This mix of 6 Grasses and 17 Native Wildflowers meets and exceeds the USDA FSA/NRCS 327/420 Mid Contract Management standard for the 420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Grass and Forb Inter-seeding practice for less than 5% slopes and is appropriate for mesic to dry-mesic sites. For greater than 5% slopes this mix can be doubled to meet and exceed the 420 Habitat Planting requirements. Updated 2/5/2026
IL SM01 MCM Shortgrass and Forb Interseeding Mix
Includes (#s/ac): Sideoats grama (local, vns) (0.1), Sedge, Fox (0.035), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (0.24), Lovegrass, Purple (0.005), Dropseed, Tall Composite (Rough) (0.12), Tridens, Purple Top (0.03), Leadplant (0.015), Prairie Clover, White (0.01), Illinois Bundleflower (Prairie Mimosa) (0.1), Partridge Pea (0.15), Prairie Clover, Purple (0.03), Milkweed, Common (0.01), Blazingstar, Marsh (Dense) (0.01), Coreopsis, Lanceleaf (sand) (0.1), Coneflower, Purple (0.1), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.03), Beardtongue, Foxglove (Smooth penstemon) (0.005), Mint, Narrowleaf Mountain (Slender) (0.005), Coneflower, Grayheaded (Yellow) (0.01), Susan, Black-eyed (0.063), Aster, New England (0.002), Vervain, Hoary (0.01), and Alexander, Golden (0.02).
