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OAC Thunder Oat

OAC Thunder Oat

Avena sativa

Oasis Melon

Oasis Melon

Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

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Oat Grass

Avena sativa

Oat Groats Hulless

Oat Groats Hulless

Avena sativa var. nuda

Hulless Oats Marion

Hulless Oats Marion

Avena sativa var. nuda

Oat Groats Hulless Paul

Oat Groats Hulless Paul

Avena sativa

Oats

Oats

Avena sativa

Common Oats

Common Oats

Avena sativa

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Oats (Nurse Crop)

Avena sativa

Oats (Nurse Crop) Marion

Oats (Nurse Crop) Marion

Avena sativa 'Marion'

Oats and Barley

Oats and Barley

Avena sativa (Oats) / Hordeum vulgare (Barley)

Winter Cereal Rye

Winter Cereal Rye

Secale cereale

Obedient Plant

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

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Oborozuki

Solanum lycopersicum 'Oborozuki'

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Obtuse Sedge

Carex obtusata

Onion

Onion

Allium cepa

Onion Candy

Onion Candy

Allium cepa var. cepa 'Candy'

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Open-Pollinated Dent Corn

Zea mays indentata

Oregon Pie Pumpkin

Oregon Pie Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo

Ornamental Gourd Mix

Ornamental Gourd Mix

Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera (mixed cultivars)

Ornamental Native Grasses

Ornamental Native Grasses

Various species (e.g., Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardii, Bouteloua curtipendula)

Orzo

Orzo

Hordeum vulgare

Ostbo Red

Ostbo Red

Solanum tuberosum 'Ostbo Red'

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Barley and Triticale

Hordeum vulgare (Barley) / Triticosecale (Triticale)

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Cool-Season Grasses for Mixed Hay

Multiple species (Lolium perenne, Festuca arundinacea, Poa pratensis, Dactylis glomerata, Bromus inermis)

Cranberry (Cultivars)

Cranberry (Cultivars)

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Drought-Tolerant Grains

Drought-Tolerant Grains

Poaceae family (various genera)

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Other Eriophorum Species (Cotton Grass)

Eriophorum spp.

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Forage Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Medicago sativa (alfalfa) and Trifolium spp. (clover)

Native Forbs (Ecological Community)

Native Forbs (Ecological Community)

Wildflower mix - varies by region

Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops (Mixed)

Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops (Mixed)

Various species (Fabaceae and other families)

Pasture Legumes (Mixed)

Pasture Legumes (Mixed)

Fabaceae family (various species)

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Regional Ground Covers (General Guide)

Various species by region

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Small Grains (Barley & Wheat)

Hordeum vulgare (Barley), Triticum aestivum (Wheat)

Other Stem Plants

Other Stem Plants

N/A - Multiple species

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