Seed Mixture Component Requirements (100, 21-000 and 22-000 series mixes) Requirements are in effect until revised by Mn/DOT. Always consult website to determine current requirements. Most recent substitutions are highlighted in orange.
Specifications Common Name
Scientific Name
Alfalfa, annual
Medicago sativa
Alfalfa, creeping
Medicago sativa
Alfalfa, perennial Big Bluestem
Medicago sativa Andropogon gerardi
Brome, smooth
Bromus inermis
Clover, alsike Field Pea
Trifolium hybridum Pisum sativum
Oats
Avena sativa
Red clover Ryegrass, annual
Trifolium pratense Lolium multiflorum
Ryegrass, perennial
Authorized Substitution
Acceptable Varieties/Origin Beacon, Condor, Coronado, El Grande, Maricopa, Mecca, Mesa, Nitro, Prestige, Sundor, Tulane, Westar, Rambler, Spredor 2, Spyder, Teton, Travois, Victoria
Certification Required
Common Name
Acceptable Varieties/Origin
Scientific Name
Yes
Alfalfa, annual
Medicago sativa
Yes
Alfalfa, creeping
Medicago sativa
Vernal
Yes
***
Yes
Alfalfa, perennial Big Bluestem
Medicago sativa Andropogon gerardi
Carlton, Lincoln, Manchar, Sac, Signal ***
Brome, smooth
Bromus inermis
Yes Yes
Brome, meadow
***
Beacon, Condor, Coronado, El Grande, Maricopa, Mecca, Mesa, Nitro, Prestige, Sundor, Tulane, Westar, Rambler, Spredor 2, Spyder, Teton, Travois, Victoria
Certification Authorization Required Date
No*
1/1/2014
No*
1/1/2014
Vernal
No*
1/1/2014
*** Carlton, Lincoln, Manchar, Sac, Signal
No*
1/1/2014
No*
1/1/2014
Bromus biebersteinii
***
No*
1/1/2014
Trifolium hybridum Pisum sativum
***
No*
Yes
Clover, alsike Field Pea
***
No*
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
***
Yes
Oats
Avena sativa
***
No*
1/1/2014
Arlington, Lakeland, Red Gold
Yes
***
Yes
Red clover Ryegrass, annual
Trifolium pratense Lolium multiflorum
*** ***
Yes
Ryegrass, perennial
Vetch, american
Lolium perenne Vicia americana
Yes
Vetch, hairy
Vicia villosa ssp. villosa
***
Wheat, winter
Triticum aestivum
Wheatgrass, slender
Elymus trachycaulis
*** Pryor, Revenue
Arlington, Lakeland, Red Gold
No*
3/17/2014
***
No*
1/1/2014
*** ***
No*
1/1/2014
Vetch, american
Lolium perenne Vicia americana
No*
1/1/2014
Yes
Vetch, hairy
Vicia villosa ssp. villosa
***
No*
1/1/2014
Yes Yes
Wheat, winter
Triticum aestivum
No*
1/1/2014
Wheatgrass, slender
Elymus trachycaulis
*** Pryor, Revenue
No*
1/1/2014
*Certification may be required through special provision *** = any variety of that crop
Effective date: 7/30/14
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General Roadsides and Turf Seed Mixture Component Requirements (200 and 25-000 series mixes) Requirements are in effect until revised by Mn/DOT. Always consult website to determine current requirements. Most recent substitutions are highlighted in orange.
