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Bluebunch Wheatgrass - Wahluke
Sandberg's Bluegrass - Duffy Creek
Prairie Junegrass - Zumwalt
Blue Wildrye - Swauk Creek
Idaho Fescue - Wenatchee

PSEUDOROEGNARIA SPICATA - BLUEBUNCH WHEATGRASS - WAHLUKE

BFI Native Seeds

  USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database /
  Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950.
  Manual of the grasses of the United
  States. USDA Miscellaneous
  Publication No. 200. Washington, DC.

Wahluke source-identified collection of Bluebunch Wheatgrass, is a bio-type discovered and increased by BFI Native Seed and Jerry Benson as an answer to the harsh and challenging conditions found in Shrub-Steppe and surrounding arid regions. It is well suited to the low precipitation habitats of Central Washington. Bluebunch Wheatgrasses (Pseudoroegnaria spicata) are widespread through most the Western United States and the adapatations of Wahluke, specifically, make it a performing component of numerous harsh site restorations. Below are listed several more source-id biotypes that may have genetics more appropriate to your project's needs. Call and ask for Jerry if you need help with any questions or ideas about your restoration.

BIOTYPES

Agate Desert
Anatone
Asotin
Baker
Crooked River
Duffy Creek
Grand Ronde
Hawk's Creek
Jim Creek
John Day
Kamela
La Grande
Methow
Mill Creek
Northwest
Paulina
Rock Island
Satus
Squilchuck
Wahluke
Vale North Basin
Zumwalt

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POA SECUNDA - SANDBERG'S BLUEGRASS - DUFFY CREEK LITHOSOL

BFI Native Seeds

  USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database /
  Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950.
  Manual of the grasses of the United
  States. USDA Miscellaneous
  Publication No. 200. Washington, DC.

Duffy Creek source-identified collection of Sandberg's Bluegrass, was originally a BLM project. It is well suited to the Columbia Plateau as well as East-slope Cascade habitats. Sandberg's Bluegrass (Poa secunda) are a given low-level part of locally adapted native Shrub-Steppe restorations. The genetics of the Duffy Creek found on the poor high-elevation lithosol soils are a biotype that can succeed where so many other grasses will fail. Below are listed several more source-id biotypes that may have genetics more appropriate to your project's needs. Call and ask for Jerry if you need help with any questions or ideas about your restoration.

BIOTYPES

Deschutes Basin
Duffy Creek - Lithosol
Frenchmen Hills
Harney
Klamath
McIntyre
Paulina
Rattlesnake Slope
Reliable
Sprauge
Wallowa
Yakima

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KOLERIA MACRANTHA - PRAIRIE JUNEGRASS - ZUMWALT PRAIRIE

BFI Native Seeds

  USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton,
  N.L., and A. Brown. 1913.
  An illustrated flora of the northern
  United States, Canada and the
  British Possessions. Vol. 1: 245.

Zumwalt Prairie source-identified collection of Prairie Junegrass, is a bio-type first found by the Nature Conservancy in one of the few undisturbed regions of original Palouse-type grasslands. It is well suited to the wet foot hills and valleys of Eastern Washington and Oregon as well as North Idaho. Prairie Junegrass (Koleria macrantha) are common species in more native areas , but have been harder to find in disturbed sites. Zumwalt is a welcome biotype with genetics that remind us of the potential already foudn in our native grass speices. Below are listed several more source-id biotypes that may have genetics more appropriate to your project's needs. Call and ask for Jerry if you need help with any questions or ideas about your restoration.

BIOTYPES

Anthony Lakes
LaGrande
Ochoco
Wallowa
Umpqua
Zumwalt Prairie

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ELYMUS GLAUCUS - BLUE WILDRYE - SWAUK

BFI Native Seeds

  USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton,
  N.L., and A. Brown. 1913.
  An illustrated flora of the northern
  United States, Canada and the
  British Possessions. Vol. 1: 289.

Swuak Creek source-identified collection of Blue Wildrye, was originally a TNC project. It is well suited to the Cascade Mountains as well as West-slope Cascade habitats. Blue Wildrye (Elymus glaucus) are a large cover and forage species for wildlife found in low wet areas and higher precipitation zones of the Western United States. The Swauk Creek bio-type is able to be a sustainable community member of true native restorations. Below are listed several more source-id biotypes that may have genetics more appropriate to your project's needs. Call and ask for Jerry if you need help with any questions or ideas about your restoration.

BIOTYPES

Cabin Creek
John Day
Klamath
Mt. Hood
Nestucca River
Paulina
Siuslaw
Swauk
Tucannon
Willamette

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FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS - IDAHO FESCUE - WENATCHEE

BFI Native Seeds

  USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database /
  Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950.
  Manual of the grasses of the United
  States. USDA Miscellaneous
  Publication No. 200. Washington, DC.

Wenatchee source-identified collection of Idaho Fescue, was originally a USFS project. It is well suited to the Northwestern Cascade Region as well as East-slope Cascade habitats. Idaho Fescue's (Festuca idahoensis) are a foundational part of native restorations throughout these regions and the genetics of the Wenatchee biotype provide excellent diversity. Below are listed several more source-id biotypes that may have genetics more appropriate to your project's needs. Call and ask for Jerry if you need help with any questions or ideas about your restoration.

BIOTYPES