Are you looking for quality native seed to plant this year?
The Iowa Crop
Improvement Association (ICIA) has published the
Native Species Directory as a resource for finding
quality seeds that are native to the state of Iowa.
The Native Species Directory contains seed production
information for more than 150 species of plants originating
in Iowa that have been certified by ICIA. This includes cool
and warm season grasses, legumes, sedges and rushes, shrubs
and other forbs. The certification of native species
provides a method for seed growers to certify the seed's
source.
The association encourages consumers to request analysis
information when making seed purchases. Customers can
purchase seed that is labeled and certified as Source
Identified or Selected class seed after passing field
inspections and seed testing. This assures that buyers are
purchasing quality seed.
