Return HomeBasic Prairie Mix
This species mix consists of the core prairie grasses and wildflowers that prefer mesic or dry locations. There are currently 18 workzones where this species composition is targeted, all of which are around the lake and sledhill. About of half of the species were originally present at Oakhurst.
| Species | Common Name | C-Value
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Wetland | Baseline
|
New Workzone
|
Seeded
|
Target Workzone
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Workzones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasses | ||||||||
| Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem | 5 | FACU | 4 | - | - | 14 | |
| Bouteloua curtipendula | Side Oats Grama | 8 | UPL | 1 | 3 | - | 14 | |
| Elymus canadensis | Canada Wild Rye | 4 | FACU | 2 | 2 | - | 14 | |
| Panicum virgatum | Switch Grass | 3 | FAC | 1 | 2 | - | 15 | |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | 5 | FACU | 3 | 1 | - | 14 | |
| Wildflowers | ||||||||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Common Dogbane | 2 | FAC | 12 | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Asclepias syriaca | Common Milkweed | 0 | UPL | 13 | - | - | 5 | |
| Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed | 1 | UPL | 9 | 2 | - | 7 | |
| Coreopsis tripteris | Tall Coreopsis | 5 | FAC | - | 8 | - | 10 | |
| Desmodium canadense | Showy Tick Trefoil | 4 | FAC | - | 2 | - | 16 | |
| Gentiana alba | Cream Gentian | 9 | FACU | - | 6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | 7 | FACU | - | 6 | - | 12 | |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot | 4 | FACU | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | |
| Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove Penstemon | 4 | FAC | - | 5 | - | 13 | |
| Ratibida pinnata | Yellow Coneflower | 4 | UPL | - | 12 | - | 6 | |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan | 1 | FACU | 4 | 6 | - | 8 | |
| Rudbeckia triloba | Brown-eyed Susan | 1 | FACU | - | 5 | - | 13 | |
| Silphium integrifolium | Rosinweed | 5 | FAC | - | 1 | - | 17 | |
| Silphium laciniatum | Compass Plant | 5 | UPL | - | 3 | - | 15 | |
| Solidago rigida | Stiff Goldenrod | 3 | FACU | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | 3 | FACW | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster | 3 | FACW | 1 | - | - | 17 | |
Workzone Map
Below is the map of all the target workzones.
Excluded Species
This list includes native species that are present at Oakhurst, but are excluded from any seed harvests due to their low priority or weedy/aggressive tendacies. Their presence is still recorded during the annual surveys, and the target is merely a reference point to the total workzones in the enrichment plan.
| Species | Common Name | C-Value
|
Wetland | Baseline
|
New Workzone
|
Seeded
|
Target Workzone
|
Workzones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasses | ||||||||
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian Grass | 5 | FACU | 14 | - | - | 14 | |
| Wildflowers | ||||||||
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Common Ragweed | 0 | FACU | 11 | - | - | 17 | |
| Ambrosia trifida | Giant Ragweed | 0 | FAC | 1 | - | - | 27 | |
| Apocynum cannabinum | Common Dogbane | 2 | FAC | 15 | 3 | - | 10 | |
| Eupatorium altissimum | Tall Boneset | 0 | UPL | 15 | - | - | 13 | |
| Hackelia virginiana | Stickseed | 1 | FACU | 8 | - | - | 20 | |
| Oenothera biennis | Common Evening Primrose | 0 | FACU | 2 | 2 | - | 24 | |
| Physalis longifolia | Smooth Ground Cherry | 0 | UPL | 3 | - | - | 25 | |
| Phytolacca americana | Pokeweed | 0 | FACU | - | - | - | 28 | |
| Solidago altissima | Tall Goldenrod | 1 | FACU | 17 | - | - | 11 | |
| Verbena urticifolia | White Vervain | 2 | FAC | 6 | - | - | 22 | |