Specifications Common Name Alfalfa, creeping
Scientific Name Medicago sativa
Authorized Substitution
Acceptable Varieties/Origin Rambler, Spredor 2, Spyder, Teton, Travois, Victoria
Bluegrass, Canada
Poa compressa
Bluegrass, Kentucky
Poa pratensis
Common, Reubens, Talon Park
Poa pratensis
Adelphi, Alexa II, Arrowhead, Aspen, Black Jack, Blue Note, Cadet, Columbia, Corsair, Diva, Dynamo, Elipse, Estate, Fylking, Ginney, Glade, Guinness, Jefferson, Merit, Midnight, Midnight II, Monopoly, Mystere, NuGlade, Parade, Princeton P-105, Rambo, Rhythm, Touchdown, Victa, Volt
Poa pratensis
Apollo, Appalachian, Arc, Atlantis, Baron, Bedazzled, Blue Angel, Chateau, Dragon, Geronimo, Limosine, Moonlight SLT, Odyssey, Rockstar, Rugby II, Shamrock, Shiraz, Washington, Wildwood
Bluegrass, Kentucky - Low Maintenance
Poa pratensis
America, Aquila, Argyle, Caliber, Camas, Certified Park, Challenger, Impact, Kenblue, Nassau, Newport, Ram 1, Nugget, Sydsport, South Dakota
Bluestem, little
Schizachyrium scoparium Itasca germplasm
Brome, smooth
Bromus inermis
Clover, red
Trifolium pratense
Clover, white
Trifolium repens
Dropseed, sand
Sporobolus cryptandrus
MN
Festuca rubra
Boreal, Cardinal, Cindy, Cindy Lou, Dawson, Epic, Gotham, Longfellow II, Marker, Navigator, Penlawn, Rosita, Seabreeze, Wendy Jean, Wintergreen
Fescue, hard
Festuca trachyphylla
Aurora, Beacon, Chariot, Durar, Eureka II, Reliant II, Reliant III, Reliant IV, Scaldis, SR3150, Warwick
Prairie clover, purple
Dalea purpurea
Bluegrass, Kentucky - Elite
Bluegrass, Kentucky Improved
Fescue, red creeping
Redtop
Agrostis gigantea
Ryegrass, perennial
Lolium perenne
Effective date:7/30/14
Carlton, Lincoln, Manchar, Sac, Signal Arlington, Lakeland, Red Gold ***
MN *** ***
Certification Required Yes
Yes Blue tag
Yes
Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yellow tag
Yes
Yes Yellow tag Yes Yes
Common Name
Scientific Name
Acceptable Varieties/Origin (refer to footnotes at bottom Certification Authorization of page) Required Date
Alfalfa, creeping
Medicago sativa
Rambler, Spredor 2, Spyder, Teton, Travois, Victoria
Poa compressa
Common, Reubens, Talon
No* No*
1/1/2014
Bluegrass, Canada
Sheeps Fescue complex Festuca spp.
Azure, Big Horn, Black Sheep, Blueray, MX 86, Quatro, SR3000
No*
1/1/2014
Bluegrass, Kentucky Elite
Poa pratensis
Adelphi, Alexa II, Arrowhead, Aspen, Black Jack, Blue Note, Cadet, Columbia, Corsair, Diva, Dynamo, Elipse, Estate, Fylking, Ginney, Glade, Guinness, Jefferson, Merit, Midnight, Midnight II, Monopoly, Mystere, NuGlade, Parade, Princeton P-105, Rambo, Rhythm, Touchdown, Victa, Volt
No*
5/21/2014
Poa pratensis
Apollo, Appalachian, Arc, Atlantis, Baron, Bedazzled, Blue Angel, Chateau, Dragon, Geronimo, Limosine, Moonlight SLT, Odyssey, Rockstar, Rugby II, Shamrock, Shiraz, Washington, Wildwood
No*
2/25/2014
Bluegrass, Kentucky Low Maintenance
Poa pratensis
America, Aquila, Argyle, Caliber, Camas, Certified Park, Challenger, Impact, Kenblue, Nassau, Newport, Ram 1, Nugget, Sydsport, South Dakota
Schizachyrium scoparium
No* No*
1/1/2014
Bluestem, little Brome, smooth
Bromus inermis Bromus biebersteinii
Clover, red
Trifolium pratense
Clover, white
Trifolium repens
No* No* No* No*
1/1/2014
Brome, meadow
Dropseed, sand
Sporobolus cryptandrus
1-5
Festuca rubra
Boreal, Cardinal, Cindy, Cindy Lou, Dawson, Epic, Gotham, Longfellow II, Marker, Navigator, Penlawn, Rosita, Seabreeze, Wendy Jean, Wintergreen
Fescue, hard
Festuca trachyphylla
Aurora, Beacon, Chariot, Durar, Eureka II, Reliant II, Reliant III, Reliant IV, Scaldis, SR3150, Warwick
Prairie clover, purple
Dalea purpurea
1-5
Redtop Fowl bluegrass
Agrostis gigantea Poa palustris
***
Ryegrass, perennial
Lolium perenne
Bluegrass, Kentucky Improved
Fescue, red creeping
*** Carlton, Lincoln, Manchar, Sac, Signal *** Arlington, Lakeland, Red Gold ***
No*
1-5 or Canada ***
1/1/2014
1/1/2014
1/1/2014 3/17/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
No*
3/17/2014
No* No* No* No* No*
