schoenoplectus
0.49
0.44
8.78%
5.00
tabernaemontani
0.06
0.05
1.02%
32.00
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
2.24
2.00
39.95%
71.59
0.31
0.28
5.53%
0.67
Acorus americanus
0.45
0.40
8.00%
9.70
Alisma triviale
0.31
0.28
5.67%
0.50
Asclepias incarnata
0.34
0.30
6.07%
6.80
Sagittaria latifolia
0.55
0.49
9.80%
0.09
Sparganium eurycarpum
Total Forbs
1.96
1.75
35.07%
17.76
Totals:
5.60
5.00
100.00%
112.37
Emergent wetland restoration for use in wetland mitigation, shoreline
restoration, wet stormwater ponds where emergent vegetation is desired.
Statewide
34-261
Riparian South & West
Common Name
American slough grass
riverbank wild rye
Virginia wild rye
tall manna grass
fowl manna grass
rice cut grass
fowl bluegrass
prairie cordgrass
tussock sedge
pointed broom sedge
fox sedge
path rush
dark green bulrush
woolgrass
marsh milkweed
common boneset
spotted Joe pye weed
autumn sneezeweed
giant sunflower
spotted touch-me-not
great lobelia
blue monkey flower
Virginia mountain mint
tall coneflower
giant goldenrod
blue vervain
bunched ironweed
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Beckmannia syzigachne
Elymus riparius
Elymus virginicus
Glyceria grandis
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Poa palustris
Spartina pectinata
Total Grasses
Carex stricta
Carex scoparia
Carex vulpinoidea
Juncus tenuis
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
Asclepias incarnata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eutrochium maculatum
Helenium autumnale
Helianthus giganteus
Impatiens capensis
Lobelia siphilitica
Mimulus ringens
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Rudbeckia laciniata
Solidago gigantea
Verbena hastata
Vernonia fasciculata
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.52
0.56
1.96
0.28
0.10
0.18
0.94
0.34
5.88
0.04
0.07
0.22
0.03
0.13
0.06
0.56
0.13
0.03
0.07
0.06
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.01
0.06
0.06
0.02
0.17
0.07
0.84
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.36
0.50
1.75
0.25
0.09
0.16
0.84
0.30
5.25
0.04
0.06
0.20
0.03
0.12
0.05
0.50
0.12
0.03
0.06
0.05
0.07
0.05
0.03
0.01
0.05
0.05
0.02
0.15
0.06
0.75
% of Mix
(% by wt)
4.30%
1.58%
5.56%
0.80%
0.29%
0.51%
2.66%
0.96%
16.66%
0.13%
0.21%
0.65%
0.09%
0.38%
0.15%
1.61%
0.38%
0.11%
0.18%
0.17%
0.22%
0.17%
0.09%
0.02%
0.16%
0.15%
0.07%
0.46%
0.18%
2.36%
Seeds/
sq ft
24.90
0.53
2.70
6.50
3.00
2.00
40.00
0.74
80.37
0.80
2.00
7.50
10.00
20.00
30.00
70.30
0.21
2.00
2.00
2.50
0.25
0.08
5.00
5.07
4.00
0.25
2.00
5.00
0.50
28.86
28.02
25.00
79.37%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
79.37%
11.14
Totals:
35.31
31.50
100.00%
190.66
Native riparian and floodplain plantings for wetland mitigation, ecological
restoration, or general permanent cover after culvert or bridge work. Tolerates
partial shade.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
34-262
Wet Prairie
Common Name
big bluestem
fringed brome
bluejoint
Virginia wild rye
tall manna grass
fowl manna grass
switchgrass
fowl bluegrass
Indian grass
prairie cordgrass
wooly sedge
tussock sedge
fox sedge
dark green bulrush
woolgrass
Canada anemone
marsh milkweed
Canada tick trefoil
flat-topped aster
common boneset
grass-leaved goldenrod
spotted Joe pye weed
autumn sneezeweed
sawtooth sunflower
great blazing star
great lobelia
blue monkey flower
Virginia mountain mint
red-stemmed aster
blue vervain
bunched ironweed
Culver's root
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus virginicus
Glyceria grandis
Glyceria striata
Panicum virgatum
Poa palustris
Sorghastrum nutans
Spartina pectinata
Total Grasses
Carex pellita
Carex stricta
Carex vulpinoidea
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
Anemone canadensis
Asclepias incarnata
Desmodium canadense
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helenium autumnale
Helianthus grosseserratus
Liatris pycnostachya
Lobelia siphilitica
Mimulus ringens
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Verbena hastata
Vernonia fasciculata
Veronicastrum virginicum
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.12
1.68
0.04
1.96
0.17
0.12
0.84
0.22
0.56
0.56
7.29
0.06
0.02
0.11
0.11
0.03
0.34
0.03
0.09
0.56
0.06
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.06
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.09
0.09
0.17
0.03
0.02
0.28
1.68
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.00
1.50
0.04
1.75
0.15
0.11
0.75
0.20
0.50
0.50
6.50
0.05
0.02
0.10
0.10
0.03
0.30
0.03
0.08
0.50
0.05
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.08
0.08
0.15
0.03
0.02
0.25
1.50
% of Mix
(% by wt)
6.89%
10.38%
0.27%
12.07%
1.02%
0.73%
5.16%
1.39%
3.44%
3.41%
44.76%
0.32%
0.17%
0.66%
0.72%
0.18%
2.05%
0.21%
0.55%
3.41%
0.34%
0.23%
0.11%
0.30%
0.35%
0.38%
0.17%
0.05%
0.05%
0.55%
0.56%
1.06%
0.23%
0.14%
1.76%
10.45%
Seeds/
sq ft
3.67
6.08
4.00
2.70
3.80
3.50
3.85
9.60
