Minnesota state agencies have created standard restoration and conservation seed mixes for use on public and private projects. BWSR pilot seed mixes are available by request. Requirements for local origin seed will vary depending on the project goals and seed availability.
Seed mix numbers provide information about the use and content of the mix. This numbering system can be used to guide the user in choosing the right mix for a given project. LEARN MORE
Seed mix numbers provide information about the use and content of the mix. This numbering system can be used to guide the user in choosing the right mix for a given project.
The following table shows how mixes are numbered according to native/nonnative species, function, intended planting area, required hydrology, and version. This numbering system can be used to guide the user in choosing the right mix for a given project.
*Use a mix for Planting Area 200 if no regional mix is available for Planting Areas 400-600.
**Use a mix for Planting Area 200 or 300 if no regional mix is available for Planting Area 700.
Example: Need a native seed mix suitable for a wetland area next to a stream in Lake County, MN? The table would give you 34-3xx. Under hydrology, there are 9 choices, but only two are listed in the table of seed mixes available: 34-361 (Riparian NE) or 34-371 (Wet Meadow NE). Best judgment will be needed to determine which one is best for the project.
|
NATIVE/ NON-NATIVE
|
FUNCTION
|
PLANTING AREA
|
HYDROLOGY
|
VERSION
|
||||
| 10,000 | Hybrid |
1,000
|
Cover Crop | 100 | statewide | 10 | general |
1-9
|
| 20,000 | Introduced |
2,000
|
Mid-Term Stabilization | 200 | South 1/2 & West 1/3 | 20 | dry |
1-9
|
| 30,000 | Native |
3,000
|
Stormwater Facilities | 300 | NE & North Central | 30 | dry mesic |
1-9
|
| 40,000 | Custom |
4,000
|
Wetland | 400 | NW* | 40 | mesic |
1-9
|
|
5,000
|
Grassland | 500 | SW* | 50 | wet mesic |
1-9
|
||
|
6,000
|
Woodland | 600 | SE* | 60 | seasonally flooded |
1-9
|
||
| 700 | Central** | 70 | saturated |
1-9
|
||||
| 80 | emergent |
1-9
|
||||||
| 90 | submergent |
1-9
|
||||||
