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Boise Aquatic Sciences Lab (208) 373-4340 |
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Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystem Research ProgramJoint Fire Science Program: Equipment and Strategies to Enhance the Post-wildfire Establishment and Persistence of Great Basin Native Plants
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An example of a diverse native seed mix. |
One purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of the two drills (rangeland and minimum-till) at establishing a native community from a diverse seed mix. Therefore, a mix of species to seed was selected that included native grasses, shrubs, and forbs (herbaceous, non grass).
Species seeded in 2008 at Mountain Home and Glass Butte Research Sites:
| Species | Source | Form | Seeding Method | Seeds Per Pound |
| Wyoming big sagebrush | Humboldt & Elko Co., NV or Lincoln, Blaine, Jerome Co., ID | Shrub | Broadcast | 2,109,032 or 1,635,583 |
| Rubber rabbitbrush | Uinta Co., WY | Shrub | Broadcast | 695,000 |
| Sandberg bluegrass | "Mountain Home" cultivar | Grass | Broadcast | 926,000 |
| Penstemon deustus | widely collected native source | Forb | Broadcast | 3,429,810 |
| Indian ricegrass | "Rimrock" cultivar | Grass | Drilled | 205,000 |
| Munro's globemallow | Utah Co., UT | Forb | Drilled | 750,000 |
| Bluebunch wheatgrass | "Anatone" cultivar | Grass | Drilled | 135,153 |
| Bottlebrush squirreltail | "Toe Jam Creek" cultivar | Grass | Drilled | 190,000 |
| Sulfur-flower buckwheat | widely collected native source | Shrub | Drilled | 184,153 |
Follow the species link for the plant profile at the USDA NRCS Plants Database
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