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
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Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Timothy
Phleum pratense
Wheatgrass, slender
Elymus trachycaulus
MN *** Pryor, Revenue
Yes Yes
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Timothy
Phleum pratense
Yes
Wheatgrass, slender
Elymus trachycaulus
Dakotah, Forestburg *** Pryor, Revenue
No* No*
1/1/2014
No*
1/1/2014
1/1/2014
*Certification may be required through special provision ***any variety of that crop MCIA certified Source Identified class; origin MN or adjoining portion of adjacent states as described in Mn/DOT Specification 3876.
1 2 3 4 5
Source Identified class certified by a seed certifying agency other than MCIA; origin MN or adjoining portion of adjacent states as described in Mn/DOT Specification 3876. Certified seed of varieties/germplasm listed in Table 3876-1 (Certified, Selected or Tested class as applicable). Wild type from MN or adjoining portion of adjacent states as described in Mn/DOT Specification 3876. Wild type from adjacent states (ND, SD, IA, WI)
Effective date:7/30/14
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Native Seed Mixture Component Requirements (300 series and 30-000 series mixes) Requirements are in effect until revised by Mn/DOT. Always consult website to determine current requirements. Most recent substitutions are highlighted in orange.
Specifications
Common Name
Scientific Name
Authorized Substitution Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Required
Common name
Scientific name
Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Authorization Required* Date
COVER CROP Oats
Avena sativa
***
Blue tag**
Annual Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
***
Blue tag**
Winter Wheat
Triticum aestivum
***
Blue tag**
NATIVE Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1
Yellow tag
Sweet Flag
Acorus americanus
1
Yellow tag
Giant Fragrant Hyssop White Snakeroot American Water Plantain Northern Water Plantain
Agastache foeniculum Ageratina altissima Alisma subcordatum Alisma triviale
1 1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Meadow Garlic
Allium canadense
1
Yellow tag
Prairie Onion Leadplant Big Bluestem
Allium stellatum Amorpha canescens Andropogon gerardi
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
1
Yellow tag
Canada Anemone
Anemone canadensis
1
Yellow tag
Virginia Anemone
Anemone virginiana
1
Yellow tag
Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
1
Yellow tag
Prairie Sage Marsh Milkweed Common Milkweed Butterfly Milkweed Whorled Milkweed Canada Milk Vetch American Sloughgrass
Artemesia ludoviciana Asclepias incarnata Asclepias syriaca Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias verticillata Astragalus canadensis Beckmannia syzigachne
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Nodding Bur Marigold
Bidens cernua
1
Yellow tag
Leafy Beggarticks
Bidens frondosa
1
Yellow tag
River Bulrush Sideoats Grama Blue Grama
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis Bouteloua curtipendula Bouteloua gracilis
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Fringed Brome
Bromus ciliatus
1
Yellow tag
Kalm's Brome Bluejoint Grass
Bromus kalmii Calamagrostis canadensis
1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag
Effective date: 7/30/14
Sweet Flag Giant Bur Reed Giant Fragrant Hyssop White Snakeroot
Acorus americanus Sparganium eurycarpum Agastache foeniculum Ageratina altissima
1-4 1-5 1-4 1-4
No No No No
3/23/2014 3/23/2014 7/30/2014 1/1/2014
American Water Plantain Meadow Garlic False aster Rough Blazingstar
Alisma subcordatum Allium canadense Boltonia asteroides Liatris aspera
1 1-4 1-4 1-5
Yes No No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 6/30/2014 3/24/2014
1
Yes
1-4 1 1-4 1-4
No Yes No No
1
Yes
1-4
No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Prairie Sage
