WAC 16-302-470

WAC 16-302-470. Seed standards for woody plants, forbs, and other reclamation species

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Seed standards for the production of woody plants, forbs, and other reclamation species are as follows: FND = Foundation class REG = Registered class RNW = Restricted Noxious Weed Seed Limit Crop/Common Name(s) Minimum % Germination Minimum % Pure seed Maximum % Inert Maximum % Weeds (i) Maximum % Other crops Class F/R C F/R C F/R C F/R C F/R C Sanguisorba minor • Small burnet 80.00 80.00 95.00 95.00 5.00 5.00 0.10 0.20 0.10 0.25 Dalea purpurea • Purple prairie clover 60.00 (ii) 60.00 (ii) 95.00 95.00 5.00 5.00 0.20 0.50 0.10 0.25 Purshia tridentata •Bitterbrush •antelope 75.00 75.00 95.00 95.00 5.00 5.00 0.10 0.20 0.40 1.25 includes 0.15 (vii) includes 0.50 (vii) Balsamorhiza sagittata • Balsamroot • arrowleaf 85.00 85.00 99.00 98.00 1.00 2.00 0.02 0.04 0.10 0.20 Sclerotinia None found Sclerotinia 1/lb Atriplex canescens • Saltbush • four-wing 30.00 30.00 85.00 85.00 15.00 15.00 0.25 0.50 0.40 1.25 includes 0.15 (vii) includes 0.50 (vii) Gaillardia aristate • Blanket-flower 60.00 60.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 2.00 includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.25 (vii) Liatris pycnostachya • Prairie blazingstar • Thickspike Gayfeather 60.00 60.00 85.00 80.00 15.00 20.00 0.30 0.30 0.20 2.00 includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.25 (vii) Bassia prostrata • Forage kochia 35.00 35.00 65.00 65.00 35.00 35.00 0.10 0.20 9/lb 25/lb RNW 45/lb RNW 91/lb Artemisia ludoviciana • Louisiana sagebrush • White sagebrush • Columbia river wormwood 30.00 30.00 80.00 80.00 20.00 20.00 0.25 0.50 0.40 1.25 includes 0.25 (vii) includes 0.75 (vii) 2.00 (iii) Artemisia tridentata • Big mountain sagebrush • Big sagebrush • Big basin sagebrush • Wyoming sagebrush 50.00 50.00 10.00 10.00 90.00 90.00 0.25 0.50 0.40 1.25 includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.25 (vii) 2.00 (iii) Salvia azurea • Pitcher sage (salvia) • Blue sage 25.00 25.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.30 0.30 0.40 1.25 includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.25 (vii) 2.00 (iii) Astragalus cicer L. • Milkvetch, cicer 75.00 70.00 99.00 98.00 1.00 2.00 0.01 0.20 0.01 0.20 includes Sclerotia 0.10 includes Sclerotia 0.10 RNW None found RNW 10/lb includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.50 (vii) Melilotus officinalis • Sweet clover 75.00 70.00 99.00 98.00 1.00 2.00 0.01 0.20 0.01 0.20 includes Sclerotia 0.10 includes Sclerotia 0.10 RNW None found RNW 18/lb includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.50 (vii) Lupine spp. • Lupine 80.00 80.00 98.00 98.00 2.00 2.00 0.25 0.50 0.10 0.40 RNW None found RNW 9/lb Cercocarpus montanus • Mountain mahogany 60.00 60.00 85.00 85.00 15.00 15.00 0.25(a) 0.50(a) 0.40 0.15(g) 1.25 0.75(g) Penstemon spp. 80.00 (iv) 80.00 (iv) 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 (iii) 2.00 (iii) includes 90/lb (v) includes 180/lb (v) Penstemon palmeri • Rocky Mountain penstemon 80.00 (iv) 80.00 (iv) 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 (iii) 2.00 (iii) includes 90/lb (v) includes 180/lb (v) Penstemon strictus • Rocky Mountain penstemon • Rocky Mountain beardtongue 80.00 (iv) 80.00 (iv) 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 (iii) 2.00 (iii) includes 90/lb (v) includes 180/lb (v) Ratibida columnifera • Prairie-coneflower 60.00 60.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 (iii) 2.00 (iii) includes 0.10 (vii) includes 2.00 (vii) Carthamus tinctorius • Safflower 80.00 80.00 99.00 98.00 1.00 2.00 FND None found 0.20 FND None found 0.10 REG 0.10% REG 1/1lb (vi) includes 1/1lb (vi) Onobrychis viciifolia • Sainfoin NS 80.00 99.00 99.00 1.00 2.00 0.10 (i) 0.20 None found 0.10 RNW None found RNW 9/lb Sporobolus rigidus • Sand-reed, prairie 70.00 70.