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Conservation Plant Releases - Tucson Plant Materials Center

Updated 05/20/2013

The Tucson Plant Materials Center has released the following plants to commercial growers to solve specific resource conservation needs. Click on the link to the Release Brochure (if available) to view more information on each plant release. Click on the Scientific Name for more information on the species.

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Plant Releases

Release Name Scientific Name Common Name Uses Release Brochure
Santa Rita Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Critical area stabilization, shelterbelts, erosion control on rangeland, wildlife habitat improvement, range improvement
Blythe Germplasm Atriplex polycarpa desert saltbush erosion control on denuded range sites and critical areas Brochure (PDF; 190K)
Saltillo Origin Germplasm Bothriochloa barbinodis cane bluestem erosion control on degraded rangelands and critical areas
Loetta Digitaria californica Arizona cottontop forage, rangeland seeding, erosion control, increasing plant community diversity Brochure (PDF; 828K)
Bonita Germplasm Eragrostis intermedia plains lovegrass ecological restoration of disturbed areas and for wildlife habitat Brochure (PDF; 194K)
Seco Hordeum vulgare barley standing mulch crop, cover crop, critical area stabilization nurse crop.
Moapa Germplasm Muhlenbergia asperifolia scratchgrass riparian restoration and rehabilitation, wildlife habitat improvement, restoration of disturbed areas; increasing plant rehabilitation of areas following salt cedar removal Brochure (PDF; 502K)
Pima Germplasm Pappophorum vaginatum whiplash pappusgrass erosion control, wildlife food and cover, restoration of disturbed areas, and rangeland rehabilitation
Stevan Setaria leucopila plains bristlegrass revegetation of eroded rangelands, retired croplands and critical areas
Vegas Germplasm Sporobolus airoides alkali sacaton restoration and rehabilitation of riparian systems, wildlife habitat improvement, restoration of disturbed areas and for plant diversity
Cochise Germplasm Sporobolus contractus spike dropseed revegetation of denuded range sites, abandoned cropland, and critical areas. Brochure (PDF; 170K)
Batamote Germplasm Zinnia acerosa desert zinnia restoration of disturbed areas, wildlife habitat and to improve plant diversity in conservation plantings Brochure (PDF; 260K)