Seed Technical Data Chart

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NOTE: In the charts below, Drought Tolerance, Cold Tolerance, Acidity, Salinity, Sandy (soil), Loam (soil), Clay (soil), and Wildlife value use a numerical rating system based on a scale from 1-3 with (1) being the best.

Legend: Season of Growth: W = warm, C = cool.

Cycle: P  = perennial, A = annual, B = Biennial

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

VARIETY

M
A
T
U
R
E

HT

S
E
E
D
S

/

LB

SEED RATE DRILLED  / LBS PER ACRE

D
R
O
U
G
H
T

C
O
L
D

A
C
I
D
I
T
Y

S
A
L
I
N
I
T
Y

S
A
N
D
Y

L
O
A
M

C
L
A
Y

W
I
L
D
L
I
F
E

VALUE

FORAGE VALUE

NATIVE / INTRO

SEASON OF GROWTH

CYCLE

MIN RAIN
in.

...

Blackeyed Susan

Rudbeckia Hirta

24-48"

1,450,000

.7

2

2

2

3

1

1

1

1

3

N

W

P

15

Blue Grama

Bouteloua Gracilis

Hachita, Lovington

12-12"

711,000

1.5

1

1

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

10

Bluestem, Big

Andropogon Gerardii

Kaw, Rountree

25+"

130,000

6

2

1

2

3

2

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

25

Bluestem, Little

Schizachyrium Scoparium

Aldous, Cimarron

25+"

255,000

3.4

2

1

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

20

Bluestem, Yellow

Bothnochloa Ischaemum

Plains, Spar

13-25+"

830,000

1.8

2

1

3

3

1

2

1

1

1

I

W

P

16

Buffalograss

Buchloe Dactyloides

Plains, Texoka, Topgun

1-12"

42,000

8

1

1

3

2

3

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

15

Galleta

Hilaria Jamesii

Viva

12-24"

159,000

2-5

1

1

3

2

1

1

2

2

3

N

W

P

8

Green Sprangletop

Leptochloa Dubia

Van Horn

25+"

538,000

1.7

1

1

3

2

1

1

2

1

1

N

W

P

10

Illinois Bundleflower

Desmanthus Illinoensis

Reno, Sabine

24-36"

60,000

13.6

1

1

2

3

1

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

16

Indiangrass

Sorghastrum Nutans

Cheyenne

25+"

170,000

4.5

3

1

2

3

1

1

2

1

1

N

W

P

16

Kleingrass

Paicum Coloratum

Selection 75

13-24"

500,000

1.5

2

1

3

2

2

1

1

2

1

I

W

P

10

Lovegrass, Sand

Eragrostis Trichodes

Bend

25+"

1,300,000

1.5

1

1

3

2

1

1

3

2

2

N

W

P

10

Lovegrass, Wilman

Eragrostis Superba

24-36"

1,103,000

1.5

1

1

3

2

1

1

2

2

2

I

W

P

18

Maximilian Sunflower

Helianthus Maximiliana

36+"

320,000

3

2

1

2

3

1

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

18

Partridge Peas

Chamaecrista Fasciculata

Showy

28"

57,000

13.4

2

1

2

3

1

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

18

Plains Bristlegrass

Setaria Leucopila

13-25+"

293,000

20

1

1

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

12

Purple Prairie Clover

Petalostemon Purpureum

Kaneb

12-24"

290,000

3

2

2

2

3

2

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

18

Sand Dropseed

Sporobolus Cryptandrus

13-24"

5,298,000

1

1

1

2

3

1

2

3

2

2

N

W

P

10

Sideoats

Bouteloua Curtipendula

Butte, El Reno, Vaughn

13-24"

143,000

4.5

2

1

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

14

Switchgrass

Panicum Virgatum

Alamo, Blackwell

25+"

389,000

2-3

2

1

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

N

W

P

20

Western Wheatgrass

Agropyron Smithii

Barton

13-24"

110,000

7

2

1

2

2

3

1

1

2

2

N

C

P

16