Vendor Sources of Native Seed for the Service Area of the Tucson Plant Materials Center

USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center May 2008

Plant Materials Technical Note No. 8-1-190

Disclaimer: This matrix was developed from a list filled out by seed vendors, where available; otherwise from company websites. The information may be incomplete. This is not a list of recommended species, but a reference tool for locating vendors of desired seed from bioregions within the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) does not endorse any supplier, nor does it guarantee reliability or quality of the products listed.

Explanation of use: are listed vertically in alphabetical order by common name, and organized into three categories: Grasses, Forbs and /Trees. The row of numbers at the top of each page refers to seed vendors who typically sell species checked with an ‘X’. Vendor contact information is found on pages 10-11. Current price lists and availability of plant materials may be obtained from suppliers upon request. Origin of material may be available.

Additions or corrections to this list should be forwarded to the Tucson Plant Materials Center: Phone (520) 292-2999; Fax (520) 292-9099.

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2008 Native Seed Vendor List for USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center's Service Area

Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 ☼ Grasses Alkali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides ) XXXXX XX XX X XXXX cottontop (Digitaria californica ) X XXX X X Arizona fescue (Festuca arizonica ) X X X X XX XX Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) XX X XX Big galleta (Pleuraphis rigida ) X Big sacaton (Sprobolus wrightii ) X Bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum ) X XXX Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis ) X XXX X X X XX XX XXXX Bottlebrush squirreltail (Elymus elymoides ) XXX X XXXX XXX XX Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides ) XXXX X X XXXXXXXX X Bullrush- Alkali (Scirpus paludosus ) XX X Bullrush- Giant (Scirpus californicus ) XX Bullrush- Hardstem (Scirpus acutus ) XX XX Bullrush- Softstem (Scirpus validus ) XX X XX Bullrush- other (Scirpus spp.) XX XXX Bush muhly (Muhlenbergia porteri ) X X X Mountain brome (Bromus carinatus ) X California three awn (Aristida californica var. californica ) Cane beardgrass (Bothriochloa barbinodis) XXX X X Curly mesquite (Hilaria belangeri ) XX X Deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens ) X X Desert needlegrass (Achnatherum speciosum) X X XXX Desert saltgrass (Distichlis spicata ) X XXXX Feather fingergrass (Chloris virgata ) Fluffgrass (Erioneuron pulchellum) X XX Fringed brome (Bromus ciliatus ) X Galleta (Pleuraphis jamesii ) XXX XX XX XX X Giant sacaton (Sporobolus gigantea ) X X Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia ) XXX XX XXX X XXX Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta ) X X Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis ) X X X XX 1 of 11 2008 Native Seed Vendor List for USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center's Service Area

Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 Indian ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides ) XX X X X XXX XXX XX Letterman's needlegrass (Achnatherum lettermanii) X Mountain muhly (Muhlenbergia montana) X Muttongrass (Poa fendleriana) XX Needle and thread (Hesperostipa comata ) X X X X X XXX XXX Needle grama (Bouteloua aristidoides) X XX X X X New feathergrass (Hesperostipa neomexicana) XXX dropseed (Blepharoneuron tricholepsis ) X XX Plains bristlegrass (Setaria leucopila ) XXX XX XX XX Plains lovegrass () XXX X XXX Poverty threeawn (Aristida divaricata ) Prairie junegrass (Koeleria macrantha ) X XX XX XXX Purple threeawn (Aristida purpurea ) XXXXX X X XX XX Rothrock grama (Bouteloua rothrockii ) X XXX X X X Rushes- Baltic (Juncus balticus ) X XXXX XXX Rushes- Common (Juncus effusus ) XX Rushes- other (Juncus spp.) X XX Sand dropseed (Sprorobolus cryptandrus) X XXX X X X XX XXX XXX Sandberg bluegrass (Poa secunda ) X XXX Sedges- Water (Carex aquatilis ) X X XX X Sedges- other (Carex spp.) X X XX Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) X XXX X X X XXX XXXXXXX Six weeks fescue (Vulpia octoflora ) X Slim tridens (Tridens mutica ) Slender grama (Bouteloua filiformis ) Spidergrass (Aristida ternipes ) X X Spike muhly (Muhlenbergia wrightii ) X XX XX Spike pappusgrass (Enneapogon desvauxii) X Spike dropseed (Sporobolus contractus) XXX Sprucetop grama (Bouteloua chondrosioides ) X

