Astragalus membranaceus

[1] Treatments with materials prohibited in organic production may make the resulting seed prohibited for use on an organic farm. This situation will be judged by an accredited certifier on a farm level basis. ↩

[2] Equivalent Varieties are determined by the seed supplier, and are not verified by OMRI. The USDA National Organic Program defines equivalent as:

An equivalent variety means a variety exhibiting the same "type" (such as head lettuce types, leaf lettuce types, etc.) and similar agronomic characteristics such as insect and disease resistance when compared to the original varietal choice.

"Type" is defined by the Federal Seed Act of 1939 (7 U.S.C. 1551-1661.) as either (A) a group of varieties so nearly similar that the individual varieties cannot be clearly differentiated except under special conditions, or (B) when used with a variety name means seed of the variety named which may be mixed with seed of other varieties of the same kind and similar character, the manner of and the circumstances connected with the use of the designation to be governed by the rules and regulations prescribed under section 1592 of the Federal Seed Act.

Variety is defined by the Federal Seed Act as a subdivision of a kind which is characterized by growth, plant, fruit, seed, or other characters by which it can be differentiated from other sorts of the same kind, for example, Marquis wheat, Flat Dutch cabbage, Manchu soybeans, Oxheart carrot, and so forth. Kind means one or more related species or subspecies which singly or collectively is known by one common name, for example, soybean, flax, carrot, radish, cabbage, cauliflower, and so forth.