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.10 0.25 0.10 0.50 Krascheninnikovia lanata • Winterfat 40.00 40.00 60.00 60.00 40.00 40.00 0.25 0.50 0.40 1.25 includes 0.15 (vii) includes 0.75 (vii) Crop/Common Name(s) Minimum % Germination Minimum % Pure seed Maximum % Inert Maximum % Weeds (i) Maximum % Other crops Class F/R C F/R C F/R C F/R C F/R C Sanguisorba minor • Small burnet 80.00 80.00 95.00 95.00 5.00 5.00 0.10 0.20 0.10 0.25 Dalea purpurea • Purple prairie clover 60.00 (ii) 60.00 (ii) 95.00 95.00 5.00 5.00 0.20 0.50 0.10 0.25 Purshia tridentata •Bitterbrush •antelope 75.00 75.00 95.00 95.00 5.00 5.00 0.10 0.20 0.40 1.25 includes 0.15 (vii) includes 0.50 (vii) Balsamorhiza sagittata • Balsamroot • arrowleaf 85.00 85.00 99.00 98.00 1.00 2.00 0.02 0.04 0.10 0.20 Sclerotinia None found Sclerotinia 1/lb Atriplex canescens • Saltbush • four-wing 30.00 30.00 85.00 85.00 15.00 15.00 0.25 0.50 0.40 1.25 includes 0.15 (vii) includes 0.50 (vii) Gaillardia aristate • Blanket-flower 60.00 60.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 2.00 includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.25 (vii) Liatris pycnostachya • Prairie blazingstar • Thickspike Gayfeather 60.00 60.00 85.00 80.00 15.00 20.00 0.30 0.30 0.20 2.00 includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.25 (vii) Bassia prostrata • Forage kochia 35.00 35.00 65.00 65.00 35.00 35.00 0.10 0.20 9/lb 25/lb RNW 45/lb RNW 91/lb Artemisia ludoviciana • Louisiana sagebrush • White sagebrush • Columbia river wormwood 30.00 30.00 80.00 80.00 20.00 20.00 0.25 0.50 0.40 1.25 includes 0.25 (vii) includes 0.75 (vii) 2.00 (iii) Artemisia tridentata • Big mountain sagebrush • Big sagebrush • Big basin sagebrush • Wyoming sagebrush 50.00 50.00 10.00 10.00 90.00 90.00 0.25 0.50 0.40 1.25 includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.25 (vii) 2.00 (iii) Salvia azurea • Pitcher sage (salvia) • Blue sage 25.00 25.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.30 0.30 0.40 1.25 includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.25 (vii) 2.00 (iii) Astragalus cicer L. • Milkvetch, cicer 75.00 70.00 99.00 98.00 1.00 2.00 0.01 0.20 0.01 0.20 includes Sclerotia 0.10 includes Sclerotia 0.10 RNW None found RNW 10/lb includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.50 (vii) Melilotus officinalis • Sweet clover 75.00 70.00 99.00 98.00 1.00 2.00 0.01 0.20 0.01 0.20 includes Sclerotia 0.10 includes Sclerotia 0.10 RNW None found RNW 18/lb includes 0.10 (vii) includes 0.50 (vii) Lupine spp. • Lupine 80.00 80.00 98.00 98.00 2.00 2.00 0.25 0.50 0.10 0.40 RNW None found RNW 9/lb Cercocarpus montanus • Mountain mahogany 60.00 60.00 85.00 85.00 15.00 15.00 0.25(a) 0.50(a) 0.40 0.15(g) 1.25 0.75(g) Penstemon spp. 80.00 (iv) 80.00 (iv) 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 (iii) 2.00 (iii) includes 90/lb (v) includes 180/lb (v) Penstemon palmeri • Rocky Mountain penstemon 80.00 (iv) 80.00 (iv) 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 (iii) 2.00 (iii) includes 90/lb (v) includes 180/lb (v) Penstemon strictus • Rocky Mountain penstemon • Rocky Mountain beardtongue 80.00 (iv) 80.00 (iv) 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 (iii) 2.00 (iii) includes 90/lb (v) includes 180/lb (v) Ratibida columnifera • Prairie-coneflower 60.00 60.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.20 1.00 0.20 (iii) 2.00 (iii) includes 0.10 (vii) includes 2.00 (vii) Carthamus tinctorius • Safflower 80.00 80.00 99.00 98.00 1.00 2.00 FND None found 0.20 FND None found 0.10 REG 0.10% REG 1/1lb (vi) includes 1/1lb (vi) Onobrychis viciifolia • Sainfoin NS 80.00 99.00 99.00 1.00 2.00 0.10 (i) 0.20 None found 0.10 RNW None found RNW 9/lb Sporobolus rigidus • Sand-reed, prairie 70.00 70.00 90.00 90.00 10.00 10.00 0.10 0.25 0.10 0.50 Krascheninnikovia lanata • Winterfat 40.00 40.00 60.00 60.00 40.00 40.00 0.25 0.50 0.40 1.25 includes 0.15 (vii) includes 0.75 (vii) (i) Must be free prohibited and restricted noxious weed seed. (ii) Includes total germination and hard seed. (iii) Never to exceed 0.25% other forbs. (iv) Total viability by TZ. (v) Sweet clover. (vi) Barley, oats, rye, triticale, or wheat. (vii) Other varieties or kinds. (i) Must be free prohibited and restricted noxious weed seed. (ii) Includes total germination and hard seed. (iii) Never to exceed 0.25% other forbs. (iv) Total viability by TZ. (v) Sweet clover. (vi) Barley, oats, rye, triticale, or wheat. (vii) Other varieties or kinds.
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