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Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 Tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus) X X X Thurber's Needle Grass (Stipa thurberiana ) X Tobosa (Phleuraphis mutica ) X X Vine mesquite (Panicum obtusum ) X X Western wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii ) XXXX XX XXXX ☼ Forbs Aspen Daisy (Fleabane) (Erigeron speciosus) X Aster- Fall tansyaster (Machaeranthera asteroides ) X Aster- Biglow's tansyaster (Machaeranthera bigelovii ) X X Aster- Hoary tansyaster (Machaeranthera canescens ) Bladderpod mustard (Lesquerella gordonii ) X Blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata ) XXX Blanket flower- Indian (Gaillardia pulchella ) X X X X X XX Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae ) XX Burroweed (Happlopappus tenuisectus ) X X X California bluebell (Phacelia campanularia) X X X XXXX Caltrop (Kallstroemia grandiflora) X X XXX X Chia (Salvia columbarie ) X Chicory (Cichorium spp. ) X Columbine- Golden (Aquilegia chrysantha ) X Columbine- Longspur (Aquilegia longissima ) Columbine- other (Aquilegia spp.) X X X Day lily (Hemerocallis fulva ) Chocolate flower (Berlandiera lyrata ) X Coneflower- Clasping (Ratibida amplexicaulis) X X XX X Coneflower- Mexican hat (Ratibida columnifera ) Coneflower- Purple (Echinacea purpurea ) X Coneflower- Yellow (Ratibida pinnata ) X XX X Coreoposis (Golden tick seed) (Coreopsis tinctoria ) XXXXX XX XX X Desert bells (Phacelia campanularia) XXXXX 3 of 11 2008 Native Seed Vendor List for USDA-NRCS Tucson Plant Materials Center's Service Area

Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 Desert (Colorado) four o'clock (Mirabilis multiflora ) X X Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata ) XXX X X X X X X X Desert senna (Cassia covesii ) X XX X Devil's claw (Proboscidea parviflora) X Emory's Rock Daisy (Perityle emoryi ) X Globemallow- Desert (Sphaeralcea ambigua ) X X XXXX X XXX X Globemallow- Munro's (Sphaeralcea munroana) X Globemallow- Scarlet (Sphaeralcea coccinea) X XXXX XX Globemallow- Smallflower (Sphaeralcea parvifolia) X Golden poppy- Californian (Eschscholzia californica) X XXXXX X XX X Golden poppy- Mexican (Eschscholzia californica spp. Mexicana ) X X X XX X Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) X Greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) X X Indian wheat (Plantago insularis ) X X X Indian paintbrush- Santa Catalina (Castilleja tenuiflora ) Indian paintbrush- Wyoming (Castilleja linariifolia ) XX X Indian paintbrush- other (Castilleja spp. ) X X XX Lewis Flax (Linum lewisii) X Lupine-Arizona ( arizonanicus ) XX Lupine- Desert (Lupinus sparsiflorus ) X X X XX X XX X Lupine- Mountain (Lupinus alpestris ) X XX X XX Lupine- other (Lupinus spp. ) X X XXX X Monkey flower-Yellow (Mimulus guttatus ) XX X Mule's ears (Wyethia amplexicaulus) X Nuttal's sunflower (Helianthus nutallii ) Paper flower (Psilostrophe cooperii ) XX X X Owl's clover (Orthocarpus purpurascens ) X XXXX Penstemon-Arizona (Penstemon pseudospectabilis ) XXX Penstemon- Coral (Penstemon superbus ) X

