Prairie Habitats Inc.'s Seed Harvester Collection Rates

Here are some sample harvesting rates for our seed strippers, based on our own field trials.

Native Species Scientific Name Harvest Rates
LBS/HR
Hand
Held
Pull Type

Grasses
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardi 5-10 40-70
Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis 2 10
Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis 3 30-50
Fringed Brome Bromus kalmii 3 15-25
Hair Grass Agrostis scabra 4 10-15
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 2-4 25-50
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 2 15
Prairie Cord Grass Spartina pectinata 2-3 15-25
Prairie Dropseed Sporobolis heterolepis 4 20-30
Slough Grass Beckmannia syzigachne 10 100-150
Switch Grass Panicum virgatum 4 50

Wildflowers
Beautiful Sunflower Helianthus laetiflorus 2 N/A
Black Eyed Susan Rubeckia hirta 3 N/A
Dotted Blazingstar Liatris punctata 2-3 10
Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa 5 20
Leadplant Amorpha canescens 2-3 10
Lewis Wild Flax Linum lewisii 1-2 N/A
Meadow Blazingstar Liatris ligulistylis 3 12
Narrow Leaved Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani 5 N/A
New England Aster Aster novae-angliae 2 10
Prairie Cinquefoil Potentilla pennsylvancia 2 18
Purple Coneflower Echinacea angustifolium 1-2 N/A
Purple Prairie Clover Petalostemon purpureum 12 30
Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida 2-4 18-20
Three Flowered Avens Geum triflorum 2 10-15
Yellow Avens Geum aleppicum 4-5 20
Yellow Coneflower Ratibida columnifera 4-5 25

Over 150 species of plants have been collected with these machines worldwide. The above list is only an indication of their potential. (N/A = no data available at this time.)

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