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Table of Adapted Native Shrub Species

See the following table for native species and cultivars/germplasms available for revegetation within the Intermountain West (IMW), the Great Basin (GB), and the Northern Great Plains (NGP) regions.

Adapted Native Shrub Species
Species Region Cultivar Germplasm Pure Stand PLS Pounds per Acre1
Mountain big sagebrush GB, IMW, NGP Hobble Creek, Common less than 1
Wyoming big sagebrush GB, IMW, NGP Gordon Creek, Common less than 1
Winterfat GB, IMW, NGP Hatch, Open Range, Northern Cold Desert 8
Western snowberry IMW Trapper 17.5
Common snowberry IMW, NGP Prospectors 17.5
Fourwing saltbush GB, NGP Rincon, Snake River Plains, Wytana 1

1 PLS = Pure Live Seed. Grasses, forbs and shrubs will rarely be planted in a monoculture. Percentages of pure stand seeding rates will be used in species combinations developed to mimic a diverse native plant community.

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