Below is a table indicating seed volume, listed in alphabetical order by species common name.
|
Plant |
Seeds/Pound |
|
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) |
200,000 |
|
Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) |
1,200,000 |
|
Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) |
1,400,000 |
|
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) |
1,700,000 |
|
Blanketflower (Gaillardia spp.) |
132,000 (G. aristata); 220,000 (G. pulchella) |
|
Blazing star (Liatris spp.) |
168,000 (L. punctata); 136,000 (L. spicata) |
|
Blue curls (Trichostema lanceolatum) |
142,000 |
|
Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) |
1,700,000 |
|
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) |
15,000 |
|
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) |
290,000 |
|
Clarkia (Clarkia spp.) |
816,000 (C. amoena); 1,580,000 (C. unguiculata) |
|
Clover (Trifolium spp.) |
150,000 (T. incarnatum), 270,000 (T. pratense), 730,000 (T. hybridum), 750,000 (T. repens) |
|
Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.) |
220,000 (C. lanceolata); 1,400,000 (C. tinctoria) |
|
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) |
39,000 |
|
Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) |
|
|
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) |
4,000 |
|
Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) |
12,800,000 |
|
Cup plant, compass plant, rosinweed (Silphium spp.) |
22,400 (S. perfoliatum); 18,400 (S. lanciniatum) |
|
Figwort (Scrophularia marilandica) |
3,000,000 |
|
Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) |
8,000,000 |
|
Globe gilia (Gilia capitata) |
680,000 |
|
Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) |
775,000 (S. rigida); 1,675,000 (S. speciosa) |
|
Gumweed (Grindelia integrifolia) |
128,000 |
|
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) |
380,000–400,000 |
|
Hyssop, giant (Agastache spp.) |
1,440,000 (A. foeniculum); 850,000 (A. urticifolia) |
|
Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) |
480,000 |
|
Joe-Pye weed, boneset (Eutrochium spp., Eupatorium perfoliatum) |
1,520,000 (Eutrochium fistulosum) |
|
Lobelia (Lobelia spp.) |
8,000,000 (L. cardinalis); 6,400,000 (L. siphilitica) |
|
Lupine (Lupinus spp.) |
22,000 (L. perennis); 25,000 (L. rivularis); 13,500 (L. densiflorus) |
|
Meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) |
50,000 |
|
Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) |
86,800 (A. incarnata); 75,000 (A. speciosa); 61,700 (A. syriaca) |
|
Mountainmint (Pycnanthemum spp.) |
3,200,000 (P. virginianum); 6,048,000 (P. tenuifolium) |
|
Mustard (Brassica rapa) |
175,000 |
|
Native thistle (Cirsium discolor) |
102,000 |
|
Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) |
65,000 |
|
Penstemon (Penstemon spp.) |
600,000 (P. palmeri); 400,000 (P. digitalis) |
|
Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) |
235,000 |
|
Prairie clover (Dalea purpurea) |
275,000 |
|
Purple coneflower (Echinacea spp.) |
85,000 (E. pallida); 150,000 (E. purpurea) |
|
Radish (Raphanus sativus) |
34,000 |
|
Rattlesnake master, eryngo (Eryngium yuccifolium) |
177,000 |
|
Rocky Mountain bee plant (Cleome serrulata) |
64,500 |
|
Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) |
30,200 |
|
Salvia (Salvia spp.) |
413,000 (S. mellifera); 149,000 (S. azurea) |
|
Scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) |
400 |
|
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) |
668,000 |
|
Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) |
1,460,000 |
|
Spiderwort (Tradescantia spp.) |
160,000 (T. bracteata); 144,000 (T. occidentalis); 128,000 (T. ohiensis) |
|
Sunflower (Helianthus spp.) |
160,000 (H. giganteus); 240,000 (H. grosseserratus); 208,000 (H. maximiliani); 224,000 (H. occidentalis) |
|
Sweetclover (Melilotus altissimus) |
260,000 |
|
Vetch (Vicia spp.) |
8,000 (Vicia sativa), 16,000 (V. villosa), 40,000 (V. americana) |
|
Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum spp.) |
16,000 (H. appendiculatum); 4,4800 (H. virginianum) |
|
Wild buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.) |
100,000 – 200,000 |
|
Wild geranium (Geranium spp.) |
80,000 (G. maculatum); 176,000 (G. carolinianum) |
|
Wild indigo (Baptisia spp.) |
27,200 (B. alba); 24,000 (B. australis); 22,400 (B. bracteata) |
|
Wingstem (Verbesina helianthoides) |
224,000 |
|
Wood mint (Blephilia ciliata) |
6,400,000 |