2.20
1.20
40.60
0.47
0.48
3.50
17.74
16.00
38.19
0.09
0.14
1.00
1.20
2.00
2.00
1.50
2.39
0.30
0.10
1.40
6.40
6.50
2.40
5.25
0.30
6.00
1.03
40.00
6.95
6.20
42.74%
2.76
Total Cover Crop
6.95
6.20
42.74%
2.76
Totals:
16.25
14.50
100.00%
121.55
Wet prairie reconstruction for wetland mitigation or ecological restoration.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
34-271
Wet Meadow South & West
Common Name
fringed brome
bluejoint
Virginia wild rye
rice cut grass
tall manna grass
fowl manna grass
fowl bluegrass
bristly sedge
pointed broom sedge
awl-fruited sedge
tussock sedge
fox sedge
path rush
dark green bulrush
woolgrass
marsh milkweed
common boneset
grass-leaved goldenrod
spotted Joe pye weed
autumn sneezeweed
sawtooth sunflower
great lobelia
blue monkey flower
Virginia mountain mint
giant goldenrod
eastern panicled aster
red-stemmed aster
tall meadow-rue
blue vervain
bunched ironweed
Culver's root
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus virginicus
Leersia oryzoides
Glyceria grandis
Glyceria striata
Poa palustris
Total Grasses
Carex comosa
Carex scoparia
Carex stipata
Carex stricta
Carex vulpinoidea
Juncus tenuis
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
Asclepias incarnata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helenium autumnale
Helianthus grosseserratus
Lobelia siphilitica
Mimulus ringens
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Solidago gigantea
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Symphyotrichum puniceum
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Verbena hastata
Vernonia fasciculata
Veronicastrum virginicum
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.23
0.06
1.12
0.28
0.17
0.11
0.39
3.36
0.24
0.06
0.19
0.03
0.16
0.04
0.20
0.09
1.01
0.27
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.02
0.01
0.07
0.02
0.03
0.19
0.01
0.15
0.03
0.01
0.28
1.23
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.10
0.05
1.00
0.25
0.15
0.10
0.35
3.00
0.21
0.05
0.17
0.03
0.14
0.04
0.18
0.08
0.90
0.24
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.02
0.01
0.06
0.02
0.03
0.17
0.01
0.13
0.03
0.01
0.25
1.10
% of Mix
(% by wt)
9.18%
0.41%
8.37%
2.07%
1.26%
0.83%
2.88%
25.00%
1.78%
0.43%
1.40%
0.21%
1.13%
0.34%
1.48%
0.67%
7.44%
2.03%
0.18%
0.06%
0.18%
0.23%
0.30%
0.13%
0.07%
0.53%
0.14%
0.22%
1.42%
0.12%
1.12%
0.28%
0.12%
2.06%
9.19%
Seeds/
sq ft
4.45
5.00
1.55
3.10
3.90
3.30
16.50
37.80
2.36
1.60
2.10
0.50
5.00
15.00
30.00
50.00
106.56
0.43
1.30
1.00
0.75
1.30
0.20
2.90
6.80
5.10
1.50
1.50
5.00
0.11
4.61
0.30
4.20
1.00
38.00
7.85
7.00
58.37%
3.12
Total Cover Crop
7.85
7.00
58.37%
3.12
Totals:
13.45
12.00
100.00%
185.48
Wet meadow / Sedge meadow reconstruction for wetland mitigation or
ecological restoration projects
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
34-361
Riparian Northeast
Common Name
American slough grass
bluejoint
riverbank wild rye
Virginia wild rye
tall manna grass
fowl manna grass
rice cut grass
fowl bluegrass
tussock sedge
pointed broom sedge
fox sedge
path rush
dark green bulrush
woolgrass
marsh milkweed
flat-topped aster
common boneset
grass-leaved goldenrod
spotted Joe pye weed
giant sunflower
spotted touch-me-not
blue monkey flower
giant goldenrod
blue vervain
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Beckmannia syzigachne
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus riparius
Elymus virginicus
Glyceria grandis
Glyceria striata
Leersia oryzoides
Poa palustris
Total Grasses
Carex stricta
Carex scoparia
Carex vulpinoidea
Juncus tenuis
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
Asclepias incarnata
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Helianthus giganteus
Impatiens capensis
Mimulus ringens
Solidago gigantea
Verbena hastata
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.68
0.07
0.56
2.24
0.28
0.10
0.17
0.78
5.88
0.04
0.07
0.22
0.03
0.13
0.06
0.56
0.13
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.12
0.08
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.25
0.84
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.50
0.06
0.50
2.00
0.25
0.09
0.15
0.70
5.25
0.04
0.06
0.20
0.03
0.12
0.05
0.50
0.12
0.04
0.05
0.07
0.11
0.07
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.22
0.75
% of Mix
(% by wt)
Seeds/
sq ft
4.78%
0.19%
1.57%
6.33%
0.80%
0.29%
0.49%
2.23%
16.68%
0.13%
0.21%
0.65%
0.09%
0.38%
0.15%
1.61%
0.38%
0.13%
0.16%
0.22%
0.34%
0.22%
0.11%
0.05%
0.05%
0.68%
2.34%
27.64
6.00
0.53
3.08
6.50
3.00
1.93
33.50
82.18
0.80
2.00
7.50
10.00
20.00
30.00
70.30
0.21
1.00
3.00
9.00
3.70
0.25
0.05
13.00
1.50
7.35
39.06
28.02
25.00
79.37%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
79.37%
11.14
Totals:
35.31
31.50
100.00%
202.67
Native riparian and floodplain plantings for wetland mitigation, ecological
restoration, or general permanent cover after culvert or bridge work. Tolerates
partial shade.