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Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 Penstemon- Firecracker (Penstemon eatonii ) X XXX X XX X Penstemon- Palmer (Penstemon palmerii ) XX X XX XXX XXX X Penstemon- Parry's (Penstemon parryi ) X XX XXX Penstemon- Rocky Mtn. (Penstemon strictus ) X XXX X X XX X X X Phacelia- Arizona (Phacelia arizonica ) Phacelia- other (Phacelia spp.) XXXX X Parry's goldenrod (Oreochrysum parryi ) Prairie clover- White ( candida ) Prairie sunflower (Helianthus petiolaris ) X Prickly leaf dogweed (Dyssodia acerosa ) X XX X Prickly poppy (Argemone platyceras ) XXXX X Primrose- Evening (Oenothera pallida ) XXXX XX Primrose- Hooker (Oenothera hookeri ) XXXXX Ratany- Range (Krameria erecta ) Ratany- White (Krameria grayi ) Rocky Mtn. Beeplant (Cleome spp.) XX Sacred datura (Datura meteloides ) X Spiderflower - Slender (Cleome multicaulis ) Spiderflower - Yellow (Jones spiderflower) (Cleome lutea ) X Tidy tips (Layia glandulosa ) X Utah sweetvetch (Hedysarum boreale ) XXX Verbena- Desert sand verbena (Abronia villosa ) XXX XX Verbena- Desert (Verbena goodingii ) X Verbena- Verbena (Verbena ciliata ) Verbena- Mojave sand verbena (Abronia pogonantha ) Verbena- Purple sand verbena (Abronia angustifolia ) X Verbena- other (Abronia spp.) X X X Yarrow (Achillea millefolium ) X XXX X XXXX Zinnia- Desert (Zinnia acerosa ) XXX X Zinnia- Rocky mountain (Zinnia grandiflora ) X X X

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Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 ☼ Shrubs & Trees Acacia- catclaw (Acacia greggii ) X XX X Acacia- whitethorn (Acacia constricta ) X XX X Acacia- Sweet (Acacia farnesiana ) X X Alder- Arizona (Alnus oblongifolia ) Alder- Thinleaf (Alnus incana ) Antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata ) XXXX XX XXX Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa ) XX X X X XXX Arizona ash (Fraxinus velutina ) X X Arizona cyprus (Cupressus arizonica ) X Arizona rosewood ( californica ) X Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii ) X Arizona walnut (Juglans major ) X Beargrass (Nolina bigelovii ) XX Blackbrush (Acacia rigidula ) X Bladder pod (Isomeris arborea var. globosa ) XX XX Box elder (Acer negundo ) Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa ) XXX X X X XX X Buckwheat- flattop (Eriogonum fasciculatum) X XXXX Buckwheat-sulfur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum) X XX XXXX X Bursage-Triangleleaf (Ambrosia deltoidea ) X X X X X Bursage- White (Ambrosia dumosa ) X X X XXXX

Cactus spp. XX California fan palm (Washingonia filifera ) California indigo bush ( ) California lote bush (Ziziphus obtusifolia ) Ceanothus- Desert (Ceanothus greggii ) Ceanothus- Fendler's (Ceanothus fendleri ) Cherry/ wildplum (Prunus americana ) Clematis (Clematis lingusticifolia ) Cliffrose (Cowania mexicana ) X X Cottonwood-Fremont (Populus fremontii )

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Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata ) X XXX Desert apricot (Prunus fremontii ) X Desert bitterbrush (Purshia glandulosa ) X X X Desert holly (Atriplex hymenelytra ) X Desert lavender (Hyptis emoryi ) Desert spoon (Dasyilirion wheeleri ) X X X Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis ) XX X X Elderberry- Blue (Sambucus cerulea ) X X Elderberry- Mexican (Sambucus mexicana ) X Fairy duster (Calliandra eriophylla ) X XX X Fir- Douglas (Pseudotsuga menziesii) X X Fir- White (Abies concolor ) Greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) X X XXXX Hackberry- Desert (Celtis pallida ) X Hackberry- Common (Celtis occidentalis ) Hackberry- Netleaf (Celtis reticulata ) Hopseedbush (Dodonaea viscosa ) X Iodine bush (Allenrolfea occidentalis ) Ironwood (Olneya tesota ) X XX X Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) XX X Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia ) X - Alligator (Juniperus deppeana ) X Juniper- Common (Juniperus communis ) Juniper- Western (Juniper occidentalis ) Juniper- One seed (Juniperus monosperma) X X Juniper- Utah (Juniperus osteosperma) X X Juniper- Rocky Mtn. (Juniperus scopulorum) Manzanita- Point-leaf (Arctostaphylos pungens) XX Manzanita- Pringle (Arctostaphylos pringlei ) Mesquite- Honey (Prosopis glandulosa ) Mesquite- Screwbean (Prosopis pubescens ) X X Mesquite- Velvet (Prosopis velutina ) XXXX X

