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Seed Specification 8
Mixed Lowland Pioneers
PLS/ft2

Mix TypeAnnGrass--PerGrass / AnnForb--PerForb
Spec NotesPioneer species of a context Lowland assemblage
  
Common Name Scientific Name LB/AC PLS/SQFT % PLS Seed/LB Lifeform Duration Legume Pollinator Value Benefits to Pollinators Pollinators Flowering Month Height (Ft.) Commercially Available
Western YarrowAchillea millefolium02476.61270000008_ForbPerennial>3YrYesVery HighAdult Food; Larval Food; Nesting and Structure (Bees)Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth)Apr-Aug1-3Yes
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia menziesii51972.0023000008_ForbAnnualYesHighAdult Food; Larval FoodNative Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Moth)Mar-May1-4Yes
California BromeBromus carinatus101691.667837510_TrueGrassPerennial<3YrYesNone KnownWindFeb-Mar1-5Yes
California PoppyEschscholzia californica1685.5130000008_ForbAnnualYesVery HighAdult Food; Larval FoodNative Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)Feb-Sep0.2-2Yes
California GoldfieldsLasthenia californica02052.61325000008_ForbAnnualYesHighAdult Food; Larval FoodNative Bees; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)Feb–Jun1.5-1.3Yes
Purple NeedlegrassStipa pulchra101475.277837510_TrueGrassPerennial>3YrYesNone KnownWindMar–May3.3Yes
Small FescueFestuca microstachys22183.1655133410_TrueGrassAnnualYesApr-Jun2.5Yes
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