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East Texas Plant Materials Center
Updated
04/08/2008
Conservation Plant ReleasesThe East Texas 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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| Release Name |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Uses |
Release Brochure |
| Pilgrim Germplasm |
Dichanthelium
scoparium |
velvet rosettegrass |
wildlife food |
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| Crockett Germplasm |
Mimosa
strigillosa |
herbaceous mimosa |
ground cover for surface mine reclamation and disturbed areas |
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| Harrison Germplasm |
Paspalum
floridanum |
Florida paspalum |
wildlife food and cover, forage, mine reclamation, prairie restoration, and highway and utility
right of way uses |
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| Jackson |
Tripsacum
dactyloides |
eastern gamagrass |
forage for livestock |
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| Medina |
Tripsacum
dactyloides |
eastern gamagrass |
forage, hay, silage, animal waste management systems, conservation buffers |
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