Recommended by the Larimer County Weed District Cameron Peak Fire Recovery Native Species Seed Mix for Upland Revegetation
Required PLS rates for % of monoculture Species Scientific Name Variety Seeds/Pound monoculture planting PLS Seeding Rate Seeds/Sq. Foot
Canada Wildrye Elymus canadensis Mandan 115,000 15 8.00% 1.2 3.17
Slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus ssp. Trachycaulus San Louis 159,000 11 8.00% 0.88 3.21
Mountain brome Bromus marginatus Bromar 64,000 27 6.00% 1.62 2.38
Fringed brome Bromus ciliatus 236,000 7 8.00% 0.56 3.03
Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda spp. sanbergii High Plains 1,047,000 2 6.00% 0.12 2.88
Bottlebrush squirreltail Elymus elymoides Wapiti 192,000 9 6.00% 0.54 2.38
Muttongrass Poa fedleriana 890,000 2 6.00% 0.12 2.45
Thickspike wheatgrass Elymus lanceolatus spp. Lanceolatus Critana 154,000 11 6.00% 0.66 2.33
Prairie junegrass Koeleria macrantha 2,315,400 1 5.00% 0.05 2.66
Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis Joseph 450,000 4 6.00% 0.24 2.48
Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana 1,280,000 2 5.00% 0.1 2.94
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Occidentalis 2,770,000 1 6.00% 0.06 3.82
Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea Kaneb 210,000 8 8.00% 0.64 3.09
Blanket flower Gaillardia aristata Meriwether 132,000 10 8.00% 0.8 2.42
Prairie coneflower Ratiba columnifera Stillwater 737,000 1 6.00% 0.06 1.02
Blue flax Linum lewisii Maple Grove 170,000 6 9.00% 0.54 2.11
Rocky Mountain bee plant Cleome serrulata Pursh 65,900 16 9.00% 1.44 2.18
Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus Bandera 592,000 3 5.00% 0.15 2.04
Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa 1,250,500 1 7.00% 0.07 2.01
Mexican hat Ratiba columnifer 737,000 1 12.00% 0.12 2.03
Total Seeds Per Sq. Ft. 50.62 Total Per Acre 9.97
Quoted by Granite Seed on 1/11/2021 $162.60 per acre Recommended by the Larimer County Weed District Revegetation Required PLS rates for
Cameron Peak Fire Recovery Native Species Seed Mix for Upland % of monoculture
Species Scientific Name Variety Seeds/Pound planting PLS Seeding Rate Seeds/Sq. Foot monoculture
Canada Wildrye Elymus canadensis Mandan 115,000 15 8.00% 1.2 3.17 Slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus ssp. Trachycaulus San Louis 159,000 11 8.00% 0.88 3.21 Mountain brome Bromus marginatus Bromar 64,000 27 6.00% 1.62
2.38 Fringed brome Bromus ciliatus 236,000 7 8.00% 0.56 3.03 Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda spp. sanbergii High Plains 1,047,000 2 6.00% 0.12 2.88 Bottlebrush squirreltail Elymus elymoides Wapiti 192,000 9 6.00% 0.54 2.38
Muttongrass Poa fedleriana 890,000 2 6.00% 0.12 2.45 Thickspike wheatgrass Elymus lanceolatus spp. Lanceolatus Critana 154,000 11 6.00% 0.66 2.33 Prairie junegrass Koeleria macrantha 2,315,400 1 5.00% 0.05 2.66 Idaho fescue
Festuca idahoensis Joseph 450,000 4 6.00% 0.24 2.48 Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana 1,280,000 2 5.00% 0.1 2.94 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Occidentalis 2,770,000 1 6.00% 0.06 3.82 Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea
Kaneb 210,000 8 8.00% 0.64 3.09 Blanket flower Gaillardia aristata Meriwether 132,000 10 8.00% 0.8 2.42 Prairie coneflower Ratiba columnifera Stillwater 737,000 1 6.00% 0.06 1.02 Blue flax Linum lewisii Maple Grove 170,000 6 9.00%
0.54 2.11 Rocky Mountain bee plant Cleome serrulata Pursh 65,900 16 9.00% 1.44 2.18 Rocky Mountain penstemon Penstemon strictus Bandera 592,000 3 5.00% 0.15 2.04 Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa 1,250,500 1 7.00% 0.07 2.01
Mexican hat Ratiba columnifer 737,000 1 12.00% 0.12 2.03
Total Seeds Per Sq. Ft. 50.62 Total Per Acre 9.97
Quoted by Granite Seed on 1/11/2021 $162.60 per acre