Planted Species Composition of KBS Scale-up Prairie Fields
Retired
Abstract
This protocol has been taken off of the web and you should see http://data.sustainability.glbrc.org/datatables/421/ for plant species and seeding rates.
Details the species that were planted on the KBS GLBRC Scale-Up plots restored prairie treatments.
Protocol
Seeding Rate: 7 lbs per acre
5 lbs grasses, 2 lbs forbs
These species were planted on the KBS GLBRC Scale Up plots.
| Latin_Name | Common_Name | Ounce/acre |
|---|---|---|
| Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem | 8.00 | Elymus canadensis | Canada Wild Rye | 32.00 | Panicum virgatum var. Southlow | Switchgrass | 8.00 | Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | 16.00 | Sorghastrum nutans | Indian Grass | 16.00 |
| Asclepias syrica | Common Milkweed | 1.00 | Asclepias tuberose | Butterfly Milkweed | 0.5 | Aster azureus | Sky Blue Aster | 1.00 | Cassia fasciculata | Partridge Pea | 4.00 | Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance-leaf Coreopsis | 2.0 |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower | 4.00 | Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake Master | 3.00 | Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | 4.00 | Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot | 1.0 | Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove Beardtongue | 1.0 |
| Ratibida pinnata | Yellow Coneflower | 3.00 | Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan | 3.0 | Rudbeckia triloba | Brown-eyed Susan | 2.5 | Verbena stricta | Hoary Vervain | 2.0 |
Date modified: Tuesday, Oct 24 2023