Species composition of seed mixes used in the 4 experiments.
| Genus species | Family | Authority | Common name | Experiment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | ||||
| Agastache foeniculum | Lamiaceae | (Pursh) Kuntze | Marsh blazing star | X | X | ||
| Andropogon gerardii | Poaceae | Vitman | Big bluestem | X | X | X | |
| Avena sativa | Poaceae | L. | Oat (companion crop) | X | X | ||
| Baptisia australis | Fabaceae | (L.) R. Br. | Blue false indigo | X | |||
| Bidens aristosa | Asteraceae | (Michx.) Britton | Western tickseed | X | X | ||
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Fabaceae | (Michx.) Greene | Partridge pea | X | X | ||
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Asteraceae | L. | Lanceleaf coreopsis | X | X | X | X |
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Asteraceae | Nutt. | Plains coreopsis | X | |||
| Desmanthus illinoensis | Fabaceae | (Michx.) MacMill. ex B.L. Rob. & Fernald | Illinois bundleflower | X | X | ||
| Echinacea purpurea | Asteraceae | (L.) Moench | Purple coneflower | X | X | X | X |
| Gaillardia aristata | Asteraceae | Pursh | Blanketflower | X | X | ||
| Gaillardia pulchella | Asteraceae | Foug. | Indian blanket | X | X | X | |
| Helianthus maximiliani | Asteraceae | Schrad. | Maximilian sunflower | X | X | X | X |
| Leucanthemum maximum | Asteraceae | (Ramond) DC. | Shasta daisy | X | X | ||
| Leucanthemum vulgare | Asteraceae | Lam. | Oxeye daisy | X | X | ||
| Liatris spicata | Asteraceae | (L.) Willd. | Anise hyssop | X | |||
| Linum perenne | Linaceae | L. | Perennial blueflax | X | X | X | |
| Monarda fistulosa | Asteraceae [Lamiaceae] | L. | Wild bergamot | X | |||
| Ratibida pinnata | Asteraceae | (Vent.) Barnhart | Grey-headed coneflower | X | X | X | |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Asteraceae | L. | Black-eyed Susan | X | X | X | X |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Poaceae | (Michx.) Nash | Little bluestem | X | X | X | |
| Solidago nemoralis | Asteraceae | Aiton | Gray goldenrod | X | |||
| Solidago rigida | Asteraceae | L. | Stiff-leaved goldenrod | X | |||
| Sorghastrum nutans | Poaceae | (L.) Nash | Indiangrass | X | X | X | |
| Tradescantia ohiensis | Commelinaceae | Raf. | Ohio spiderwort | X | |||
| Tridens flavus | Poaceae | (L.) Hitchc. | Purpletop | X | |||