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Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 Mormon tea- Green (Ephedra viridis ) X X XXX Mormon tea- Nevada (Ephedra nevadensis ) X X X X Mahogany- Curlleaf (Cercocarpus ledifolius) X X X X Mahogany- Little leaf (Cercocarpus intricatus) Mahogany- Mountain (Cercocarpus montanus) XXXXXXXX Maple- Rocky mountain (Acer glabrum ) Maple- Bigtooth (Acer grandidentatum ) Oak- Gambel's (Quercus gambelii ) X Oak-blue ( ) Oak-white ( ) Oak- Emory ( ) Oak- Scrub live (Quercus turbinella ) Oak- other (Quercus spp. ) Oregon Grape (Mahonia repens ) XX Palo verde- Blue (Cercidium floridum ) XXXX X Palo verde- Foothill (Cercidium microphyllum) X XX X Pine- Pinyon (Pinus edulis ) X Pine- Ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa ) X X Quail bush (Atriplex lentiformis ) X XXX Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides ) X Rabbitbrush- Green (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ) X XX Rabbitbrush- Rubber (Chrysothamnus nauseosus ) XXXX XX XXXX Rayless encelia (Encelia frutescens ) X Rose- Woods' (Rosa woodsii ) X X XXXX Rose- various (Rosa spp.) Saltbush- Desert (Atriplex polycarpa ) XXXXXX Saltbush- Fourwing (Atriplex canescens ) XX XX X XXXXXXX X Saltbush- Brewers (Atriplex lentiformis var. brewerii ) X X Saltbush- Trident (Atriplex tridentata ) XX X Shadscale (Atriplex confertifolia ) XX X X XXXXXXX Sage- Rose (Salvia pachyphylla )

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Seed Companies Species 123 4567891011121314151617181920212223242526 Sage- Sand (Artemesia filifolia) X Sage- Vasey (Salvia vaseyi ) X Sagebrush- Big (Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata ) X XX XXXX Sagebrush- Black (Nova artemisia ) XX X Sagebrush- Silver (Artemisia cana ) XX Seep willow (Mule fat) (Baccharis salicifolia ) X Serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis) X Skunkbrush sumac (Rhus trilobata ) XXXXXX X X X Smoketree (Cotinus obovatus ) Snowberry-Mountain (Symphoricarpos oreophilus ) XXXX X XX Yucca- Banana (Yucca baccata ) X X Yucca- Mojave (Yucca schidigera ) X Yucca- Soaptree (Yucca elata ) X X Spiny hopsage (Grayia spinosa ) XX Sugarbush (Rhus ovata ) X XXX Turpentine bush (Ericameria larcifolius ) XX XX Willow- Coyote (Salix exigua ) X Winterfat (Ceratoides lanata ) XXXX XX XXXX Wolfberry (Lycium macrodon ) X X Species in crosshatch are not currently available

