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Granite Seed Company maintains a diverse inventory of adapted local ecotypes and named varieties, including hundreds of hand collected native grasses, forbs and shrubs.

Our network of growers, collectors, and vendors brings seed direct from the source to you. This allows us to inventory seed from throughout the country, insuring that we will have the seed appropriate to your particular project needs.

Please select from the following categories to view our inventory:

Species listed in this color indicate the use of the old nomenclature
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Scientific NameCommon Name
Abronia villosa desert sand verbena
Acacia constricta White-thorn acacia
Acacia greggii Catclaw acacia
Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain maple
Achillea filipendulina Golden yarrow, fernleaf yarrow
Achillea lanulosa Western yarrow
Achillea millefolium White yarrow, common yarrow
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis Western yarrow
Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass
Achnatherum lettermanii Letterman needlegrass
Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei Columbia needlegrass, Dore's needlegrass
Achnatherum speciosum Desert needlegrass
Agropyron cristatum Crested wheatgrass
Agropyron dasystachyum Thickspike wheatgrass
Agropyron desertorum Standard crested wheatgrass, desert wheatgrass
Agropyron fragile Siberian wheatgrass
Agropyron inerme Beardless bluebunch wheatgrass
Agropyron riparium Streambank wheatgrass, Great Lakes wheatgrass
Agropyron smithii Western wheatgrass
Agropyron spicatum Bluebunch wheatgrass
Agropyron trachycaulum Slender wheatgrass
Agrostis alba Redtop
Agrostis capillaris Colonial bentgrass
Agrostis gigantea Redtop
Agrostis palustris Creeping bentgrass
Agrostis stolonifera Creeping bentgrass
Agrostis tenuis Colonial bentgrass
Alopecurus arundinaceus Creeping foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis Meadow foxtail
Alyssum maritimum Sweet alyssum
Ambrosia deltoidea Triangle-leaf bursage
Ambrosia dumosa White bursage, burrobush
Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry
Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry
Anagallis arvensis ssp. foemina Poorman's weatherglass
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem
Andropogon hallii Sand bluestem
Andropogon scoparius Little bluestem
Anpogon barbinodis Cane beardgrass
Aquilegia caerulea Colorado blue columbine
Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha Fragrant yellow columbine, golden columbine
Aquilegia flavescens Yellow columbine
Aquilegia formosa Western red columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris Dwarf columbine, European columbine
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kinnikinnick, bearberry
Arisida Longeseta Red threeawn, Fendler threeawn
Aristida purpurea Purple three-awn
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta Red threeawn, Fendler threeawn
Artemisia cana Silver sagebrush
Artemisia filifolia Sand sage
Artemisia frigida Fringed sagebrush, prarie sagewort
Artemisia ludoviciana Prairie sage, white sagebrush
Artemisia nova Black sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata Basin big sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Mountain big sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis Wyoming big sagebrush
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly flower, butterfly milkweed
Aster tanacetifolius Prairie aster, tanseyleaf tansyaster
Astragalus cicer Cicer milkvetch
Atriplex canescens Fourwing saltbush
Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale saltbush
Atriplex corrugata Mat saltbush
Atriplex cuneata Castle valley saltbush
Atriplex gardneri Gardner saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis Quail bush, big saltbush
Atriplex obovata New Mexico saltbush, mound saltbush
Atriplex polycarpa Desert saltbush, cattle saltbush
Atriplex semibaccata Australian saltbush
Atriplex tridentata Trident saltbush, basin saltbush
Aurinia saxatilis Basket of gold
Avena sativa Oats
Baccharis sarothroides Desert broom
Baileya multiradiata Desert marigold
Balsamorhiza macrophylla Cutleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrowleaf balsamroot
Bassia prostrata Prostrate summer cypress, forage kochia
Beckmannia syzigachne American sloughgrass
Berberis repens Creeping Oregon grape, creeping barberry
Bothriochloa barbinodis Cane beardgrass
