Aberdeen Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/08/2008

Conservation Plant Releases

The Aberdeen 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
Nezpar	Achnatherum hymenoides	Indian ricegrass	range, critical area stabilization
Douglas	Agropyron cristatum	crested wheatgrass	forage on range sites
Ephraim	Agropyron cristatum	crested wheatgrass	range, dry land pasture, erosion control, critical area stabilization
Hycrest	Agropyron cristatum × A. desertorum	crested wheatgrass	range, dry land pasture, erosion control
P-27	Agropyron fragile	Siberian wheatgrass	range, dry land pasture, critical area stabilization
Vavilov	Agropyron fragile	Siberian wheatgrass	forage on range sites
Snake River Plains Germplasm	Atriplex canescens	fourwing saltbush	rangeland restoration, erosion control, and for livestock and big-game browse in arid to semi- arid and alkaline/saline areas
Regar	Bromus biebersteinii	meadow brome	pasture, hay land, critical area stabilization
Centennial Selection	Carex nebrascensis	Nebraska sedge	used for constructed wetland plantings and wetland creation and enhancement
Modoc Selection	Carex nebrascensis	Nebraska sedge	used for constructed wetland plantings and wetland creation and enhancement
Ruby Lake Selection	Carex nebrascensis	Nebraska sedge	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Sterling Selection	Carex nebrascensis	Nebraska sedge	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Paiute	Dactylis glomerata	orchardgrass	range, critical area stabilization
CJ Strike Selection	Eleocharis palustris	creeping spikerush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Malheur Selection	Eleocharis palustris	creeping spikerush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Mud Lake Selection	Eleocharis palustris	creeping spikerush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Ruby Lake Selection	Eleocharis palustris	creeping spikerush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Sand Hollow	Elymus elymoides	bottlebrush squirreltail	ecosystem restoration and reclamation
Toe Jam Creek Germplasm	Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus	squirreltail	ecosystem restoration and for resource conservation practices.
Fish Creek Germplasm	Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides	squirreltail	ecosystem restoration and for resource conservation practices
Bannock	Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus	thickspike wheatgrass	erosion control, forage, and cover, mine spoil reclamation, critical area stabilization, and filter strips
Sodar	Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus	streambank wheatgrass	erosion control, critical area stabilization
Railroad Valley Selection	Juncus balticus	Baltic rush	wetland creation and restoration; Constructed Wetland System applications, wildlife habitat, and erosion control
Roswell Selection	Juncus balticus	Baltic rush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Sterling Selection	Juncus balticus	Baltic rush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Stillwater Selection	Juncus balticus	Baltic rush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Immigrant	Kochia prostrata	forage kochia	range, erosion control
Northern Cold Desert Germplasm	Krascheninnikovia lanata	winterfat	rangeland restoration, erosion control, and for livestock and big-game browse in arid to semi- arid and alkaline/saline areas
Magnar	Leymus cinereus	basin wildrye	range, wildlife, erosion control
Maple Grove Germplasm	Linum lewisii	prairie flax	erosion control, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, and beautification
Appar	Linum perenne	prairie flax	range, critical area stabilization, beautification, diversity
Richfield Selection	Penstemon eatonii	firecracker penstemon	erosion control, diversity, and beautification
Clearwater Selection	Penstemon venustus	Venus penstemon	erosion control, diversity, and beautification
Anatone Germplasm	Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata	bluebunch wheatgrass	erosion control and rangeland restoration
Goldar	Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata	bluebunch wheatgrass	range, critical area stabilization
Aberdeen Selection	Salix pentandra	laurel willow	wind erosion control, soil stabilization, wildlife habitat, plant diversity, beautification
Delar	Sanguisorba minor	small burnet	range, critical area stabilization, diversity
Camas Selection	Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus	hardstem bulrush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Hagerman Selection	Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus	hardstem bulrush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Ogden Bay Selection	Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus	hardstem bulrush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Stillwater Selection	Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus	hardstem bulrush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Bear Lake Selection	Schoenoplectus maritimus	alkali bulrush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Bear River Selection	Schoenoplectus maritimus	alkali bulrush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Fort Boise Selection	Schoenoplectus maritimus	alkali bulrush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Stillwater Selection	Schoenoplectus maritimus	alkali bulrush	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Fort Boise Selection	Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens	common threesquare	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Malheur Selection	Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens	common threesquare	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Market Lake Selection	Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens	common threesquare	constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement
Wayne Kirch Selection	Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens	common threesquare	wetland creation and restoration; Constructed Wetland System applications, wildlife habitat, and erosion control
Rush	Thinopyrum intermedium	intermediate wheatgrass	erosion control, forage, wildlife cover, mine spoil rehabilitation, filter strips, critical area stabilization, irrigated pastures
Tegmar	Thinopyrum intermedium	dwarf intermediate wheatgrass	erosion control, critical area stabilization

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