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province. Mn/DOT Districts 1, 2(east) and 3A.
34-371
Wet Meadow Northeast
Common Name
fringed brome
bluejoint
Virginia wild rye
tall manna grass
fowl bluegrass
tussock sedge
pointed broom sedge
dark green bulrush
woolgrass
Canada anemone
marsh milkweed
flat-topped aster
common boneset
grass-leaved goldenrod
spotted Joe pye weed
blue monkey flower
giant goldenrod
eastern panicled aster
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Elymus virginicus
Glyceria grandis
Poa palustris
Total Grasses
Carex stricta
Carex scoparia
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Total Sedges and Rushes
Anemone canadensis
Asclepias incarnata
Doellingeria umbellata
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euthamia graminifolia
Eutrochium maculatum
Mimulus ringens
Solidago gigantea
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
2.24
0.11
1.68
0.28
0.73
5.04
0.04
0.06
0.22
0.07
0.39
0.11
0.27
0.11
0.10
0.04
0.16
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.90
Rate
(lb/ac)
2.00
0.10
1.50
0.25
0.65
4.50
0.04
0.05
0.20
0.06
0.35
0.10
0.24
0.10
0.09
0.04
0.14
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.80
% of Mix
(% by wt)
16.04%
0.78%
11.99%
1.96%
5.19%
35.96%
0.35%
0.39%
1.56%
0.51%
2.81%
0.82%
1.95%
0.81%
0.68%
0.31%
1.15%
0.24%
0.20%
0.28%
6.44%
Seeds/
sq ft
8.10
10.00
2.31
6.30
31.00
57.71
0.85
1.50
33.00
40.00
75.35
0.30
0.43
2.50
5.00
5.00
5.00
25.00
2.30
2.00
47.53
7.68
6.85
54.79%
3.05
Total Cover Crop
7.68
6.85
54.79%
3.05
Totals:
14.01
12.50
100.00%
183.64
Wet meadow / Sedge meadow reconstruction for wetland mitigation or
ecological restoration.
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province. Mn/DOT Districts 1, 2(east) and 3A.
35-221
Dry Prairie General
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
blue grama
kalm's brome
nodding wild rye
junegrass
little bluestem
Indian grass
prairie dropseed
blue giant hyssop
lead plant
butterfly milkweed
Canada milk vetch
bird's foot coreopsis
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
stiff sunflower
rough blazing star
wild bergamot
stiff goldenrod
large-flowered beard tongue
black-eyed susan
gray goldenrod
heath aster
smooth aster
hoary vervain
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Rate
(kg/ha)
Rate
(lb/ac)
% of Mix
(% by wt)
Seeds/
sq ft
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus kalmii
Elymus canadensis
Koeleria macrantha
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Sporobolus heterolepis
Total Grasses
Agastache foeniculum
Amorpha canescens
Asclepias tuberosa
Astragalus canadensis
Coreopsis palmata
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Helianthus pauciflorus
Liatris aspera
Monarda fistulosa
Oligoneuron rigidum
Penstemon grandiflorus
0.78
3.36
0.56
0.82
1.12
0.28
3.36
0.78
0.13
11.21
0.07
0.10
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.21
0.07
0.07
0.04
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.70
3.00
0.50
0.73
1.00
0.25
3.00
0.70
0.12
10.00
0.06
0.09
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.19
0.06
0.06
0.04
0.06
0.06
0.06
1.92%
8.22%
1.37%
2.00%
2.74%
0.69%
8.22%
1.92%
0.34%
27.42%
0.17%
0.26%
0.17%
0.18%
0.16%
0.15%
0.51%
0.18%
0.17%
0.12%
0.15%
0.15%
0.17%
2.57
6.61
7.35
2.14
1.91
18.37
16.53
3.09
0.73
59.30
2.07
0.42
0.10
0.40
0.21
0.39
1.02
0.13
0.09
0.25
1.42
0.83
0.32
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago nemoralis
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum laeve
Verbena stricta
Total Forbs
0.35
0.04
0.04
0.07
0.15
1.68
0.31
0.04
0.04
0.06
0.13
1.50
0.84%
0.10%
0.10%
0.17%
0.34%
4.09%
10.32
3.86
2.58
1.26
1.29
26.96
28.02
25.00
68.49%
11.13
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
68.49%
11.13
Totals:
40.91
36.50
100.00%
97.39
General dry prairie mix for native roadsides, ecological restoration, or
conservation program plantings.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
35-241
Mesic Prairie General
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
kalm's brome
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
switchgrass
little bluestem
Indian grass
prairie dropseed
blue giant hyssop
lead plant
common milkweed
