NativeSeed Group Inventory

 A-100 Grazer Alfalfa by Star Seed is an exceptionally high yielding and high quality alfalfa that will withstand grazing compaction and high traffic. Product Tech Sheet Related ProductsSlingshot Alfalfa Exclusive genetics with sunken crowns developed with Star Seed breeding partner A-100 Grazer Brand has an excellent agronomic package that provides a very persistent and healthy plant Top production on a varying soil types Fast recovery after cutting Excellent yield potential Proven yields with high forage quality Subset crown Aphanomyces Race 2 resistance Seeding Rate of 18-22 LBS per acre Seeding Dates of April to Mid-May and August to Early September

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

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-3 ft

Introduced annual with showy yellow, orange and cream flowers, blooming early spring and summer. Recommended for beautiful groundcover, garden borders or areas where quick cover is needed. Drought and heat tolerant; full sun. Attracts pollinator species. 

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

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop, Commercial Beautification
• Height:  0-1 ft

Potentially long-lived nitrogen-fixing perennial legume with a significant taproot and purple flowers. Adapted to fertile, deep, well-drained soils. Intolerant of poor drainage, high water tables and acidic soils. The world’s most well-known and widely used perennial forage legume for pasture, hay, silage, green-chop and rangeland. Excellent forage yield, quality and palatability. Seed alone or in mixed grass pastures; establishes easily. High bloat potential; use caution when grazing. Also use for wildlife habitat for grazing ungulates, geese, grouse and other wild birds. Primarily pollinated by leafcutter bees and many types of native bees; honeybees are reluctant pollinators. Winter hardy, rhizomatous and multifoliate (MF) varieties available.

• Growing Region:  Midwest
• Blooms: 
• Life Form:  Legume

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-3 ft

Medium statured, relatively short-lived nitrogen-fixing perennial legume with pale pink to white flowers. Not a hybrid, despite its name. Adapted to a wide range of soil types, including sites too acidic for Red clover (T. pratense); more alkaline tolerant than most clovers. Prefers wet sites, tolerating waterlogged soils and up to six weeks of flooding. Winter hardy, able to survive at northern latitudes and high elevations. Use for hay, pasture and soil improvement on Cool, wet sites. Plant with Timothy (Phleum pratense) or Meadow brome (Bromopsis biebersteinii) to improve hay production and prevent lodging. Excellent nectar and pollen source for bees, especially honeybees. 

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
• Blooms:  Spring, Summer, Fall
• Life Form:  Legume

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-4 ft

Although never abundant, Richardson's Alumroot has been found in almost every county in North Dakota. The species range well into the low Arctic, but do not occur much farther South than Missouri.The thick cluster of basal leaves on this plant looks like those of the Geranium. One to four leafless hairy stems grow up to two feet tall from heavy perennial taproots. The yellowish to purple flowers occur in clusters of ten to twenty along the upper part of the stem.Look for Richardson's Alumroot around hilltops and sideslopes in native prairie. Cattle seem to avoid this plant, probably because of its astringent qualities. Nevertheless, somewhat greater numbers of plants are usually found on moderately or lightly grazed pastures, possibly because of the better soil moisture conditions there.Extracts from the roots of all the Heucheras have been used medicinally for their astringent qualities. The Saxifrage family (Saxifragaceae), of which the alumroots are members, also includes our wild currants and gooseberries. The name was compounded from the Latin saxum, "a stone," and frangere, "to break," by early medical practitioners who labored under the ancient "doctrine of signatures." The doctrine stated that plants bore structures that resembled the maladies the plants were supposed to cure. Hence, some European species bearing granular bulblets were purported to dissolve urinary concretions.The Swedish naturalist Carl von Linne (Linnaeus) named the genus in honor of the German botanist Johann von Huecher (1677-1747). English botanist Robert Brown dedicated this North American species to science in 1823 in memory of its discoverer, Sir John Richardson.

• Growing Region:  Midwest
• Blooms:  Summer
• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation
• Height:  1-2 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 wet places, at elevations from sea level to 7,900 feet, often in disturbed areas. As with other members of this genus, it is not often used in gardens but is useful for restoration projects.

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

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

Moderate water requirements, full sun to partial shade. Bluish-purple flowers bloom April through July. Excellent palatability for wildlife and all classes of livestock. Native rhizomatous climbing perennial legume with purple flowers, blooming April to August. Very drought tolerant and widely adaptable, occurring in moist to dry soils of forest openings, meadows, shrublands and streambanks; up to 12,000 ft. elevation. Use for habitat restoration, mining reclamation, arid rangelands and roadsides. Increases following fire. Excellent palatability for all wildlife and ungulates. Important for native pollinators, including wild bees. Larval host of the Western blue tailed butterfly.

