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