butterfly milkweed
Canada milk vetch
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
stiff sunflower
ox-eye
rough blazing star
great blazing star
wild bergamot
stiff goldenrod
black-eyed susan
heath aster
smooth aster
blue vervain
hoary vervain
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bromus kalmii
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Panicum virgatum
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Sporobolus heterolepis
Total Grasses
Agastache foeniculum
Amorpha canescens
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Astragalus canadensis
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Helianthus pauciflorus
Heliopsis helianthoides
Liatris aspera
Liatris pycnostachya
Monarda fistulosa
Oligoneuron rigidum
Rudbeckia hirta
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum laeve
Verbena hastata
Verbena stricta
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
2.24
1.79
0.56
1.31
1.12
0.07
1.79
2.24
0.08
11.21
0.07
0.07
0.04
0.04
0.07
0.07
0.21
0.07
0.07
0.15
0.03
0.03
0.07
0.07
0.35
0.03
0.07
0.04
0.07
0.07
1.68
Rate
(lb/ac)
2.00
1.60
0.50
1.17
1.00
0.06
1.60
2.00
0.07
10.00
0.06
0.06
0.04
0.04
0.06
0.06
0.19
0.06
0.06
0.13
0.03
0.03
0.06
0.06
0.31
0.03
0.06
0.04
0.06
0.06
1.50
% of Mix
(% by wt)
5.48%
4.39%
1.37%
3.20%
2.73%
0.17%
4.39%
5.48%
0.18%
27.39%
0.15%
0.15%
0.10%
0.10%
0.17%
0.17%
0.51%
0.18%
0.17%
0.34%
0.08%
0.09%
0.17%
0.17%
0.86%
0.09%
0.17%
0.12%
0.17%
0.15%
4.11%
Seeds/
sq ft
7.35
3.53
1.47
2.23
2.53
0.32
8.82
8.82
0.39
35.46
1.82
0.25
0.06
0.06
0.39
0.44
1.03
0.13
0.09
0.29
0.18
0.13
1.61
0.94
10.56
2.30
1.26
1.50
0.64
0.23
23.89
28.02
25.00
68.50%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
68.50%
11.14
Totals:
40.91
36.50
100.00%
70.49
General mesic prairie mix for native roadsides, ecological restoration, or
conservation program plantings.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
35-421
Dry Prairie Northwest
Common Name
side-oats grama
blue grama
kalm's brome
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
porcupine grass
junegrass
little bluestem
sand dropseed
Prairie Wild Onion
Canada milk vetch
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
stiff sunflower
ox-eye
rough blazing star
dotted blazing star
wild bergamot
stiff goldenrod
prairie coneflower
black-eyed susan
gray goldenrod
heath aster
smooth aster
heart-leaved alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus kalmii
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Hesperostipa spartea
Koeleria macrantha
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Total Grasses
Allium stellatum
Astragalus canadensis
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Helianthus pauciflorus
Heliopsis helianthoides
Liatris aspera
Liatris punctata
Monarda fistulosa
Oligoneuron rigidum
Ratibida columnifera
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago nemoralis
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum laeve
Zizia aptera
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.35
0.84
1.01
1.12
1.12
0.50
0.28
1.68
0.22
8.13
0.03
0.08
0.07
0.12
0.06
0.03
0.07
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.07
0.07
0.02
0.01
0.03
0.06
0.84
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.20
0.75
0.90
1.00
1.00
0.45
0.25
1.50
0.20
7.25
0.03
0.07
0.06
0.11
0.05
0.03
0.06
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.06
0.06
0.02
0.01
0.03
0.05
0.75
% of Mix
(% by wt)
10.89%
6.81%
8.17%
9.09%
9.11%
4.09%
2.23%
13.63%
1.86%
65.88%
0.27%
0.61%
0.55%
0.99%
0.45%
0.31%
0.55%
0.23%
0.18%
0.27%
0.27%
0.55%
0.55%
0.17%
0.14%
0.27%
0.50%
6.86%
Seeds/
sq ft
2.64
11.00
2.64
1.91
2.54
0.11
18.00
8.26
15.00
62.10
0.12
0.42
0.42
0.60
0.10
0.05
0.14
0.15
0.05
0.77
0.45
0.93
2.03
2.00
1.10
0.61
0.24
10.18
3.36
3.00
27.26%
1.34
Total Cover Crop
3.36
3.00
27.26%
1.34
Totals:
12.33
11.00
100.00%
73.62
Regional dry prairie reconstruction for wetland mitigation, ecological
restoration, or conservation program plantings.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Province, Red River Prairie Section, Hardwood
Hills subsection of the MN & NE IA Morainal Section, far western portions of
the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west) & 4(north).