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Anemone canadensis Eupatorium perfoliatum Anemone virginiana Aquilegia canadensis Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Artemesia ludoviciana
Common milkweed Butterfly Milkweed Whorled Milkweed Canada Milk Vetch American Sloughgrass Nodding Bur Marigold Tall Swamp Marigold Leafy Beggarticks Tall Swamp Marigold River Bulrush
Asclepias syriaca Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias verticillata Astragalus canadensis Beckmannia syzigachne Bidens cernua Bidens coronata Bidens frondosa Bidens coronata Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
1-5 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
No No No No No No No No No No
3/23/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 3/23/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Fringed Brome Upland Wild Timothy Hairy Woodchess Marsh Satin Grass Hairy Woodchess
Bromus ciliatus Muhlenbergia racemosa Bromus purgans Muhlenbergia glomerata Bromus purgans
1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4
No No No No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 5/1/2014
Calico aster Canada Anemone Boneset Virginia Anemone Columbine Calico aster
1/1/2014 7/9/2014 7/9/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
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Native Seed Mixture Component Requirements (300 series and 30-000 series mixes) Requirements are in effect until revised by Mn/DOT. Always consult website to determine current requirements. Most recent substitutions are highlighted in orange.
Specifications
Authorized Substitution
Scientific Name
Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Required
Bottlebrush Sedge
Carex comosa
1
Yellow tag
Porcupine Sedge
Carex hystericina
1
Yellow tag
Lake Sedge Broad-leaved Wooly Sedge Pointed-broom Sedge Common Fox Sedge
Carex lacustris
1
Carex pellita
1
Carex scoparia Carex stipata
1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag
Tussock Sedge Brown Fox Sedge Partridge Pea Stiff Tic-seed; Prairie coreopsis White Prairie Clover Purple Prairie Clover
Carex stricta Carex vulpinoidea Chamaecrista fasiculata
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Coreopsis palmata
1
Dalea candida Dalea purpurea
Poverty Oats Showy Tick Trefoil Flat-topped Aster Prairie Cinquefoil
Common Name
Scientific name
Yellow tag
Common Fox Sedge Fringed Sedge Brown Fox Sedge Woolly Sedge Lake Sedge
Carex stipata Carex crinata Carex vulpinoidea Carex pellita Carex lacustris
Yellow tag
Common Fox Sedge
Carex stipata
Tussock Sedge Pointed-broom Sedge
Yellow tag
1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag
Danthonia spicata
1
Yellow tag
Desmodium canadense Doellingeria umbellata Drymocallis arguta
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
1
Yellow tag
Narrow-leaved Coneflower Echinacea angustifolia Creeping Spikerush
Eleocharis acicularis
1
Yellow tag
Great Spikerush Canada Wildrye Bottlebrush Grass
Eleocharis palustris Elymus canadensis Elymus hystrix
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Riverbank Wildrye
Elymus riparius
1
Yellow tag
Slender Wheatgrass
Elymus trachycaulus
1
Yellow tag
Virginia Wildrye Boneset Large-leaved Aster
Elymus virginicus Eupatorium perfoliatum Eurybia macrophylla
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Grass-leaved Goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia
1
Yellow tag
Spotted Joe-pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
1
Yellow tag
Reed Manna Grass
Glyceria grandis
1
Yellow tag
Fowl Manna Grass
Glyceria striata
1
Yellow tag
Long-leaved Bluets Sneezeweed Giant Sunflower
Hedyotis longifolia Helenium autumnale Helianthus giganteus
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Effective date: 7/30/14
Common name
Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Authorization Required* Date
1 1-4 1 1 1-4
Yes No Yes Yes No
1
Yes
Carex stricta Carex scoparia
1-5 1
No Yes
Showy Penstemon
Penstemon grandiflorus
1-4
No
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
