Bridger Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/08/2008

Conservation Plant Releases

The Bridger 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
Great Northern Germplasm	Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis	western yarrow	species diversity for rangeland, mineland, and roadside revegetation projects
Rimrock	Achnatherum hymenoides	Indian ricegrass	wildlife food and cover, livestock forage, and mixes on sandy soil for reclamation
Garrison	Alopecurus arundinaceus	creeping foxtail	pasture and hay land plantings, waterways
Lutana	Astragalus cicer	Cicer milkvetch	non-bloat legume for hay and pasture
Wytana	Atriplex aptera	fourwing saltbush	include in native reclamation mixes, fall and winter wildlife use
Garnet Germplasm	Bromus marginatus	mountain brome	quick cover and erosion control, in mixes for range seeding, and critical area stabilization
Goshen	Calamovilfa longifolia	prairie sandreed	reclamation and range renovation - sandy soils
Antelope Germplasm	Dalea candida	white prairie clover	forage, nitrogen source for associated grasses, wildlife, and for use in seed mixes
Dupuyer Streambank Germplasm	Elaeagnus commutata	silverberry	stream bank stabilization, windbreaks, and shelterbelts, wildlife food and cover
Pondera Floodplain Germplasm	Elaeagnus commutata	silverberry	upper stream bank stabilization, windbreaks, and shelterbelts, wildlife food and cover
Critana	Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus	thickspike wheatgrass	reclamation, native species for CRP, xeriscaping, range renovation
Copperhead Germplasm	Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus	slender wheatgrass	reclamation of roadsides, acid-impacted mine land, rangeland, and urban disturbances
Pryor	Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus	slender wheatgrass	inclusion as a quick establishing species in seeding mixes, reclamation, highways, CRP, etc.
Spirit Germplasm	Hierochloe odorata	sweetgrass	cultural significance in Native American ceremonies, stabilization of riparian and wetland ecosystems
Bridger-Select	Juniperus scopulorum	Rocky Mountain juniper	windbreaks and shelterbelts as a midsized evergreen in multiple row designs
Open Range Germplasm	Krascheninnikovia lanata	winterfat	reclamation, range renovation, forage, and wildlife habitat in semi-arid grasslands
Continental	Leymus cinereus	basin wildrye
Trailhead	Leymus cinereus	basin wildrye	fall/winter livestock grazing, reclamation, wildlife food and cover
Washoe Germplasm	Leymus cinereus	basin wildrye	erosion control, wildlife habitat and mine land reclamation
Shoshone	Leymus triticoides	beardless wildrye	saline - irrigated and sub irrigated, pasture and hay
Rosana	Pascopyrum smithii	western wheatgrass	mined-land reclamation, native grass for CRP, range renovation
Old Works Germplasm	Penstemon eriantherus var. eriantherus	fuzzytongue penstemon	reclamation of mine lands, adding species diversity to restoration mixtures on acidic, heavy metal-affected sites, restoration of dry open landscapes
Hunter Germplasm	Pinus ponderosa	ponderosa pine	windbreaks and shelterbelts, and for native landscaping
Foothills Germplasm	Poa compressa	Canada bluegrass	erosion control, critical area plantings, recreation areas, low-maintenance landscapes, and for forage and grazing
High Plains Germplasm	Poa secunda	Sandberg bluegrass	a component of native seed mixes, wildlife habitat plantings, and native plant community restoration
Opportunity Germplasm	Poa secunda	Nevada bluegrass	heavy-metal contaminated mine land reclamation, post-fire reclamation, native range restoration, wildlife habitat and logging road revegetation
Bozoisky-Select	Psathyrostachys juncea	Russian wildrye	dry land and irrigated pasture, often in alternate rows with legumes
Stillwater Germplasm	Ratibida columnifera	prairie coneflower	species diversity for rangelands, mine lands, roadsides, park and recreation areas, prairie restoration projects and conservation plantings
Prospectors Germplasm	Symphoricarpos albus	common snowberry	restoration of acid and heavy metal contaminated soils, erosion control, wildlife food and habitat.
Trapper Germplasm	Symphoricarpos occidentalis	western snowberry	site stabilization, land reclamation, living snow fences, and wildlife habitat applications

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