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East Texas Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/08/2008

Conservation Plant Releases

The 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 Adobe
Crockett Germplasm Mimosa strigillosa herbaceous mimosa ground cover for surface mine reclamation and disturbed areas Adobe
Harrison Germplasm Paspalum floridanum Florida paspalum wildlife food and cover, forage, mine reclamation, prairie restoration, and highway and utility right of way uses Adobe
Jackson Tripsacum dactyloides eastern gamagrass forage for livestock
Medina Tripsacum dactyloides eastern gamagrass forage, hay, silage, animal waste management systems, conservation buffers Adobe

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