1-4
No
5/28/2014 1/1/2014
Poverty Oats Long-beaked Sedge
Danthonia spicata Carex sprengelii
1-4 1
No Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Narrow-leaved Coneflower Common milkweed Bald spikerush Great Spikerush Blunt Spikerush Great Spikerush
Echinacea angustifolia Asclepias syriaca Eleocharis erythropoda Eleocharis palustris Eleocharis obtusa Eleocharis palustris
1-4 1 1-5 1-5 1-4 1-5
No Yes No No No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 3/23/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Riverbank Wildrye Silky Wildrye Slender Wheatgrass Canada Wildrye
Elymus riparius Elymus villosus Elymus trachycaulus Elymus canadensis
1-4 1 1-3 1
No Yes Yes Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Grass-leaved Goldenrod Stiff Goldenrod Spotted Joe-pye Weed Swamp Milkweed
Euthamia graminifolia Solidago rigida Eutrochium maculatum Asclepias incarnata
1-4 1 1-2 1
No Yes Yes Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Fowl Manna Grass Marsh Satin Grass Prairie Cinquefoil
Glyceria striata Muhlenbergia glomerata Drymocallis arguta
1-4 1-4 1
No No Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Giant Sunflower
Helianthus giganteus
1-4
No
1/1/2014
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 5/1/2014
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
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Native Seed Mixture Component Requirements (300 series and 30-000 series mixes) Requirements are in effect until revised by Mn/DOT. Always consult website to determine current requirements. Most recent substitutions are highlighted in orange.
Specifications
Common Name
Scientific Name
Authorized Substitution Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Required
Common name
Sawtooth Sunflower
No
1-2
Yes
1-2 1
Yes Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
1-4 1
No Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
1-4
No
Water Horehound Northern Blue Flag Iris Path Rush Baltic Rush Common Rush Dudley's Rush
Hesperostipa spartea Sporobolus heterolepis Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum Lycopus americanus Iris versicolor Juncus tenuis Juncus baltus Juncus effusus Juncus dudleyi
1-5 1-5 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-4
No No No No No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Rice Cut-grass Round-headed Bushclover Rough Blazingstar Dotted Blazingstar Prairie Onion Rough Blazingstar
Leersia oryzoides Lespedeza capitata Liatris aspera Liatris punctata Allium stellatum Liatris aspera
1-4 1-2 1-5 1-5 1 1-5
No Yes No No Yes No
3/23/2014 5/28/2014 3/24/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 3/24/2014
Great Blue Lobelia Obedient Plant Wild Lupine Round-headed Bushclover Water Horehound
Lobelia siphilitica Physostegia virginiana Lupinus perennis Lespedeza capitita Lycopus americanus
1-4 1 1-4 1 1-5
No Yes No Yes No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Spotted Bee Balm Common milkweed Green Needlegrass Sweet Cicely
Monarda punctata Asclepias syriaca Nasella viridula Ozmorhiza claytonii
1-5 1 Lodorm 1-4
No Yes Yes No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Western wheatgrass Showy Penstemon
Pascopyrum smithii Penstemon grandiflorus
1-5 or Rosana 1-4
No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Fowl Bluegrass
Poa palustris Pycnanthemum virginianum Monarda fistulosa
1-5 or Canada
No
1/1/2014
1-2
Yes
1
Yes
Ratibida pinnata
1-2
Yes
Rosa arkansana Rosa blanda
1-5 1-4
No No
1
Yellow tag
Stiff Sunflower
Helianthus pauciflorus
1
Yellow tag
Early Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
1
Yellow tag
Porcupine Grass
Hesperostipa spartea
1
Yellow tag
Porcupine Grass Prairie Dropseed
1
Yellow tag
Great St John's Wort
1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag
Spotted Jewelweed Northern Blue Flag Iris Path Rush
Juncus tenuis
1
Yellow tag
Torrey's Rush
Juncus torreyi
1
Yellow tag
June Grass Rice Cut-grass Round-headed Bushclover Rough Blazingstar
