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OAC Thunder Oat

OAC Thunder Oat

Avena sativa

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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

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Obtuse Sedge

Carex obtusata

Orchard grass

Orchard grass

Dactylis glomerata

Orchard Grass Barolex

Orchard Grass Barolex

Dactylis glomerata 'Barolex'

Orchardgrass 'Latar'

Orchardgrass 'Latar'

Dactylis glomerata 'Latar'

Ornamental Grasses (Stipa & Festuca)

Ornamental Grasses (Stipa & Festuca)

Stipa spp. & Festuca spp.

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Purple Majesty Millet

Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty'

Ornamental Native Grasses

Ornamental Native Grasses

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

Ornamental Shrubs

Ornamental Shrubs

Various species (Genus-dependent)

Orzo

Orzo

Hordeum vulgare

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Osprey Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Osprey'

Aquatic Plants (General)

Aquatic Plants (General)

Various aquatic species

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Sedge (Carex species)

Carex spp.

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Cassiope (Other Species)

Cassiope spp.

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Barley and Triticale

Hordeum vulgare (Barley) / Triticosecale (Triticale)

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Pasture Legumes (Mixed Compatible Species)

Multiple species (Trifolium, Medicago, Lotus, Vicia spp.)

Complementary Shrubs

Complementary Shrubs

Various species

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Cool-Season Grasses for Mixed Hay

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

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Cool-Season Grass Species

Multiple genera (Festuca, Lolium, Poa, Agrostis spp.)

Drought-Tolerant Grains

Drought-Tolerant Grains

Poaceae family (various genera)

Emergent Wetland Plants (Mixed)

Emergent Wetland Plants (Mixed)

Various species in wetland ecosystems

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Other Eriophorum Species (Cotton Grass)

Eriophorum spp.

Other fine fescues

Other fine fescues

Festuca species (excluding F. rubra and F. ovina)

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Other forage shrubs

Various species

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Mixed Pasture Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Lolium perenne, Festuca arundinacea, Dactylis glomerata, Poa pratensis)

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Pasture Grass Mix Species

Various Poaceae species

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Native Regional Grasses

Various species (region-dependent)

Juniper (Ornamental Varieties)

Juniper (Ornamental Varieties)

Juniperus species

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Forage Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

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

Legumes in Pasture Mixes

Legumes in Pasture Mixes

Fabaceae family (various genera)

Mosses (General)

Mosses (General)

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Drought-Tolerant Shrubs

Native Drought-Tolerant Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Grass Species (General)

Native Grass Species (General)

Poaceae (family) - various genera

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Native Pasture Species

Various (regional species)

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Native Prairie Plants

Various species (e.g., Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Echinacea purpurea, Rudbeckia fulgida)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shrubs (Habitat-Specific)

Native Shrubs (Habitat-Specific)

Various species

Wetland Sedges

Wetland Sedges

Carex spp.

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