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Los Lunas Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/08/2008

Conservation Plant Releases

The Los Lunas 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
Paloma Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass soil stabilization and range revegetation Adobe
Star Lake Germplasm Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass ecosystem restoration
Elida Andropogon hallii sand bluestem reseeding on sandy plains and deep sand range sites Adobe
Grant Germplasm Bothriochloa barbinodis cane bluestem erosion control, wildlife habitat, restoration of disturbed sites, forage, rangeland seedings, and xeriscaping
Niner Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama range reseeding, roadside plantings and mined-land reclamation
Vaughn Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama range reseeding, roadside plantings and mined land reclamation
Nogal Bouteloua eriopoda black grama range reseeding, roadside plantings and mined land reclamation Adobe
Alma Bouteloua gracilis blue grama range improvement, erosion control and low maintenance turf for rec areas
Hachita Bouteloua gracilis blue grama revegetation and rangeland seedings Adobe
Lovington Bouteloua gracilis blue grama revegetation of abandoned farm land and depleted ranges
Montane Cercocarpus montanus mountain mahogany used for any purpose where woody plants are desired Adobe
Barranco Chilopsis linearis desert willow windbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings Adobe
Hope Chilopsis linearis desert willow windbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings Adobe
Regal Chilopsis linearis desert willow windbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
Tusas Germplasm Elymus elymoides bottlebrush squirreltail erosion control, wildlife habitat, restoration of disturbed sites, fire restoration seedings, and rangeland seedings
Redondo Festuca arizonica Arizona fescue range revegetation and slope stabilization on steep infertile sites Adobe
Jemez Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens New Mexico forestiera soil stabilization and beautification plantings Adobe
Immigrant Kochia prostrata forage kochia range, erosion control Adobe
Hatch Krascheninnikovia lanata winterfat winter forage in sagebrush and pinon-juniper communities Adobe
Westwater Germplasm Muhlenbergia asperifolia alkali muhly erosion control, wildlife food and cover, restoration of disturbed sites and increasing plant diversity of riparian areas.
El Vado Muhlenbergia wrightii spike muhly soil stabilization and range vegetation Adobe
Grenville Panicum virgatum switchgrass soil stabilization and range revegetation
Arriba Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass revegetation of rangeland
San Juan Germplasm Penstemon angustifolius narrow leaf penstemon erosion control, wildlife food and cover, restoration of disturbed sites, increasing plant diversity, and xeriscaping
Cedar Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri Palmer's penstemon wildlife forage
Bandera Penstemon strictus Rocky Mountain penstemon stabilization, roadside plantings Adobe
Viva Pleuraphis jamesii Galleta grass stabilization, range revegetation and revegetation of surface mined land
Autumn Amber Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac ground cover for erosion control and beautification
Bighorn Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac windbreaks, revegetation of minded or disturbed areas, roadside plantings and landscape plantings
Pastura Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem soil stabilization and range revegetation Adobe
Llano Sorghastrum nutans indiangrass soil stabilization and range revegetation
Salado Sporobolus airoides alkali sacaton forage and ground cover, range improvement, mined land reclamation, highway revegetation
Luna Thinopyrum intermedium pubescent wheatgrass hay and pasture grass
Jose Thinopyrum ponticum tall wheatgrass hay and pasture grass Adobe
Largo Thinopyrum ponticum tall wheatgrass hay and pasture grass
Bonita Yucca elata soaptree yucca beautification, soil stabilization and ornamental landscaping Adobe

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