Koelaria macrantha Leersia oryzoides Lespedeza capitata Liatris aspera
1 1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Dotted Blazingstar
Liatris punctata
1
Yellow tag
Tall Blazingstar
Liatris pycnostachya
1
Yellow tag
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
1
Yellow tag
Wild Lupine
Lupinus perennis
1
Yellow tag
Water Horehound Monkey Flower Wild Bergamot
Lycopus americanus Mimulus ringens Monarda fistulosa
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Spotted Bee Balm
Monarda punctata
1
Yellow tag
Green Needlegrass Sweet Cicely Switch Grass Western wheatgrass Showy Penstemon Obedient Plant Fowl Bluegrass
Nassella viridula Ozmorhiza claytonii Panicum virgatum Pascopyrum smithii Penstemon grandiflorus Physostegia virginiana Poa palustris
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Common Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
1
Yellow tag
Ratibida columnifera
1
Yellow tag
Ratibida pinnata
1
Yellow tag
Rosa arkansana Rosa blanda
1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag
Columnar Coneflower Yellow Coneflower; Grayheaded coneflower Prairie Rose Smooth Wild Rose Effective date: 7/30/14
1/1/2014
1-4
Helianthus grosseserratus
Hypericum ascyron ssp. pyramidatum Impatiens capensis Iris versicolor
Certification Authorization Required* Date
Helianthus grosseserratus Symphyotrichum novaeangliae Helianthus pauciflorus Solidago speciosa
Sawtooth Sunflower
Great St John's Wort
Scientific name
Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
New England Aster Stiff Sunflower Showy Goldenrod
Common Mountainmint Wild bergamot Yellow Coneflower; Grayheaded coneflower Prairie Rose Smooth Wild Rose
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
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Native Seed Mixture Component Requirements (300 series and 30-000 series mixes) Requirements are in effect until revised by Mn/DOT. Always consult website to determine current requirements. Most recent substitutions are highlighted in orange.
Specifications
Common Name
Scientific Name
Authorized Substitution Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Required
Black-eyed Susan Wild Golden-glow Broad-leaved Arrowhead
Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia laciniata Sagittaria latifolia
1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
False Melic Grass
Schizachne purpurascens
1
Yellow tag
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
1
Yellow tag
Three-square Bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens
1
Yellow tag
1
Yellow tag
1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag
Common name
Scientific name
Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Authorization Required* Date
Wild Golden-glow Broad-leaved Arrowhead False Melic Grass Bottlebrush Grass
Rudbeckia laciniata Sagittaria latifolia Schizachne purpurascens Elymus hystrix
1-5 1-5 1-5 1
No No No Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Three-square Bulrush Hardstem Bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens Schoenoplectus acutus
1-4 1-5
No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Green Bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens
1-4
No
1/1/2014
Figwort Purple Meadow Rue Early Meadow Rue Zigzag Goldenrod Pointed-leaved Tick-trefoil Wild Golden-glow Giant Goldenrod
Scrophularia lanceolata Thalictrum dasycarpum Thalictrum dioicum Solidago flexicaulis Desmodium glutinosum Rudbeckia laciniata Solidago gigantea
1-4 1 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-4
No Yes Yes No No No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Upland Goldenrod Early Meadow Rue
Solidago ptarmicoides Thalictrum dioicum
1-5 1-4
No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Giant Bur Reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
1-5
No
3/23/2014
Sand Dropseed Hairy grama
Sporobolus cryptandrus Bouteloua hirsuta
1-5 1-4
No No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