Bothriochloa ischaemum Old world bluestem, yellow bluestem
Bouteloua aristidoides Needle grama
Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats grama
Bouteloua dactyloides Buffalograss
Bouteloua gracilis Blue grama
Bouteloua rothrockii Rothrock's grama
Bromus anomalus Nodding brome
Bromus biebersteinii Meadow brome
Bromus carinatus California brome
Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Blando brome, soft brome
Bromus inermis Smooth brome
Bromus marginatus Mountain brome
Bromus rubens Red brome
Caesalpinia gilliesii Bird of paradise
Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint reedgrass
Calamovilfa longifolia Prairie sandreed
Calliandra eriophylla Fairy-duster, False mesquite
Campanula rotundifolia Harebell, bluebell bellflower
Carex aquatilis Water sedge
Carex bebbii Bebb's sedge
Carex microptera Small-winged sedge
Carex nebrascensis Nebraska sedge
Carex obnupta Slough sedge
Carex pellita Wooly sedge
Carex praegracilis Meadow sedge, clustered field sedge
Carex rostrata Beaked sedge
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii Early Indian paintbrush, wavyleaf Indian paintbrush
Castilleja exilis Marsh Indian paintbrush, lesser Indian paintbrush
Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta Owl's clover, exserted Indian paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia Narrowleaf Indian paintbrush, Wyoming Indian paintbrush
Castilleja minor ssp. minor Marsh Indian paintbrush, lesser Indian paintbrush
Castilleja rhexiifolia Splitleaf Indian paintbrush
Castilleja sulphurea Sulfur indian paintbrush
Ceanothus integerrimus Deer brush, Mountain lilac
Ceanothus sanguineus Redstem ceanothus
Ceanothus velutinus Snowbrush ceanothus
Celtis ehrenbergiana Desert hackberry, spiny hackberry
Cenchrus ciliaris Buffelgrass
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower, Bachelor button
Cercidium floridum Blue palo verde
Cercidium microphyllum Foothills palo verde, yellow paloverde
Cercocarpus ledifolius Curl-leaf mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus Birch-leaf mountain mahogany, alderleaf mountain mahogany
Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireflower, fireweed
Chilopsis linearis Desert willow
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Douglas, low, or yellow rabbitbrush
Cichorium intybus Chicory
Clarkia amoena Farewell-to-spring
Cleome isomeris Bladderpod, bladderpod spiderflower
Cleome serrulata Rocky Mountain beeplant
Coleogyne ramosissima Blackbrush
Collinsia heterophylla Chinese houses
Consolida ajacis Rocket larkspur, doubtful knight's-spur
Coreopsis lanceolata Lance-leaved coreopsis, lanceleaf tickseed
Coreopsis tinctoria Plains coreopsis, golden tickseed
Cornus canadensis Bunchberry dogwood
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier dogwood
Cornus stolonifera Redosier dogwood
Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus Yellow cosmos, sulphur cosmos
Cowania mexicana Mexican cliffrose
Cynodon dactylon Giant bermudagrass
Dactylis glomerata Orchardgrass
Dalea candida White prarie clover
Dalea purpurea var. purpurea Purple prarie clover
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted hairgrass
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois bundleflower
Dianthus barbatus Sweet William
Dianthus deltoides Maiden pinks
Digitalis purpurea purple foxglove
Digitaria californica Arizona cottontop
Dimorphotheca sinuata African daisy, glandular Cape marigold
Distichlis spicata Inland saltgrass
Distichlis stricta Inland saltgrass
Dracopis amplexicaulis Clasping coneflower
Dyssodia acerosa Dog fir, pricklyleaf dogweed
Echinacea angustifolia Blacksamson echinacea
Echinacea pallida Pale purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea eastern purple coneflower
Echinochloa frumentacea Japanese millet, billion-dollar grass
Eleocharis palustris Creeping or common spikerush
Eleocharis parvula dwarf spikerush
Elymus angustus Altai wildrye
Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye
Elymus cinereus Great Basin wildrye
Elymus dahuricus Dahurian wildrye
Elymus elymoides Bottlebrush squirreltail
Elymus glaucus Blue wildrye
Elymus hoffmannii Newhy hybrid wheatgrass, RS wheatgrass
Elymus junceus Russian wildrye
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus Thickspike wheatgrass
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. psammophilus Streambank wheatgrass, Great Lakes wheatgrass
Elymus multisetus Big squirreltail