35-441
Mesic Prairie Northwest
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
porcupine grass
switchgrass
little bluestem
Indian grass
Prairie Wild Onion
Canada milk vetch
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
ox-eye
rough blazing star
great blazing star
wild bergamot
stiff goldenrod
Virginia mountain mint
prairie coneflower
black-eyed susan
heath aster
smooth aster
blue vervain
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Hesperostipa spartea
Panicum virgatum
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Total Grasses
Allium stellatum
Astragalus canadensis
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Heliopsis helianthoides
Liatris aspera
Liatris pycnostachya
Monarda fistulosa
Oligoneuron rigidum
pycnanthemum virginianum
Ratibida columnifera
Rudbeckia hirta
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum laeve
Verbena hastata
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.12
1.35
1.12
1.12
0.47
0.20
1.68
1.35
8.41
0.03
0.07
0.07
0.10
0.09
0.07
0.03
0.07
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.07
0.08
0.01
0.03
0.10
0.19
1.12
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.00
1.20
1.00
1.00
0.42
0.18
1.50
1.20
7.50
0.03
0.06
0.06
0.09
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.06
0.07
0.01
0.03
0.09
0.17
1.00
% of Mix
(% by wt)
9.08%
10.89%
9.09%
9.11%
3.82%
1.59%
13.66%
10.91%
68.15%
0.27%
0.54%
0.55%
0.83%
0.77%
0.55%
0.28%
0.54%
0.27%
0.27%
0.34%
0.55%
0.59%
0.14%
0.27%
0.77%
1.56%
9.09%
Seeds/
sq ft
3.67
2.64
1.91
2.54
0.11
0.90
8.28
5.29
25.33
0.12
0.37
0.42
0.50
0.17
0.14
0.18
0.24
0.77
0.45
3.00
0.93
2.20
1.10
0.61
2.91
0.70
14.81
2.80
2.50
22.76%
1.12
Total Cover Crop
2.80
2.50
22.76%
1.12
Totals:
12.33
11.00
100.00%
41.25
Regional mesic prairie reconstruction for wetland mitigation, ecological
restoration, or conservation program plantings.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Province, Red River Prairie Section, Hardwood
Hills subsection of the MN & NE IA Morainal Section, may extend into the far
western portions of the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province. Mn/DOT Districts
2(west) & 4(north).
35-521
Dry Prairie Southwest
Common Name
side-oats grama
blue grama
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
porcupine grass
junegrass
little bluestem
sand dropseed
whorled milkweed
Canada milk vetch
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
ox-eye
round-headed bush clover
rough blazing star
dotted blazing star
wild bergamot
stiff goldenrod
black-eyed susan
heath aster
smooth aster
bracted spiderwort
hoary vervain
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua gracilis
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Hesperostipa spartea
Koeleria macrantha
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Total Grasses
Asclepias verticillata
Astragalus canadensis
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Echinacea angustifolia
Heliopsis helianthoides
Lespedeza capitata
Liatris aspera
Liatris punctata
Monarda fistulosa
Oligoneuron rigidum
Rudbeckia hirta
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum laeve
Tradescantia bracteata
Verbena stricta
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.57
1.06
1.35
1.12
0.84
0.34
1.68
0.17
8.13
0.01
0.07
0.07
0.11
0.04
0.09
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.08
0.08
0.01
0.03
0.02
0.11
0.24
1.12
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.40
0.95
1.20
1.00
0.75
0.30
1.50
0.15
7.25
0.01
0.06
0.06
0.10
0.04
0.08
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.07
0.07
0.01
0.03
0.02
0.10
0.21
1.00
% of Mix
(% by wt)
11.16%
7.57%
9.63%
7.99%
6.02%
2.40%
11.96%
1.20%
57.93%
0.10%
0.51%
0.46%
0.80%
0.36%
0.62%
0.35%
0.27%
0.18%
0.16%
0.24%
0.53%
0.52%
0.10%
0.24%
0.13%
0.78%
1.68%
8.03%
Seeds/
sq ft
3.08
13.90
2.30
2.53
0.19
22.00
8.24
11.00
63.23
0.05
0.40
0.40
0.55
0.09
0.20
0.10
0.10
0.13
0.05
0.76
1.00
2.20
0.90
0.60
0.06
1.00
0.85
9.44
4.76
4.25
34.04%
1.90
Total Cover Crop
4.76
4.25
34.04%
1.90
Totals:
14.01
12.50
100.00%
74.57
Regional dry prairie reconstruction for wetland mitigation, ecological
restoration, or conservation program plantings.
North-Central Glaciated Plains Section. Mn/DOT Districts 3A(southwest) 3B,
4(south), 7 & 8.
35-541
Mesic Prairie Southwest
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
green needle grass
switchgrass
western wheatgrass
little bluestem
Indian grass
Canada milk vetch
partridge pea
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
narrow-leaved purple coneflower
ox-eye
rough blazing star
great blazing star
wild bergamot
stiff goldenrod
gray-headed coneflower
black-eyed susan
smooth aster
blue vervain
hoary vervain
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Nassella viridula
Panicum virgatum
Pascopyrum smithii
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Total Grasses
Astragalus canadensis
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Echinacea angustifolia
Heliopsis helianthoides
Liatris aspera
Liatris pycnostachya
Monarda fistulosa
Oligoneuron rigidum
Ratibida pinnata
Rudbeckia hirta
Symphyotrichum laeve
Verbena hastata
Verbena stricta
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
0.49
0.18
0.56
1.68
1.68
8.63
0.07
0.11
0.03
0.08
0.06
0.09
0.07
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.03
0.08
0.07
0.03
0.08
0.06
0.28
1.23
Rate
(lb/ac)
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.44
0.16
0.50
1.50
1.50
7.70
0.06
0.10
0.03
0.07
0.05
0.08
0.06
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.03
0.07
0.06
0.03
0.07
0.05
0.25
1.10
% of Mix
(% by wt)
7.49%
7.49%
7.46%
7.46%
3.67%
1.30%
4.15%
12.50%
12.54%
64.06%
0.53%
0.84%
0.24%
0.61%
0.45%
0.65%
0.50%
0.28%
0.21%
0.29%
0.28%
0.61%
0.49%
0.25%
0.61%
0.41%
2.06%
9.31%
Seeds/
sq ft
3.30
1.98
1.71
2.27
1.70
0.80
1.30
8.27
6.63
27.96
0.40
0.10
0.20
0.40
0.11
0.20
0.14
0.20
0.10
0.90
0.50
0.80
2.00
0.60
2.50
0.50
1.00
10.65
3.59
3.20
26.63%
1.42
Total Cover Crop
3.59
3.20
26.63%
1.42
Totals:
13.45
12.00
100.00%
40.03
Regional mesic prairie reconstruction for wetland mitigation, ecological
restoration, or conservation program plantings.
