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Table of Adapted Native Forb Species

See the following table for native species and cultivars/germplasms available for revegetation within the Intermountain West (IMW), the Great Basin (GB), and the Northern Great Plains (NGP) regions.

Adapted Native Forb Species
Species Region Cultivar Germplasm Pure Stand PLS Pounds per Acre1
Slender white prairie clover IMW Antelope 3
Purple prairie clover IMW Bismarck, Kaneb 3
Prairie coneflower IMW Stillwater 1.2
Narrow-leaved purple coneflower NGP Bismarck 1
Lewis flax GB, IMW, NGP Maple Grove 4
Western yarrow GB, IMW, NGP Eagle, Great Northern 0.5
Rocky mountain penstemon IMW, NGP Bandera 1.5
Fuzzytoungue penstemon IMW, NGP Old Works 4
Firecracker penstemon GB Richfield 4
Globemallow GB, IMW, NGP Common 2
Utah sweetvetch IMW Timp 18
Maximillian sunflower NGP Medicine Creek, Prairie Gold 0.1
Stiff sunflower NGP Bismarck 0.1
Arrowleaf balsamroot GB, IMW Common 0.1
Sego lily GB, IMW Common 0.1
Bluebells GB, IMW Common 0.1
Astragalus sp. GB, IMW, NGP Common 0.1
Hawksbeard GB, IMW Common 0.1
False dandelion GB, IMW Common 0.1
Sulphur flower buckwheat GB, IMW, NGP Common 0.1
Desert-parsley GB, IMW, NGP Common 0.1

1 PLS = Pure Live Seed. Grasses, forbs and shrubs will rarely be planted in a monoculture. Percentages of pure stand seeding rates will be used in species combinations developed to mimic a diverse native plant community.

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