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

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

Our Annual Wildflower seed blend is custom designed for most areas in the United States where a 100% annual blend is desired for over-seeding existing perennial wildflowers and grasses. We thoughtfully selected wildflowers that are appropriate to this area and that provide a variety of bold and delicate blossoms; with both early and late blooming wildflowers for color through the growing season.This blend has been designed with an emphasis on native wildflowers and is adaptable to a wide range of conditions within the United States. The colors in bloom will vary at different times of the year, and depend on how much water and sunlight are available to the wildflowers. The colors which you will see at different times of the year will include blues, purples, reds, yellows, whites and oranges. The actual composition of wildflower wildflowers will vary from season to season and from year to year.

• Growing Region:  North America
• Blooms: 
• Life Form: 

• Application Type:  Commercial Beautification, Pollinator Habitat
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Drought tolerant, leguminous native annual with deep blue or purplish flowers, blooming January to May. Occurs on disturbed sandy washes, roadsides or open desert; up to 4,000 ft. elevation. May “super bloom” following a wet desert winter. Seeds are eaten by various birds. Important pollen source for bees and other pollinators. 

• Growing Region:  Intermountain West
• Blooms:  Spring
• Life Form:  Forb, Legume

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

Sprawling summer native annual with golden orange-yellow flowers, blooming July to October after desert monsoons. Quick germination when moisture is available. Found along roadsides, sandy washes, mesas, disturbed areas and low spots, often in mass communities; up to 6,500 ft. elevation. Use in desert restoration and native gardens. Prolific seed producer; seeds eaten by birds. Visited by numerous bees, wasps, flies and butterflies. 

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, Southwest, Intermountain West, Midwest
• Blooms:  Summer, Fall
• Life Form:  Forb

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

Drought tolerant, long-lived perennial native with yellow sunflower-like flowers, blooming April to July. Deep, thick taproot tolerant of fire, grazing, trampling and drought; seedlings slow to establish. Prefers deep, fine to medium textured well-drained soils. Often found in large patches. Common in sagebrush communities as well as mountain shrub communities, woodlands and open forests; up to 10,000 ft. elevation. Thought to have potential for use in oil shale and mining reclamation. Valuable spring and summer forage for mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep and pronghorn. Attractive to native pollinators. Sage-grouse eat the young shoots and flower buds. 

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West
• Blooms:  Spring, Summer
• Life Form:  Forb

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

Large native annual legume with deep violet-blue flowers and a white mark on the upper petal, blooming February to June. Tolerates heavier soils than most lupine species; more water tolerant. Occurs in many habitat types, often densely colonizing disturbed areas; up to 5,000 ft. elevation. Used often in restoration, erosion control and as an ornamental.  

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

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

Ashy Sunflower is a perennial forb native to most of the eastern half of the United States. This attractive wildflower can be found growing in the full sunlight of upland prairies and open grasslands. Mature heights of 3-5 feet Blooms from July-October with bright yellow flowers Popular species with pollinators of all kinds Spreads through seed and rhizomatous growth Can become aggressive, especially in disturbed areas. Commonly in used in conservation areas and flower gardens Highly palatable species for grazing livestock Populations can decrease if over-grazed.

• Growing Region:  Midwest
• Blooms:  Summer, Fall
• Life Form:  Forb

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

Aromatic aster is a perennial found distributed in upland areas across the eastern ¾ of the United States from New York west to Montana and south to Texas. It grows best in well-drained moist to dry soils of many types with full or partial sun exposure, growing to a height of 1-3 feet. Blooming from September-October, the purple flowers with yellow centers give way to hairy achenes. Aromatic aster spreads mainly by stolons and can cause large colonies if allowed to spread uncontrolled. Many pollinators and insects utilize the plant and gamebirds feed on the seeds in the fall which makes aromatic aster a good choice for wildlife habitat restoration projects.

• Growing Region:  Midwest
• Blooms:  Summer, Fall
• Life Form:  Forb

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

Inhabiting moist sandy soils, flat top aster can be found in moist prairies, meadows, open woodlands and wetlands in the eastern ½ of the United States. This perennial grows well in sunlight and shade, reaching a height of 2-8 feet under the best growing conditions. The white flowers with yellow centers can be seen from August-October before giving way to hairy achenes that help distribute the seed in the wind. Flat top aster is known to be an indicator of quality wetland environment and can be utilized in wetland restoration plantings.

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
• Blooms:  Summer, Fall
• Life Form:  Forb

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