North-Central Glaciated Plains Section. Mn/DOT Districts 3A(southwest) 3B,
4(south), 7 & 8.
35-621
Dry Prairie Southeast
Common Name
side-oats grama
blue grama
kalm's brome
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
junegrass
little bluestem
sand dropseed
prairie dropseed
butterfly milkweed
whorled milkweed
bird's foot coreopsis
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
ox-eye
round-headed bush clover
rough blazing star
dotted blazing star
wild bergamot
horsemint
stiff goldenrod
large-flowered beard tongue
black-eyed susan
gray goldenrod
skyblue aster
silky aster
bracted spiderwort
heart-leaved alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bouteloua gracilis
Bromus kalmii
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Koeleria macrantha
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sporobolus heterolepis
Total Grasses
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias verticillata
Coreopsis palmata
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Heliopsis helianthoides
Lespedeza capitata
Liatris aspera
Liatris punctata
Monarda fistulosa
Monarda punctata
Oligoneuron rigidum
Penstemon grandiflorus
Rudbeckia hirta
solidago nemoralis
Symphyotrichum
oolentangiense
Symphyotrichum sericeum
Tradescantia bracteata
Zizia aptera
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
Rate
(lb/ac)
% of Mix
(% by wt)
Seeds/
sq ft
1.27
0.76
0.35
1.68
1.32
0.46
1.69
0.25
0.29
8.07
0.07
0.01
0.06
0.10
0.17
0.07
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.07
0.04
0.10
0.01
1.13
0.68
0.31
1.50
1.18
0.41
1.51
0.22
0.26
7.20
0.06
0.01
0.05
0.09
0.15
0.06
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.06
0.04
0.09
0.01
10.23%
6.19%
2.78%
13.61%
10.76%
3.71%
13.70%
1.98%
2.32%
65.28%
0.52%
0.11%
0.50%
0.78%
1.32%
0.51%
0.31%
0.17%
0.23%
0.30%
0.22%
0.59%
0.35%
0.86%
0.14%
2.48
10.00
0.90
2.86
3.00
30.00
8.30
16.00
1.50
75.04
0.09
0.05
0.20
0.60
0.80
0.13
0.10
0.11
0.06
0.85
0.80
0.98
0.20
3.20
1.65
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.90
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.80
0.06%
0.19%
0.12%
0.21%
7.49%
0.20
0.20
0.05
0.10
10.37
3.36
3.00
27.23%
1.33
Total Cover Crop
3.36
3.00
27.23%
1.33
Totals:
12.33
11.00
100.00%
86.75
Regional dry prairie reconstruction for wetland mitigation, ecological
restoration, or conservation program plantings.
Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province excluding Hardwood Hills subsection.
Mn/DOT Districts Metro & 6.
35-641
Mesic Prairie Southeast
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
switchgrass
little bluestem
Indian grass
butterfly milkweed
whorled milkweed
Canada milk vetch
partridge pea
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
ox-eye
rough blazing star
great blazing star
wild bergamot
stiff goldenrod
gray-headed coneflower
black-eyed susan
heath aster
smooth aster
bracted spiderwort
blue vervain
hoary vervain
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Panicum virgatum
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Total Grasses
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias verticillata
Astragalus canadensis
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Desmodium canadense
Heliopsis helianthoides
Liatris aspera
Liatris pycnostachya
Monarda fistulosa
Oligoneuron rigidum
Ratibida pinnata
Rudbeckia hirta
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Symphyotrichum laeve
Tradescantia bracteata
Verbena hastata
Verbena stricta
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.01
1.54
1.18
1.01
0.24
1.42
2.24
8.63
0.07
0.01
0.18
0.67
0.01
0.10
0.17
0.06
0.03
0.03
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.06
0.01
0.06
0.04
0.04
0.11
0.08
1.79
Rate
(lb/ac)
0.90
1.37
1.05
0.90
0.21
1.27
2.00
7.70
0.06
0.01
0.16
0.60
0.01
0.09
0.15
0.05
0.03
0.03
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.05
0.01
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.10
0.07
1.60
% of Mix
(% by wt)
7.49%
11.38%
8.77%
7.50%
1.78%
10.59%
16.68%
64.19%
0.53%
0.10%
1.33%
5.00%
0.07%
0.76%
1.24%
0.43%
0.21%
0.29%
0.06%
0.17%
0.15%
0.38%
0.05%
0.41%
0.34%
0.37%
0.85%
0.60%
13.34%
Seeds/
sq ft
3.30
3.01
2.01
2.28
1.10
7.00
8.82
27.52
0.10
0.05
1.00
0.60
0.06
0.50
0.30
0.12
0.15
0.14
0.18
0.31
0.20
1.54
0.40
1.00
0.15
1.50
1.05
0.29
9.64
3.03
2.70
22.47%
1.20
Total Cover Crop
3.03
2.70
22.47%
1.20
Totals:
13.45
12.00
100.00%
38.36
Regional mesic prairie reconstruction for wetland mitigation, ecological
restoration, or conservation program plantings.
Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province excluding Hardwood Hills subsection.
Mn/DOT Districts Metro & 6.
36-211
Woodland Edge South & West
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
kalm's brome
nodding wild rye
bottlebrush grass
slender wheatgrass
switchgrass
little bluestem
Indian grass
common yarrow
blue giant hyssop
white snakeroot
white prairie clover
Canada tick trefoil
ox-eye
wild bergamot
stiff goldenrod
Clayton's sweet cicely
smooth wild rose
black-eyed susan
Lance-leaved Figwort
zigzag goldenrod
showy goldenrod
smooth aster
American vetch
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bromus kalmii
Elymus canadensis
Elymus hystrix
Elymus trachycaulus
Panicum virgatum
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Total Grasses
Achillea millefolium
Agastache foeniculum
Ageratina altissima
Dalea candida
Desmodium canadense
Heliopsis helianthoides
Monarda fistulosa
Oligoneuron rigidum
Osmorhiza claytonii
Rosa blanda
Rudbeckia hirta
Scrophularia lanceolata
Solidago flexicaulis
Solidago speciosa
Symphyotrichum laeve
Vicia americana
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
1.12
1.12
1.68
1.40
0.36
1.40
0.07
0.69
1.12
8.97
0.03
0.11
0.03
0.19
0.16
0.15
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.20
0.06
0.02
0.07
0.07
0.20
0.12
1.68
Rate
(lb/ac)
1.00
1.00
1.50
1.25
0.32
1.25
0.06
0.62
1.00
8.00
0.03
0.10
0.03
0.17
0.14
0.13
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.18
0.05
0.02
0.06
0.06
0.18
0.11
1.50
% of Mix
(% by wt)
2.90%
2.89%
4.34%
3.61%
0.91%
3.64%
0.17%
1.79%
2.89%
23.14%
0.09%
0.28%
0.09%
0.50%
0.42%
0.38%
0.18%
0.17%
0.17%
0.17%
0.52%
0.14%
0.05%
0.18%
0.19%
0.52%
0.33%
4.38%
Seeds/
sq ft
3.68
2.20
4.40
2.38
0.88
3.18
0.30
3.40
4.40
24.82
2.00
3.20
1.70
1.20
0.29
0.30
1.60
0.90
0.06
0.06
6.10
3.20
0.50
1.80
1.30
0.14
0.46
24.80
28.02
25.00
72.48%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
72.48%
11.14
Totals:
38.67
34.50
100.00%
60.75
Partly shaded grassland planting for native roadsides, reclamation, etc.
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands, Prairie Parkland, and Eastern Broadleaf Forest
Provinces. Mn/DOT Districts 2(west), 3B, 4, Metro, 6, 7 & 8.
36-311
Woodland Edge Northeast
Common Name
fringed brome
bluejoint
poverty grass
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
fowl bluegrass
False Melic
common yarrow
pearly everlasting
flat-topped aster
tall cinquefoil
large-leaved aster
stiff goldenrod
smooth wild rose
black-eyed susan
gray goldenrod
upland white aster
Lindley's Aster
smooth aster
American vetch
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Bromus ciliatus
Calamagrostis canadensis
Danthonia spicata
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Poa palustris
Schizachne purpurascens
Total Grasses
Achillea millefolium
Anaphalis margaritacea
Doellingeria umbellata
Drymocallis arguta
Eurybia macrophylla
Oligoneuron rigidum
Rosa blanda
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago nemoralis
Solidago ptarmicoides
Symphyotrichum ciliolatum
Symphyotrichum laeve
Vicia americana
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
2.24
0.15
0.56
1.40
2.24
0.98
0.28
7.85
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.07
0.02
0.16
0.18
0.29
0.07
0.04
0.03
0.16
0.56
1.68
Rate
(lb/ac)
2.00
0.13
0.50
1.25
2.00
0.87
0.25
7.00
0.03
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.02
0.14
0.16
0.26
0.06
0.04
0.03
0.14
0.50
1.50
% of Mix
(% by wt)
5.98%
0.37%
1.50%
3.72%
5.96%
2.59%
0.75%
20.87%
0.09%
0.05%
0.12%
0.19%
0.05%
0.42%
0.47%
0.77%
0.18%
0.13%
0.10%
0.43%
1.50%
4.50%
Seeds/
sq ft
8.10
12.90
4.60
2.38
5.06
41.50
2.90
77.44
2.00
1.30
1.00
5.30
0.18
2.10
0.15
8.70
6.80
1.00
1.00
2.90
0.38
32.81
28.02
25.00
74.63%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
74.63%
11.14
Totals:
37.55
33.50
100.00%
121.39
Partly shaded grassland planting for native roadsides, reclamation, etc in
north-central and northeast MN
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province excluding Chippewa Plains, Pine Moraines
& Outwash Plains, and Mille Lacs Uplands subsections. Mn/DOT Districts 1 &
2(east).
