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Specification Details

Mix Type PerGrass-Sedge-Rush / Forb
Spec Notes Promotes biofiltration of unwanted chemicals potentially present in runoff water

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
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius 0 83 72.00 20000000 11_Graminoid Annual Yes None Known - Wind Mar–May 1 Yes
Slender Hairgrass Deschampsia elongata 1 35 83.43 1808000 10_TrueGrass Perennial<3Yr Yes Low Larval Food Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind May–Jun 2.3-3.3 Yes
Western Yarrow Achillea millefolium 1 47 76.61 2700000 08_Forb Perennial>3Yr Yes Very High Adult 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-Aug 1-3 Yes
San Diego Bentgrass Agrostis pallens 1 49 74.26 2856666 10_TrueGrass Perennial>3Yr Yes None Known - Wind Apr–May 0.3-2.3 Yes
Clustered Field Sedge Carex praegracilis 5 49 64.00 665000 11_Graminoid Perennial>3Yr Yes None Known - Wind May–Jun 2-3.5 Yes
Barley Hordeum brachyantherum 20 40 87.89 98160 10_TrueGrass Perennial>3Yr Yes None Known - Wind Jun–Jul 2-3.3 Yes