1-4
No
1/1/2014
1-2
Yes
1-2
Yes
1
Yes
Green Bulrush Woolgrass
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus cyperinus
Figwort
Scrophularia lanceolata
1
Yellow tag
Zigzag Goldenrod
Solidago flexicaulis
1
Yellow tag
Giant Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
1
Yellow tag
Gray Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
1
Yellow tag
Upland Goldenrod
Solidago ptarmicoides
1
Yellow tag
Stiff Goldenrod Showy Goldenrod Indiangrass Giant Bur Reed Prairie Cordgrass
Solidago rigida Solidago speciosa Sorghastrum nutans Sparganium eurycarpum Spartina pectinata
1 1 1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
Sand Dropseed
Sporobolus cryptandrus
1
Yellow tag
Prairie Dropseed Lindley's Aster Heath Aster Smooth-blue Aster
Sporobolus heterolepis Symphyotrichum ciliolatum Symphyotrichum ericoides Symphyotrichum laeve Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Symphyotrichum novaeangliae Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
1 1 1 1
Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag Yellow tag
1
Yellow tag
New England Aster
1
Yellow tag
New England Aster
1
Yellow tag
Symphyotrichum puniceum
1
Yellow tag
Smooth-blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Silky Aster Prairie Onion Prairie Cinquefoil
Symphyotrichum sericeum Allium stellatum Drymocallis arguta
1-2 1 1
Yes Yes Yes
3/24/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Prairie Spiderwort Prairie phlox
Tradescantia bracteata Phlox pilosa
1-4 1
No Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Softstem Bulrush
Eastern Panicled Aster New England Aster Sky Blue Aster Swamp Aster Silky Aster
Symphyotrichum sericeum
1
Yellow tag
Purple Meadow Rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
1
Yellow tag
Prairie Spiderwort
Tradescantia bracteata
1
Yellow tag
Effective date: 7/30/14
Symphyotrichum novaeangliae Symphyotrichum novaeangliae
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
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Native Seed Mixture Component Requirements (300 series and 30-000 series mixes) Requirements are in effect until revised by Mn/DOT. Always consult website to determine current requirements. Most recent substitutions are highlighted in orange.
Specifications
Common Name
Scientific Name
Authorized Substitution Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Required
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
1
Yellow tag
Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta
1
Yellow tag
Ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
1
Yellow tag
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
1
Yellow tag
American Vetch
Vicia americana
1
Yellow tag
Heart-leaved Alexanders
Zizia aptera
1
Yellow tag
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
1
Yellow tag
Common name
Scientific name
Acceptable varieties/origin (refer to footnotes on last page)
Certification Authorization Required* Date
Hoary Vervain Prairie Cinquefoil
Verbena stricta Drymocallis arguta
1-4 1
No Yes
1/1/2014 1/1/2014
Culver's Root Purple Meadow Rue American Vetch
Veronicastrum virginicum Thalictrum dasycarpum Vicia americana
1-4 1 1-4
No Yes No
1/1/2014 1/1/2014 1/1/2014
*Certification may be required through special provision **Certified seed of any variety ***Any variety of that crop 1 MCIA certified Source Identified class; origin MN or adjoining portion of adjacent states as described in Mn/DOT Specification 3876. 2
Source Identified class certified by a seed certifying agency other than MCIA; origin MN or adjoining portion of adjacent states as described in Mn/DOT Specification 3876.
3
Certified seed of varieties/germplasm listed in Table 3876-1 (Certified, Selected or Tested class as applicable).
4
Wild type from MN or adjoining portion of adjacent states as described in Mn/DOT Specification 3876.
5
Wild type from adjacent states (ND, SD, IA, WI)
Effective date: 7/30/14
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