36-411
Woodland Edge Northwest
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
fringed brome
kalm's brome
bluejoint
poverty grass
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
Virginia wild rye
little bluestem
Indian grass
common yarrow
blue giant hyssop
lead plant
Tall Thimbleweed
columbine
prairie sage
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
flat-topped aster
ox-eye
stiff goldenrod
smooth wild rose
black-eyed susan
upland white aster
tall meadow-rue
American vetch
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus kalmii
Calamagrostis canadensis
Danthonia spicata
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Elymus virginicus
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Total Grasses
Achillea millefolium
Agastache foeniculum
Amorpha canescens
Anemone virginiana
Aquilegia canadensis
Artemisia ludoviciana
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Doellingeria umbellata
Heliopsis helianthoides
Oligoneuron rigidum
Rosa blanda
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago ptarmicoides
Thalictrum dasycarpum
Vicia americana
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
0.56
1.12
0.84
2.24
0.07
0.43
1.12
1.12
1.96
0.07
0.56
10.09
0.03
0.13
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.07
0.20
0.03
0.04
0.07
0.11
0.35
0.07
0.15
0.15
0.15
1.68
Rate
(lb/ac)
0.50
1.00
0.75
2.00
0.06
0.38
1.00
1.00
1.75
0.06
0.50
9.00
0.03
0.12
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.06
0.18
0.03
0.04
0.06
0.10
0.31
0.06
0.13
0.13
0.13
1.50
% of Mix
(% by wt)
1.42%
2.81%
2.12%
5.64%
0.18%
1.06%
2.81%
2.81%
4.93%
0.18%
1.40%
25.36%
0.09%
0.35%
0.09%
0.08%
0.08%
0.09%
0.16%
0.51%
0.09%
0.12%
0.17%
0.28%
0.86%
0.16%
0.35%
0.37%
0.36%
4.21%
Seeds/
sq ft
1.85
2.20
3.04
5.88
6.40
3.46
1.91
2.53
2.70
0.35
2.19
32.50
2.00
4.10
0.15
0.30
0.40
2.90
0.40
1.00
0.80
0.10
0.91
0.10
10.35
1.30
0.92
0.10
0.51
26.33
Purpose:
28.02
25.00
70.43%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
70.43%
11.14
Totals:
39.79
35.50
100.00%
69.96
Partly shaded grassland planting for native roadsides, reclamation, etc.
Planting Area:
Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Province. Mn/DOT District 2(west).
36-711
Woodland Edge Central
Common Name
big bluestem
side-oats grama
fringed brome
kalm's brome
poverty grass
nodding wild rye
slender wheatgrass
Virginia wild rye
little bluestem
Indian grass
common yarrow
blue giant hyssop
lead plant
pearly everlasting
Canada milk vetch
white prairie clover
purple prairie clover
ox-eye
round-headed bush clover
wild bergamot
Clayton's sweet cicely
smooth wild rose
black-eyed susan
showy goldenrod
smooth aster
skyblue aster
golden alexanders
Oats or winter wheat (see note at
beginning of list for
recommended dates)
Purpose:
Planting Area:
Scientific Name
Andropogon gerardii
Bouteloua curtipendula
Bromus ciliatus
Bromus kalmii
Danthonia spicata
Elymus canadensis
Elymus trachycaulus
Elymus virginicus
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
Total Grasses
Achillea millefolium
Agastache foeniculum
Amorpha canescens
Anaphalis margaritacea
Astragalus canadensis
Dalea candida
Dalea purpurea
Heliopsis helianthoides
Lespedeza capitata
Monarda fistulosa
Osmorhiza claytonii
Rosa blanda
Rudbeckia hirta
Solidago speciosa
Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum
oolentangiense
Zizia aurea
Total Forbs
Rate
(kg/ha)
Rate
(lb/ac)
% of Mix
(% by wt)
Seeds/
sq ft
0.56
1.12
0.56
1.68
0.41
0.84
1.12
1.96
1.27
0.56
10.09
0.03
0.07
0.06
0.02
0.28
0.07
0.20
0.15
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.10
0.22
0.07
0.07
0.50
1.00
0.50
1.50
0.37
0.75
1.00
1.75
1.13
0.50
9.00
0.03
0.06
0.05
0.02
0.25
0.06
0.18
0.13
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.09
0.20
0.06
0.06
1.42%
2.81%
1.39%
4.22%
1.04%
2.11%
2.81%
4.93%
3.17%
1.41%
25.31%
0.09%
0.18%
0.13%
0.05%
0.71%
0.16%
0.51%
0.37%
0.19%
0.18%
0.17%
0.27%
0.57%
0.17%
0.18%
1.85
2.20
2.00
4.40
3.40
1.43
2.53
2.70
6.20
2.20
28.91
2.00
2.10
0.21
1.30
1.58
0.40
1.00
0.30
0.20
1.60
0.06
0.09
6.80
1.80
1.30
0.07
0.07
1.68
0.06
0.06
1.50
0.17%
0.16%
4.26%
1.80
0.23
22.77
28.02
25.00
70.43%
11.14
Total Cover Crop
28.02
25.00
70.43%
11.14
Totals:
39.79
35.50
100.00%
62.81
Partly shaded grassland planting for native roadsides, reclamation, etc.
Chippewa Plains, Pine Moraines & Outwash Plains, and Mille Lacs Uplands
subsections. Mn/DOT Districts 2(southeast) & 3A.