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Conservation Plant Releases - Jamie L. Whitten Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/09/2013

The Jamie L. Whitten 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 NameScientific NameCommon NameUsesRelease Brochure
Lark SelectionChamaecrista fasciculatapartridge peatemporary soil stabilization and for wildlife food
ChiwapaEchinochloa frumentaceaJapanese milletfood and cover for water fowl, quail, and dove; livestock forage.
Leflore SourceEchinodorus cordifoliuscreeping burheadwetland mitigation plantings, constructed wetlands, and for natural areas which are moist
Quail HavenGlycine sojareseeding soybeanfood and cover for upland game birds, soil improvement, and hay crop
HalifaxPanicum hemitomonmaidencanecontrolling erosion on toe slopes of stream channels and preventing erosion long shorelines of ponds and reservoirs caused by wave action (shoreline erosion control)Brochure (PDF; 659K)
Morton GermplasmSalix koriyanagikori-yanagi willowstream bank control, riparian buffers, urban conservation, basket making, and wildlife habitat
Leaf River SelectionScirpus cyperinuswoolgrasswetland mitigation plantings, constructed wetlands, and for natural areas which are moist
Hopefield SelectionStrophostyles helvulatrailing wildbeanwildlife food source, food source for upland game birds, and temporary soil stabilization
Indian Bayou SourceThalia dealbatapowdery thaliawetland mitigation plantings; constructed wetlands; for natural areas which are moist
MeecheeTrifolium vesiculosumarrowleaf clovercover crop, hay, grazing, and wildlife food for game birds.
HighlanderTripsacum dactyloideseastern gamagrasshay production and pasture plantings, buffers, conservation cover, and wildlife habitatBrochure (PDF; 246K)