The Rose Lake 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.
If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please contact
the PM Program Webmaster at 520-292-2999 Ext. 112
Plant Releases
| Release Name |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Uses |
Release Brochure |
| Prairie View Indiana Germplasm |
Andropogon gerardii |
big bluestem |
provide food/cover for wildlife, increase species diversity, erosion control and restoring native plant
environments. |
Brochure (PDF; 393 KB) |
| Southlow Michigan Germplasm |
Andropogon gerardii |
big bluestem |
wildlife food and cover, erosion control, restoring native plant environments, and increasing species diversity |
Brochure (PDF; 421K) |
| Koch Germplasm |
Calamovilfa longifolia |
prairie sandreed |
erosion control, dune stabilization, and water quality improvement |
Brochure (PDF; 777K) |
| Indigo |
Cornus amomum |
silky dogwood |
single row windbreak under center pivot irrigation. Field and farmstead windbreak. Soil bioengineering. Wildlife
food. |
Brochure (PDF; 296K) |
| Alcona Germplasm |
Desmodium glabellum |
Dillenius' ticktrefoil |
wildlife habitat |
Brochure (PDF; 406K) |
| Marion Germplasm |
Desmodium glabellum |
Dillenius' ticktrefoil |
food for upland gamebirds, songbirds as well as other wildlife |
Brochure (PDF; 259K) |
| Grant Germplasm |
Desmodium paniculatum |
panicledleaf ticktrefoil |
wildlife food and as a alternative to introduced plant species. |
Brochure (PDF; 180K) |
| Icy Blue Germplasm |
Elymus canadensis |
Canada wildrye |
prairie restoration, erosion control and wildlife habitat enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 385K) |
| Lancer |
Lathyrus latifolius |
perennial pea |
erosion control plant, wildlife cover plant, land reclamation, brush management, roadside seeding mixtures, critical
area planting where objective includes beautification |
Brochure (PDF; 154K) |
| Magenta |
Malus |
hybrid crabapple |
small tree for single row windbreaks & beautification |
Brochure (PDF; 755K) |
| Roselow |
Malus sargentii |
Sargent crabapple |
farm and field windbreaks |
Brochure (PDF; 360K) |
| Southlow Michigan Germplasm |
Panicum virgatum |
switchgrass |
wildlife food and cover, erosion control, restoring native plant environments, and increasing species diversity |
Brochure (PDF; 375K) |
| Imperial |
Populus canadensis |
Carolina poplar |
windbreaks (especially around orchards) and pulpwood |
Brochure (PDF; 419K) |
| Riverbend Germplasm |
Salix sericea |
silky willow |
stream bank and shoreline restoration and riparian corridors |
Brochure (PDF; 320K) |
| Vintage Germplasm |
Sambucus nigra ssp.
canadensis |
common elderberry |
streambank stabilization, wildlife habitat and riparian corridor enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 321K) |
| Prairie View Indiana Germplasm |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
little bluestem |
provide food/cover for wildlife, increase species diversity, erosion control, and to restore native plant
environments. |
Brochure (PDF; 388 KB) |
| Southlow Michigan Germplasm |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
little bluestem |
wildlife food and cover, erosion control, restoring native plant environments, and increasing species diversity |
Brochure (PDF; 393K) |
| Prairie View Indiana Germplasm |
Sorghastrum nutans |
Indiangrass |
provide food/cover for wildlife, increase species diversity, erosion control, and restore native plant
environments. |
Brochure (PDF; 388 KB) |
| Southlow Michigan Germplasm |
Sorghastrum nutans |
indiangrass |
wildlife food and cover, erosion control, restoring native plant environments, and increasing species diversity |
Brochure (PDF; 247K) |
| Affinity |
Thuja occidentalis |
northern white cedar |
field and farmstead windbreaks and as screen or border planting in urban situations; important source of winter
browse |
Brochure (PDF; 457K) |
| Leelanau Germplasm |
Viburnum opulus var.
americanum |
highbush cranberry |
windbreaks (especially on wet or organic soils} and wildlife habitat |
Brochure (PDF; 403K) |