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus Slender wheatgrass
Elymus triticoides Creeping/Beardless wildrye
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush
Encelia frutescens Bush encelia, button brittlebush, brittlebush
Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir
Ephedra viridis Mormon tea
Eragrostis curvula Weeping lovegrass
Eragrostis intermedia Plains lovegrass
Eragrostis lehman. x E. trichophora Coshise lovegrass
Eragrostis lehmanniana Lehmanns lovegrass
Eragrostis superba Wilman lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes Sand lovegrass
Ericameria laricifolia Turpentinebush
Ericameria nauseosa Rubber rabbitbrush
Erigeron speciosus Aspen daisy, aspen fleabane
Eriogonum fasciculatum Flat-top buckwheat, Eastern Mojave buckwheat
Eriogonum heracleoides Wyeth buckwheat, parsnipflower buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum Sulphur-flower buckwheat
Erodium cicutarium Stork's bill, redstem stork's bill
Erysimum x marshallii Siberian wallflower
Eschscholzia caespitosa Tufted poppy
Eschscholzia californica California poppy
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana Mexican gold poppy, California poppy
Eucephalus engelmannii Engelmann aster
Eurybia glauca Blueleaf aster, gray aster
Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume
Ferocactus wislizeni candy barrel cactus
Festuca arizonica Arizona fescue
Festuca brevipila Hard fescue
Festuca campestris Rough fescue
Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue
Festuca megalura Foxtail/Zorro fescue, rat-tail fescue
Festuca ovina Sheep fescue
Festuca rubra Red fescue
Festuca rubra ssp. fallax Chewings fescue
Festuca scabrella Rough fescue
Gaillardia aristata Blanket flower, common gaillardia
Gaillardia pulchella Firewheel
Gazania rigens Gazania
Geranium viscosissimum Wild geranium, sticky purple geranium
Gilia capitata Globe gilia, bluehead gilia
Gilia leptantha ssp. purpusii Blue gilia, fineflower gilia
Gilia tricolor Bird's eyes
Glandularia gooddingii Desert verbena, southwestern mock vervain
Glandularia pulchella Moss verbena, South American mock vervain
Glebionis carinatum Painted daisy, tricolor daisy
Glyceria grandis American mannagrass
Glyceria occidentalis Western mannagrass
Glyceria striata Fowl mannagrass
Grayia spinosa Spiny hopsage
Gutierrezia sarothrae Broom snakeweed
Gypsophila elegans Baby's breath
Haplopappus laricifolius Turpentinebush
Haplopappus tenuisectus Burro-weed
Hedysarum boreale Northern sweetvetch, Utah sweetvetch
Helianthus annuus Annual sunflower, common sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower
Heliomeris multiflora Showy goldeneye
Hesperis matronalis Dame's rocket
Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata Needle and thread
Heteropogon contortus Tanglehead
Hilaria belangeri Curly mesquite
Hilaria rigida Big galleta
Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow barley
Hordeum jubatum Foxtail barley
Hordeum vulgare Barley
Hymenoclea salsola Cheesebush, burrobush
Ipomopsis rubra Standing cypress
Iris missouriensis Rocky Mountain iris
Isocoma tenuisecta Burro-weed
Isomeris arborea Bladderpod, bladderpod spiderflower
Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis Baltic rush
Juncus tenuis Poverty/Path rush
Juncus torreyi Torrey's rush
Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper
Kallstroemia grandiflora Arizona poppy
Koeleria cristata Prarie junegrass
Koeleria macrantha Prarie junegrass
Krascheninnikovia lanata Winterfat
Larrea tridentata Creosote bush
Layia platyglossa Tidy tips, coastal tidytips
Leptochloa dubia Green spangletop
Leptosiphon grandiflorus Mountain phlox, largeflower linanthus
Lesquerella gordonii Gordon bladderpod
Leucanthemum maximum Shasta daisy, max chrysanthemum
Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye daisy
Leymus angustus Altai wildrye
Leymus cinereus Great Basin wildrye
Leymus racemosus ssp. racemosus Mammoth wildrye
Leymus triticoides Creeping/Beardless wildrye
Liatris pycnostachya Thickspike gayfeather, prarie blazing star
Liatris spicata Spiked gayfeather, dense blazing star
Ligusticum porteri Porter ligusticum, Porter's licorice-root
Linaria maroccana Baby snapdragon, Moroccan toadflax
Linum grandiflorum Scarlet flax
Linum lewisii Lewis blue flax
Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum
Lolium multiflorum Annual ryegrass, Italian ryegrass
Lolium perenne Perennial ryegrass
Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum Annual ryegrass, Italian ryegrass
Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot trefoil
Lupinus albicaulis Sickle-keeled lupine
Lupinus alpestris Mountain lupine, silvery lupine
Lupinus argenteus Silverleaf lupine
Lupinus argenteus ssp. rubricaulis Mountain lupine, silvery lupine
Lupinus arizonicus Arizona lupine
Lupinus bicolor Miniature lupine
Lupinus caudatus Tailcup lupine
Lupinus densiflorus var. aureus Whitewhorl lupine, Golden lupine
Lupinus perennis Perennial lupine, sundial lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus Blue-pod lupine
Lupinus sericeus Silky lupine
Lupinus sparsiflorus Desert lupine, Mojave lupine
Lupinus succulentus Arroyo lupine, hollowleaf annual lupine
Lupinus texensis Texas bluebonnet, Texas lupine
Lychnis chalcedonica Maltesecross
Lycium andersonii Wolfberry, water jacket
Machaeranthera bigelovii var. bigelovii Plains aster, Bigelow's tansyaster
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Prairie aster, tanseyleaf tansyaster
Mahonia repens Creeping Oregon grape, creeping barberry
Medicago sativa Alfalfa
Melilotus alba White sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis Yellow sweetclover
Melinis repens Rubygrass, rose natal grass
Mentzelia lindleyi Blazing star, Lindley's blazingstar
Monarda citriodora Lemon mint, lemon beebalm
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot
Muhlenbergia wrightii Spike muhly
Myosotis alpestris Forget-me-not
Myosotis sylvatica Forget-me-not
Nassella viridula Green needlegrass
Nemophila maculata Five spot
Nemophila menziesii Baby blue eyes
Oenothera biennis Yellow evening primrose, common evening-primrose
Oenothera elata Hooker evening primrose
Oenothera glazioviana Evening primrose, redsepal evening-primrose
Oenothera hookeri Hooker evening primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri evening primrose, bigfruit evening-primrose
Oenothera missouriensis Missouri evening primrose, bigfruit evening-primrose
Oenothera pallida White evening primrose, pale evening-primrose
Oenothera speciosa Showy evening primrose, pinkladies
Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum stiff goldenrod
Olneya tesota Ironwood
Onobrychis viciifolia Sainfoin
Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian ricegrass
Osmorhiza occidentalis Sweet anise, western sweetroot
Panicum antidotale Blue panicgrass
Panicum coloratum Kleingrass
Panicum obtusum Vine mesquite
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
Papaver nudicaule Iceland poppy
Papaver rhoeas Corn poppy
Parkinsonia florida Blue palo verde
Parkinsonia microphylla Foothills palo verde, yellow paloverde
Pascopyrum smithii Western wheatgrass
Pennisetum ciliare Buffelgrass
Penstemon barbatus Scarlet bulger, beardlip penstemon
Penstemon cyananthus Wasatch penstemon, Wasatch beardtongue
Penstemon cyanocaulis Basin blue penstemon, bluestem beardtongue
Penstemon eatonii Firecracker penstemon
Penstemon fruticosus Lowbush penstemon
Penstemon grandiflorus Large-flowered penstemon, large beardtongue
Penstemon pachyphyllus Thickleaf penstemon
Penstemon palmeri Palmer penstemon
Penstemon parryi Parry penstemon, Parry's beardtongue
Penstemon pseudospectabilis Showy penstemon, desert penstemon
Penstemon rydbergii Blue mountain penstemon, Rydberg's penstemon
Penstemon strictus Rocky Mountain penstemon
Penstemon subglaber Great Basin penstemon, smooth penstemon
Peraphyllum ramosissimum Squaw apple
Perityle emoryi Desert daisy, Emory's rockdaisy
Phacelia campanularia Bluebells, desertbells
Phacelia crenulata Desert bluebells, cleftleaf wildheliotrope
Phacelia tanacetifolia Lacy phacelia
Phalaris arundinacea Reed canarygrass
Phleum alpinum Alpine timothy
Phleum pratense Timothy
Phlox drummondii Drummond phlox, annual phlox
Pinus contorta var. latifolia Lodgepole pine
Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine
Plantago insularis Desert indian wheat
Plantago ovata Desert indian wheat
Pleuraphis jamesii Galleta grass, James' galleta
Pleuraphis rigida Big galleta
Poa alpina Alpine bluegrass
Poa compressa Canada bluegrass
Poa fendleriana Muttongrass
Poa nervosa Wheeler bluegrass
Poa palustris Fowl bluegrass
Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass
Poa secunda Big bluegrass
Poa supina Supina bluegrass
Poa trivialis Rough bluegrass
Prosopis velutina velvet mesquite
Prunus fasciculata Desert almond
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry
Psathyrostachys juncea Russian wildrye
Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis Beardless bluebunch wheatgrass
Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata Bluebunch wheatgrass
Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir
Psilostrophe cooperi whitestem paperflower
Puccinellia distans weeping alkaligrass
Purshia glandulosa Desert bitterbrush
Purshia mexicana Mexican cliffrose
Purshia tridentata Antelope bitterbrush
Quercus gambelii Gambel oak
Ratibida columnaris upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida pinnata Gray-headed prairie coneflower, pinnate prairie coneflower
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac
Rhus trilobata Oakbrush sumac, skunkbrush sumac
Ribes aureum Golden currant
Ribes cereum Wax currant
Ribes montigenum Mountain gooseberry, gooseberry currant
Robinia neomexicana New Mexican locust
Rosa nutkana Nootka rose
Rosa woodsii Woods rose
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis Clasping coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia occidentalis Western coneflower
Salvia coccinea Scarlet sage, blood sage
Salvia columbariae Chia sage, chia
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue elderberry
Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry
Sanguisorba minor Small burnet
Sarcobatus vermiculatus Black greasewood
Schedonorus phoenix Tall fescue
Schedonorus pratensis Meadow fescue
Schismus barbatus Mediterranean grass
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus Hardstem bullrush
Schoenoplectus americanus Oleny threesquare, chairmaker's bulrush
Schoenoplectus maritimus Alkali bullrush, cosmopolitan bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Softstem bulrush
Scirpus acutus Hardstem bullrush
Scirpus microcarpus Smallfruit bulrush, panicled blurush
Secale cereale Cereal rye
Securigera varia Crownvetch
Senna covesii Desert senna, Coves' cassia
Setaria italica Foxtail millet, foxtail bristlegrass
Setaria macrostachya Plains bristlegrass
Setaria vulpiseta Plains bristlegrass
Shepherdia argentea Silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia rotundifolia Roundleaf buffaloberry
Silene armeria Sweet william catchfly, sweet William silene
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba
Sisyrinchium bellum western blue-eyed grass
Sitanion hystrix Bottlebrush squirreltail
Sitanion jubatum Big squirreltail
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass
Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor ssp. drummondii Sudangrass
Spartina pectinata Prairie cordgrass
Sphaeralcea ambigua Desert globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea Scarlet globemallow
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia Gooseberry-leaf globemallow
Sphaeralcea munroana Munro globemallow
Sphaeralcea parvifolia Nelson globemallow, smallflower globemallow
Sporobolus airoides Alkali sacaton
Sporobolus cryptandrus Sand dropseed
Sporobolus giganteus Giant dropseed
Stipa comata Needle and thread
Stipa lettermanii Letterman needlegrass
Stipa speciosa Desert needlegrass
Stipa viridula Green needlegrass
Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry
Symphoricarpos oreophilus Mountain snowberry
Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense Pacific aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England aster
Thermopsis divaricarpa Foothills golden banner
Thermopsis montana mountain goldenbanner
Thinopyrum intermedium Intermediate wheatgrass
Thinopyrum ponticum Tall wheatgrass
Thymophylla acerosa Dog fir, pricklyleaf dogweed
Trichachne californica Arizona cottontop
Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry clover
Trifolium hirtum Rose clover
Trifolium hybridum Alsike clover
Trifolium pratense Red clover
Trifolium repens White dutch clover
Triglochin maritima Arrowgrass, seaside arrowgrass
Triticum aestivum common wheat
Triticum aestivum x Elytrigia elongata Wheat/tall wheat hybrid, Regreen
Triticum aestivum x Secale cereale Quickguard
Typha latifolia broadleaf cattails
Verbena hastata Blue verbena, swamp verbena
Verbena stricta Purple verbena, hoary verbena
Verbena tenuisecta Moss verbena, South American mock vervain
Vicia americana American vetch
Vicia dasycarpa Wooly pod vetch, winter vetch
Vicia villosa Hairy vetch, winter vetch
Vicia villosa ssp. varia Wooly pod vetch, winter vetch
Viguiera multiflora Showy goldeneye
Viola tricolor Johnny jump-up
Vulpia myuros Foxtail/Zorro fescue, rat-tail fescue
Vulpia octoflora Sixweeks fescue
Wyethia amplexicaulis Mule's ear
Zinnia acerosa Desert zinnia