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BLM Recommended Seed Mixture <br />The following seed mixture has been approved by the Bureau of Land Management for <br />use in Montrose County, Colorado within the pinyon/juniper/sagebrush environment and <br />will be used in the application rates shown for re-seeding of disturbed areas. <br /> <br />Scientific Name <br />Common Name Application Rate <br /> <br />lbs. PLS/acre <br />Pasco rum smithii Arriba western wheat grass 2.8 <br />EI mus el moides Bottlebrush s uirreltail 1.6 <br />Oryzo sis hymenoides Paloma Indian ricegrass 0.6 <br />S orobolus c tandrus Sand drop seed 0.02 <br /> Sandberg bluegrass 0.3 <br />Hilaria 'amesii (florets) Galletta grass 0.3 <br />Sti a comata Needle & Thread grass 0.4 <br /> White Yarrow 0.03 <br /> Northern sweet vetch 0.1 <br /> Annual sunflower 0.2 <br />Perstemon strictus Rocky Mt. Penstemon 0.06 <br />Sphaeralcea coccinea or <br />Sphaeralcea parvifolia Scarlet or Paraifolia Globe <br />mallow 0.09 <br /> Big sagebrush 0.05 <br />Ati lex canecens Rincon fourwin saltbrush 0.03 <br />Ceratoids lanata Winterfat 0.05 <br /> Total pounds of seed mix/acre 6.63 <br />The pound per acre figures applies to drilling or other applications methods, which <br />incorporate seed into the soil surface. The column that is bolded shows the pounds Pure <br />Live Seed for each species that is needed to be applied for each acre. <br />The seed will be accompanied by an official seed analysis report that provides <br />documentation to show no noxious weed seed per Colorado State weed law and more <br />than 0.5% oilier weed seed. The seed documents will be one of the following, a certified <br />Blue Tag, an independent seed lab test, or a seed lab analysis supplied by the vendor.