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Specification Details

Mix Type AnnForb
Spec Notes These species are intolerant of burial under > 5 mm of mulch; DO NOT seed into alien annual grass matrix

Species Included

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
California Goldfields Lasthenia californica 3 118 52.61 3250000 08_Forb Annual Yes High Adult Food; Larval Food Native Bees; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth) Feb–Jun 1.5-1.3 Yes
Coastal Tidytips Layia platyglossa 2 14 59.02 500000 08_Forb Annual Yes Medium Adult Food; Larval Food Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Moth) Feb-May 0.5-2 Yes
Spanish Lotus Acmispon americanus 4 7 77.04 103908 08_Forb Annual No High Adult Food; Larval Food Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth) Apr–Jul 0.2-2 Yes
Bicolor Lupine Lupinus bicolor 2 3 85.39 82900 08_Forb Annual No High Adult Food; Larval Food Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly) Mar-Jun 0.25-1.3 Yes
Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii 1 4 83.93 227000 08_Forb Annual Yes High Adult Food; Larval Food Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth) Mar–Jun 0.5 Yes
Tomcat Clover Trifolium willdenovii 2 4 63.08 140000 08_Forb Annual No High Adult Food; Larval Food Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly) Apr-May 1 Yes