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1) Arizona Native Seed Resource * 8) Curtis and Curtis, Inc. 322 E. Drachman Road 4500 N. Prince, Star RT. Box 8A Tucson, Arizona Clovis, NM 88101 (520) 955-4745 Contact: Richard Hubbs (505) 762-4759 Email: [email protected] (505) 763-4213 Fax Email: [email protected] 2) Arkansas Valley Seeds, Inc. http://www.curtisseed.com/index.cfm 4626 Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80216 9) Flagstaff Native Plant and Seed (877) 957-3337 400 E. Butler (303) 320-7516 Fax Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Email: [email protected] (928) 773-9406 Contact: Lainie or Nigel http://www.avseeds.com/ (928) 773-0107 Fax http://www.nativeplantandseed.com/index.asp 3) Armenta Seed Company, Inc. 166 W. Gail Road 10) Granite Seed Company * Gilbert, Arizona 85233 1697 West 2100 North (480) 855-1917 Lehi, Utah 84043 (480) 855-3085 Fax (801) 768-4422 Email: [email protected] (801) 768-3967 Fax Email: [email protected] 4) Bamert Seed Company http://www.graniteseed.com/ 1897 CR 1018 Muleshoe, TX 79347 11) Mesa Garden (800) 262-9892 P.O. Box 72 Email: [email protected] Belen, NM 87002 http://www.bamertseed.com/ (505) 864-3131 Contact: Steven (505) 864-3124 Fax 5) Browning Seed Inc Email: [email protected] 3101 S IH 27 Box #1 http://www.mesagarden.com/ Plainview, TX 79072 (800) 243-5271 12) Mistletoe-Carter Wholesale Seeds (806) 293-9050 780 N. Glen Annie Road Email: [email protected] Goleta, CA 93117 http://www.browningseed.com/bsstore/ (800) 872-7711 (805) 968-2242 Fax 6) Comstock Seed * Email: [email protected] 917 Hwy 88 http://mcseeds.com/ Gardenerville, NV 89460 (775) 265-0090 Contact: Jenny or Ed 13) Mountain West Seed Company Inc (775) 265-0040 19 N 100 W Email: [email protected] Ephraim, Utah 84627-1147 http://www.comstockseed.com/ (435) 283-4704 Contact: Jeremy (435) 283-4704 Fax 7) Clyde Robins Seed Company Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 411 Santa Clara, CA 84765-0411 14) Native Seeds/SEARCH (510) 315-6720 526 N. Fourth Avenue (435) 216-5414 Fax Tucson, AZ 85705 Email: [email protected] (866) 622-5561 http://www.clyderobin.com/index.html (520)622-5591 Fax Email: [email protected] http://www.nativeseeds.org/v2/default.php

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15) Pawnee Buttes Seed Inc 22) Stevenson Intermountain Seed PO Box 100 P.O. Box 2 605 25th Street Ephraim, UT 84627 Greeley, CO. 80632 (435) 283-6639 (800) 782-5947 (435) 283-4155 Fax (970) 356-7263 Fax Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] http://www.stevensonintermountainseed.com/ http://www.pawneebuttesseed.com/index.htm 23) Stover Seed Company 16) Pogue Agri Partners P.O. Box 21488 P.O. Drawer 389 Los Angeles, CA 90021 Kenedy, TX 78119 (800) 621-0315 (830) 583-3456 (213) 626-4920 Fax (830) 583-9843 Fax Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] http://www.stoverseed.com/ http://pogueagri.com/index.htm 24) Turner Seed Company 17) Rainier Seeds, Inc. * 211 County Road 151 1404 Fourth Street Breckenridge, TX 76424-8165 P.O. Box 1064 (800) 722-8616 Davenport, WA 99122 (254) 559-5024 Fax (509) 725-1235 http://www.turnerseed.com/site/Default.htm (509) 725-7015 Fax Email: [email protected] 25) Wildlands Restoration * http://www.rainierseeds.com/ 2944 N. Castro Avenue Tucson, AZ 85705 18) S & S Seeds * (520) 882-0969 P.O. Box 1275 Email: [email protected] Carpinteria, CA 93014-1275 (805) 684-0436 26) Wild Seed Farms (805) 684-2798 Fax 100 Legacy Drive Email: [email protected] P.O. BOX 3000 http://www.ssseeds.com/ Fredericksburg, TX 78624 (800) 848-0078 19) Seeds West (830) 990-8090 Fax 508 E. 16th Street Email: [email protected] Yuma, Arizona 85365 http://www.wildseedfarms.com/ (928) 783-2050 Email: [email protected] ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: http://www.seedswest.com/profile.htm Native American Seed Co./River Run Ranch 4111 N US Highway 377 20) Sharp Bros. Seed Co. Junction, 76849 104 East 4th Street Road (325) 446-4141 Contact: Bill Neiman Greeley, Colorado 80631 [email protected] (800) 421-4234 www.seedsource.com (970) 356-1267 Fax http://www.sharpseed.com/ Plummer Seed Company * P.O. Box 70 21) Southwest Seed Ephraim, UT 84627 13260 CR 29 (435)283-4844 Contact: Mark Dolores, CO 81323 (435)283-4030 Fax (970) 565-8722 Email: [email protected] http://www.southwestseed.com/ * Contracted wildland/custom seed harvesters

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