Bismarck Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/08/2008

Conservation Plant Releases

The Bismarck 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
NU-ARS AC2	Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum	crested wheatgrass	cool season pastures and rangelands
Nordan	Agropyron desertorum	crested wheatgrass	range seeding, pasture and hay land planting
Garrison	Alopecurus arundinaceus	creeping foxtail	pasture and hay land plantings, waterways
Survivor Germplasm	Amorpha fruticosa	false indigo	in combination with other native riparian species for stream bank erosion control, lake shore stabilization, wildlife habitat, windbreaks, and potentially for landscaping.
Bison	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem	range seeding, pasture and hay land planting, wildlife habitat
Bonilla	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem	range seedings, pasture and hay land plantings, wildlife habitat
Sunnyview	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem	range seedings, pasture and hay land plantings, and wildlife habitat
Killdeer	Bouteloua curtipendula	sideoats grama	range seeding, wildlife habitat, low maintenance ground cover
Pierre	Bouteloua curtipendula	sideoats grama	range seeding, critical area plantings, low maintenance ground cover
Bad River Ecotype	Bouteloua gracilis	blue grama	rangeland seeding; reduced maintenance plantings; prairie restoration; xeric landscaping
Bismarck Ecotype	Buchloe dactyloides	buffalograss	low maintenance cover; erosion control; prairie restoration; xeric landscaping
Oahe	Celtis occidentalis	hackberry	shelterbelts, wildlife plantings, urban plantings
Centennial	Cotoneaster integerrimus	cotoneaster	shelterbelts, wildlife habitat, recreation areas
Homestead	Crataegus anomala	Arnold hawthorn	windbreaks, wildlife habitat, and urban corridors
Antelope Germplasm	Dalea candida	white prairie clover	forage, nitrogen source for associated grasses, wildlife, and for use in seed mixes
Bismarck Germplasm	Dalea purpurea	purple prairieclover	range and pasture seed mixtures, wildlife habitat, rangeland restoration, prairie landscaping, livestock and wildlife forage
Bismarck Germplasm	Echinacea angustifolia	narrow-leaved coneflower	CRP mixes, landscaping, highway right-of-way plantings, medicinal purposes
Mandan	Elymus canadensis	Canada wildrye	range seedlings, pasture and hay land plantings
Cardan	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	green ash	shelterbelts, wildlife habitat
Medicine Creek Germplasm	Helianthus maximiliani	Maximilian sunflower	range and pasture seedings, wildlife habitat, prairie restoration and landscaping, hedge or screen, and has potential for use in filter strips
Bismarck Germplasm	Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus	stiff sunflower	prairie restoration, native landscaping, range improvement
Midwest	Malus mandshurica	Manchurian crabapple	shelterbelts, wildlife habitat, recreation areas
Lodorm	Nassella viridula	green needlegrass	range seeding and pasture plantings
Dacotah	Panicum virgatum	switchgrass	range seeding, pasture and hay land planting, wildlife habitat, waterways
Forestburg	Panicum virgatum	switchgrass	pasture or hay land, range seeding, wildlife habitat, waterways
Rodan	Pascopyrum smithii	western wheatgrass	range seedings, cool season pastures, mine land reclamation
Canam	Populus	hybrid popular	field and farmstead windbreaks, wildlife habitat, and fuel wood plantings
Prairie Red	Prunus	hybrid plum	windbreaks and wildlife
Scarlet	Prunus fruticosa	Mongolian cherry	farmstead windbreaks, wildlife plantings
Regal	Prunus tenella	Russian almond	windbreaks, wildlife habitat, and recreation and urban development plantings
Mankota	Psathyrostachys juncea	Russian wildrye	pasture and hay land planting
McDermand	Pyrus ussuriensis	Ussurian pear	shelterbelts, wildlife habitat, urban plantings
Silver Sands Germplasm	Salix interior	sandbar willow	in combination with other native riparian species for stream bank erosion control, lake shore stabilization, wildlife habitat, and in windbreaks on moist sites with good weed control.
Badlands Ecotype	Schizachyrium scoparium	little bluestem	rangeland seeding; prairie restoration; and xeric landscaping
Itasca Germplasm	Schizachyrium scoparium	little bluestem	component in native range seedings, wildlife plantings, and prairie landscaping
Sakakawea	Shepherdia argentea	silver buffaloberry	mine land restoration, farmstead windbreaks, wildlife habitat
Tomahawk	Sorghastrum nutans	indiangrass	range seeding, pasture and hay land planting
Red River Natural Germplasm	Spartina pectinata	prairie cordgrass	wetland restoration, enhancement, stream bank stabilization, wind strip barriers, filter strips, riparian buffers, prairie landscaping
Legacy	Syringa villosa	late lilac	farmstead/field windbreaks, wildlife habitat, and recreational development plantings
Haymaker	Thinopyrum intermedium	intermediate wheatgrass	hay production and pasture plantings
Manifest	Thinopyrum intermedium	intermediate wheatgrass	grazing and hay production
Manska	Thinopyrum intermedium	pubescent intermediate wheatgrass	pasture and hay land planting
Reliant	Thinopyrum intermedium	intermediate wheatgrass	pasture and hay land planting

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