Conservation Plant Releases

Updated 04/08/2008

Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center

The Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center in Galliano, Louisiana 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.

These documents require Adobe Acrobat

Release Name	Scientific Name	Common Name	Uses	Release Brochure
Pelican Germplasm	Avicennia germinans	black mangrove	shoreline stabilization, intertidal areas, and for wildlife benefits; extremely salt tolerant
Fourchon Germplasm	Panicum amarum	bitter panicum	coastal beach and barrier island dune stabilization and enhancement
Brazoria Germplasm	Paspalum vaginatum	seashore paspalum	coastal wetland restoration as a pioneer species, especially on bare soils in fresh or brackish areas, and provides wildlife food
Timbalier Germplasm	Schizachyrium maritimum	seacoast bluestem	back dune stabilization, and to increase species diversity for plants used to stabilize coastal beaches and barrier islands.
Bayou Lafourche Germplasm	Schoenoplectus californicus	California bulrush	erosion control along shorelines, canal banks, levee banks, and other areas of soil-water interface
Vermilion	Spartina alterniflora	smooth cordgrass	saline marsh restoration and shoreline stabilization
Gulf Coast	Spartina patens	marshhay cordgrass	marsh restoration and shoreline stabilization
Caminada Germplasm	Uniola paniculata	seaoats	coastal restoration for beach dune and barrier island stabilization
Fort Polk	Vetiveria zizanioides	vetivergrass	grass hedges, erosion control, conservation plantings

< Back to Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center