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Conservation Plant Releases - Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center

Updated 05/08/2013

The Upper Colorado Environmental Plant 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
White River Germplasm Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass restoration, reclamation and rehabilitation of rangelands
Long Ridge Germplasm Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry surface disturbance reclamaion, wildlife habitat enhancement and xeric landscaping Brochure (PDF; 251 KB)
Summit Artemisia ludoviciana Louisiana sage erosion control
Hobble Creek Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana big sagebrush winter use by deer and sheep, wildlife and range habitat improvement
Rincon Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush wildlife and range habitat improvement mine land reclamation
Garnet Germplasm Bromus marginatus mountain brome quick cover and erosion control, in mixes for range seeding, and critical area stabilization
Peru Creek Deschampsia caespitosa tufted hairgrass revegetation of mine sites at high elevations (9,000-12,000') with acidic soils (pH 3.5-6.0)
Pueblo Germplasm Elymus elymoides bottlebrush squirreltail erosion control, fire restoration, domestic livestock and wildlife forage prodution. Brochure (PDF; 182K)
Wapiti Germplasm Elymus elymoides bottlebrush squirreltail erosion control, domestic livestock, wildlife forage production, and fire restoration. Brochure (PDF; 150K)
San Luis Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus slender wheatgrass high elevation erosion control recommended for ski slopes range and wildlife habitat improvement Brochure (PDF; 217K)
Timp Hedysarum boreale Utah sweetvetch rangeland, mined land, critical areas, and to improve upland wildlife habitats; established stands can be used for forag spring to midsummer Brochure (PDF; 148 KB)
Hatch Krascheninnikovia lanata winterfat winter forage in sagebrush and pinon-juniper communities
Continental Leymus cinereus basin wildrye restoration of disturbed rangeland to improve wildlife habitat and provide site stabilization
Colorow Germplasm Prunus virginiana black chokecherry wildlife habitat, shelterbelts, and conservation plantings Brochure (PDF; 228 KB)
Maybell Source Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush rangeland and reclamation seedings; spring and winter browse for livestock and wildlife; for erosion control on light te as a low maintenance xeriscape landscape species Brochure (PDF; 413 KB)
ARS 2678 Trifolium ambiguum Kura clover dry land forage and pasture; soil fertility and cover cropping