diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Entities/GetRelationsForEntityController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Entities/GetRelationsForEntityController.php
index 98c814b27..363a2a9da 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Entities/GetRelationsForEntityController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/V2/Entities/GetRelationsForEntityController.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use App\Models\V2\Sites\SiteReport;
 use App\Models\V2\Stratas\Strata;
 use App\Models\V2\TreeSpecies\TreeSpecies;
+use App\StateMachines\ReportStatusStateMachine;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
 
@@ -82,12 +83,12 @@ private function handleTreeSpecies(Request $request, EntityModel $entity): JsonR
     private function handleSeedings(EntityModel $entity): JsonResource
     {
         if ($entity instanceof Project) {
-            $siteReportIds = $entity->submittedSiteReportIds()->pluck('id')->toArray();
+            $siteReportIds = $entity->approvedSiteReportIds()->pluck('id')->toArray();
         } elseif ($entity instanceof Site) {
-            $siteReportIds = $entity->submittedReportIds()->pluck('id')->toArray();
+            $siteReportIds = $entity->approvedReportIds()->pluck('id')->toArray();
         } elseif ($entity instanceof ProjectReport) {
             $siteReportIds = $entity->task->siteReports()
-                ->whereNotIn('status', SiteReport::UNSUBMITTED_STATUSES)
+                ->where('status', ReportStatusStateMachine::APPROVED)
                 ->pluck('id')->toArray();
         } elseif ($entity instanceof SiteReport) {
             $siteReportIds = [$entity->id];
diff --git a/app/Http/Resources/V2/TreeSpecies/TreeSpeciesTransformer.php b/app/Http/Resources/V2/TreeSpecies/TreeSpeciesTransformer.php
index 047788ce9..92f58004e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Resources/V2/TreeSpecies/TreeSpeciesTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Resources/V2/TreeSpecies/TreeSpeciesTransformer.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use App\Models\V2\Sites\Site;
 use App\Models\V2\Sites\SiteReport;
 use App\Models\V2\TreeSpecies\TreeSpecies;
+use App\StateMachines\ReportStatusStateMachine;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection as SupportCollection;
 
@@ -54,27 +55,31 @@ public function transform(): Collection
 
         $newSpecies = $this->getNewSpecies();
 
+        $combinedSpecies = $this->entityTreeSpecies->concat($newSpecies);
+
         return new Collection(
-            $this->entityTreeSpecies->concat($newSpecies)
+            $combinedSpecies->sortByDesc('report_amount')
         );
     }
 
     private function transformProjectReport(): Collection
     {
-        return new Collection(
-            $this->siteReportTreeSpecies->map(function ($reportSpecies) {
-                $species = new TreeSpecies([
-                    'name' => $reportSpecies['name'],
-                    'amount' => $reportSpecies['amount'],
-                    'collection' => $reportSpecies['collection'],
-                    'taxon_id' => $reportSpecies['taxon_id'],
-                ]);
+        $transformedSpecies = $this->siteReportTreeSpecies->map(function ($reportSpecies) {
+            $species = new TreeSpecies([
+                'name' => $reportSpecies['name'],
+                'amount' => $reportSpecies['amount'],
+                'collection' => $reportSpecies['collection'],
+                'taxon_id' => $reportSpecies['taxon_id'],
+            ]);
+
+            $species->report_amount = $reportSpecies['amount'];
+            $species->is_new_species = false;
 
-                $species->report_amount = $reportSpecies['amount'];
-                $species->is_new_species = false;
+            return $species;
+        });
 
-                return $species;
-            })
+        return new Collection(
+            $transformedSpecies->sortByDesc('report_amount')
         );
     }
 
@@ -104,9 +109,9 @@ private function getSiteReportTreeSpecies(): SupportCollection
     private function getSiteReportIds(): array
     {
         return match (true) {
-            $this->entity instanceof Project => $this->entity->submittedSiteReportIds()->pluck('id')->toArray(),
-            $this->entity instanceof Site => $this->entity->submittedReportIds()->pluck('id')->toArray(),
-            $this->entity instanceof ProjectReport => $this->entity->task->siteReports()->whereNotIn('status', SiteReport::UNSUBMITTED_STATUSES)->pluck('id')->toArray(),
+            $this->entity instanceof Project => $this->entity->approvedSiteReportIds()->pluck('id')->toArray(),
+            $this->entity instanceof Site => $this->entity->approvedReportIds()->pluck('id')->toArray(),
+            $this->entity instanceof ProjectReport => $this->entity->task->siteReports()->where('status', ReportStatusStateMachine::APPROVED)->pluck('id')->toArray(),
             default => [],
         };
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/V2/Projects/Project.php b/app/Models/V2/Projects/Project.php
index c95d59a22..5848e0b3b 100644
--- a/app/Models/V2/Projects/Project.php
+++ b/app/Models/V2/Projects/Project.php
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ private function approvedSiteReports(): HasManyThrough
      * @return HasManyThrough The query of site report IDs for all reports associated with sites that have been
      * approved, and have a report status approved.
      */
-    private function approvedSiteReportIds(): HasManyThrough
+    public function approvedSiteReportIds(): HasManyThrough
     {
         return $this->approvedSiteReports()->select('v2_site_reports.id');
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/V2/Sites/Site.php b/app/Models/V2/Sites/Site.php
index 54828b05b..3aff26126 100644
--- a/app/Models/V2/Sites/Site.php
+++ b/app/Models/V2/Sites/Site.php
@@ -472,14 +472,14 @@ public function getTotalHectaresRestoredSumAttribute(): float
         return round($this->sitePolygons->where('status', 'approved')->sum('calc_area'));
     }
 
-    public function submittedReports(): HasMany
+    public function approvedReports(): HasMany
     {
         return $this->reports()
-            ->whereNotIn('status', SiteReport::UNSUBMITTED_STATUSES);
+            ->where('status', ReportStatusStateMachine::APPROVED);
     }
 
-    public function submittedReportIds(): HasMany
+    public function approvedReportIds(): HasMany
     {
-        return $this->submittedReports()->select('id');
+        return $this->approvedReports()->select('id');
     }
 }