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
Star Lake Germplasm	Achnatherum hymenoides	Indian ricegrass	ecosystem restoration
Elida	Andropogon hallii	sand bluestem	reseeding on sandy plains and deep sand range sites
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
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
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
Barranco	Chilopsis linearis	desert willow	windbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
Hope	Chilopsis linearis	desert willow	windbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
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
Jemez	Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens	New Mexico forestiera	soil stabilization and beautification plantings
Immigrant	Kochia prostrata	forage kochia	range, erosion control
Hatch	Krascheninnikovia lanata	winterfat	winter forage in sagebrush and pinon-juniper communities
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
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
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
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
Largo	Thinopyrum ponticum	tall wheatgrass	hay and pasture grass
Bonita	Yucca elata	soaptree yucca	beautification, soil stabilization and ornamental landscaping

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