Cape May Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/08/2008

Conservation Plant Releases

The Cape May 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
Cape	Ammophila breviligulata	American beachgrass	restoration and stabilization of coastal dunes and critical areas
Suther Germplasm	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem	roadside revegetation, critical areas, wildlife habitat, parks, recreational areas, landscapes and prairie restoration
Emerald Sea	Juniperus conferta	shore juniper	landscape and shore plantings
VA-70	Lespedeza thunbergii	shrub lespedeza	wildlife habitat, riparian corridors, critical areas
Wildwood	Morella pensylvanica	bayberry	back dune stabilization, windbreaks, field borders, wildlife, and vegetative barrier
Atlantic	Panicum amarum	coastal panicgrass	coastal dune stabilization, CRP, EQIP, WHIP, mined land
Carthage	Panicum virgatum	switchgrass	wildlife habitat, buffers, pastures, and as a component of native plant mixes
High Tide Germplasm	Panicum virgatum	switchgrass	freshwater stabilization of streambanks and shoreline and for herbaceous riparian buffers
Ocean View	Prunus maritima	beach plum	back dune stabilization, landscaping, and wildlife
Sandy	Rosa rugosa	rugosa rose	dune stabilization and landscape plantings
Dune Crest Germplasm	Schizachyrium littorale	coastal little bluestem	disturbed sites such as sand and gravel mines, diversify plant communities in coastal sand dune systems, beach replenishment projects and back dune areas
Suther Germplasm	Schizachyrium scoparium	little bluestem	roadside revegetation, critical areas, wildlife habitat, forage, prairie restoration, parks and recreational areas
Coastal Germplasm	Sorghastrum nutans	indiangrass	enhance native warm season grass habitat
Suther Germplasm	Sorghastrum nutans	yellow indiangrass	roadside revegetation, critical areas, wildlife habitat, parks, recreational areas, landscapes and prairie restoration
Bayshore	Spartina alterniflora	smooth cordgrass	revegetating and stabilizing tidal stream banks and restoring wetlands
Avalon	Spartina patens	saltmeadow cordgrass	tidal shoreline stabilization, mitigation-restoration, revegetation and stabilizing tidal stream banks and restoring wetlands

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