Wetlands are unique, extremely important areas of land that are a combination of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They are the most biologically diverse ecosystem and extremely productive in both plant and animal life. They are extremely valuable for many reasons and contribute greatly to the total functioning of the earths ecosystems and mankinds well being.
Because of this, the importance of maintaining, improving, restoring and creating them is widely understood and given high priority. Stevenson Intermountain Seed, Inc. offers a good selection of wetland species seed as listed below.
Grass and Grass-like Species
- Agrostis stolonifera – Creeping Bentgrass
- Alopecurus arundinaceus – Creeping Foxtail
- Alopecurus pratensis – Meadow Foxtail
- Beckmannia syzigachne – American Sloughgrass
- Calamagrostis canadensis – Bluejoint Reedgrass
- Carex aguatilis – Water Sedge
- Carex microptera – Small Winged Sedge
- Carex nebraskensis – Nebraska Sedge
- Carex praegracilis – Meadow Sedge
- Carex rostrata – Beaked Sedge
- Deschampsia cespitosa – Tufted Hairgrass
- Distichlis spicata stricta – Inland Saltgrass
- Eleocharis palustris – Creeping Spikerush
- Eleocharis rostellata – Beaked Spikerush
- Glyceria grandis – American Mannagrass
- Glyceria occidentalis – Western Mannagrass
- Glyceria striata – Fowl Mannagrass
- Hordeum brachyantherum – Meadow Barley
- Juncus balticus – Baltic Rush
- Juncus tenuis – Poverty/Path Rush
- Juncus torreyi – Torrey’s Rush
- Phalaris arundinacea – Reed Canarygrass
- Puccinellia airoides – Nuttal Alkaligrass
- Puccinellia distans – Alkaligrass
- Schoenoplectus acutus occidentalis – Hardstem Bulrush
- Schoenoplectus americanus – Olney Threesquare/American Threesquare
- Schoenoplectus maritimus – Alkali Bulrush
- Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani – Softstem Bulrush
- Triglochin maritima – Arrowgrass
- Typha latifolia – Broad-Leaved Cattail
Forbs
- Aquilegia canadensis – Eastern Red Columbine
- Aster novae-angliae – New England Aster
- Castilleja minor ssp. minor – Marsh Indian Paintbrush
- Iris missouriensis – Rocky Mtn. Iris