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Conservation Plant Releases - Manhattan Plant Materials Center

Updated 05/08/2013

The Manhattan 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
Kaw Andropogon gerardii big bluestem range and pasture plantings, erosion control Brochure (PDF; 215K)
Chet Andropogon hallii sand bluestem pasture or hay, rangeland forage, and soil stabilization or reclamation of marginal croplands
Garden Andropogon hallii sand bluestem range seeding and revegetation of sandy range sites
El Reno Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama soil conservation and forage production Brochure (PDF; 259K)
Texoka Buchloe dactyloides buffalograss soil conservation and forage production
Pronghorn Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed range and pasture plantings in sandy soil conditions
Riley Chamaecrista fasciculata partridge pea wildlife habitat improvement, critical area erosion control and for beautification of roadsides, parks and recreation areas Brochure (PDF; 206K)
Kaneb Dalea purpurea purple prairieclover component of warm-season grass planting, forage, roadside revegetation Brochure (PDF; 125K)
Reno Germplasm Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois bundleflower rangeland, critical area, and recreational plantings, and wildlife food and cover Brochure (PDF; 213K)
Bend Eragrostis trichodes sand lovegrass range seedings Brochure (PDF; 167K)
Pink Lady Euonymus bungeanum winterberry euonymus multi-row windbreaks, wildlife habitat, living screens
Prairie Gold Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower critical area reseeding, wildlife food planting
Midas Heliopsis helianthoides false sunflower recreational area planting, roadside revegetation, wildlife food
Kanoka Lespedeza capitata roundhead lespedeza roadside vegetation, park and recreational area plantings, component of warm-season grass plantings, forage, and for wildlife food Brochure (PDF; 205K)
Eureka Liatris pycnostachya thickspike gayfeather prairie restoration, roadside revegetation, recreational area planting
Blackwell Panicum virgatum switchgrass range seeding - revegetation of disturbed areas Brochure (PDF; 258K)
Kanlow Panicum virgatum switchgrass wet soil lowland areas, biofuel Brochure (PDF; 268K)
Barton Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass range seedlings, stabilization of earth structures Brochure (PDF; 140K)
Southwind Phragmites australis common reed soil stabilization on wet sites, rehabilitation of polluted water, filter strips, and artificial wetlands Brochure (PDF; 154K)
Chisholm Germplasm Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum wildlife habitat plantings, recreation area beautification, and erosion control on sandy soils Brochure (PDF; 294K)
Lippert Quercus macrocarpa bur oak multi row windbreaks, reforestation for watershed protection, and wildlife habitat plantings Brochure (PDF; 133K)
Sunglow Ratibida pinnata grayhead prairie coneflower prairie restoration, recreation area beautification
Konza Rhus aromatica var. serotina aromatic sumac multi-row windbreak, wildlife habitat, recreation areas Brochure (PDF; 208K)
Nekan Salvia azurea var. grandiflora pitcher sage prairie reclamation
Aldous Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem range, pasture seedlings Brochure (PDF; 247K)
Cimarron Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem range seeding Brochure (PDF; 177K)
Cheyenne Sorghastrum nutans indiangrass range seedlings Brochure (PDF; 164K)
Osage Sorghastrum nutans indiangrass range, pasture seedlings Brochure (PDF; 151K)
Atkins Germplasm Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass soil stabilization on wet sites, wetland restoration, erosion control on watershed structures, and wave action dissipation
Pete Tripsacum dactyloides eastern gamagrass warm-season pasture, hay production Brochure (PDF; 171K)
Verl Tripsacum dactyloides eastern gamagrass hay or pasture