Rose Lake Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/08/2008

Conservation Plant Releases

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.

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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.
Southlow Michigan Germplasm	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem	wildlife food and cover, erosion control, restoring native plant environments, and increasing species diversity
Koch Germplasm	Calamovilfa longifolia	prairie sandreed	erosion control, dune stabilization, and water quality improvement
Indigo	Cornus amomum	silky dogwood	single row windbreak under center pivot irrigation. Field and farmstead windbreak. Soil bioengineering. Wildlife food.
Alcona Germplasm	Desmodium glabellum	Dillenius' ticktrefoil	wildlife habitat
Grant Germplasm	Desmodium paniculatum	panicledleaf ticktrefoil	wildlife food and as a alternative to introduced plant species.
Icy Blue Germplasm	Elymus canadensis	Canada wildrye	prairie restoration, erosion control and wildlife habitat enhancement
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
Magenta	Malus	hybrid crabapple	small tree for single row windbreaks & beautification
Roselow	Malus sargentii	Sargent crabapple	farm and field windbreaks
Southlow Michigan Germplasm	Panicum virgatum	switchgrass	wildlife food and cover, erosion control, restoring native plant environments, and increasing species diversity
Imperial	Populus canadensis	Carolina poplar	windbreaks (especially around orchards) and pulpwood
Riverbend Germplasm	Salix sericea	silky willow	stream bank and shoreline restoration and riparian corridors
Prairie View Indiana Germplasm	Schizachyrium scoparium	little bluestem	provide food/cover for wildlife, increase species diversity, erosion control, and to restore native plant environments.
Southlow Michigan Germplasm	Schizachyrium scoparium	little bluestem	wildlife food and cover, erosion control, restoring native plant environments, and increasing species diversity
Prairie View Indiana Germplasm	Sorghastrum nutans	Indiangrass	provide food/cover for wildlife, increase species diversity, erosion control, and restore native plant environments.
Southlow Michigan Germplasm	Sorghastrum nutans	indiangrass	wildlife food and cover, erosion control, restoring native plant environments, and increasing species diversity
Affinity	Thuja occidentalis	northern white cedar	field and farmstead windbreaks and as screen or border planting in urban situations; important source of winter browse
Leelanau Germplasm	Viburnum opulus var. americanum	highbush cranberry	windbreaks (especially on wet or organic soils} and wildlife habitat

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