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Conservation Plant Releases - Los Lunas Plant Materials Center

Updated 05/08/2013

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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Plant Releases

Release NameScientific NameCommon NameUsesRelease Brochure
PalomaAchnatherum hymenoidesIndian ricegrasssoil stabilization and range revegetationBrochure (PDF; 101K)
Star Lake GermplasmAchnatherum hymenoidesIndian ricegrassecosystem restoration
ElidaAndropogon halliisand bluestemreseeding on sandy plains and deep sand range sites
Grant GermplasmBothriochloa barbinodiscane bluestemerosion control, wildlife habitat, restoration of disturbed sites, forage, rangeland seedings, and xeriscaping
NinerBouteloua curtipendulasideoats gramarange reseeding, roadside plantings and mined-land reclamation
VaughnBouteloua curtipendulasideoats gramarange reseeding, roadside plantings and mined land reclamation
NogalBouteloua eriopodablack gramarange reseeding, roadside plantings and mined land reclamation
AlmaBouteloua gracilisblue gramarange improvement, erosion control and low maintenance turf for rec areas
HachitaBouteloua gracilisblue gramarevegetation and rangeland seedingsBrochure (PDF; 265K)
LovingtonBouteloua gracilisblue gramarevegetation of abandoned farm land and depleted ranges
MontaneCercocarpus montanusmountain mahoganyused for any purpose where woody plants are desired
BarrancoChilopsis linearisdesert willowwindbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
HopeChilopsis linearisdesert willowwindbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
RegalChilopsis linearisdesert willowwindbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
Tusas GermplasmElymus elymoidesbottlebrush squirreltailerosion control, wildlife habitat, restoration of disturbed sites, fire restoration seedings, and rangeland seedings
RedondoFestuca arizonicaArizona fescuerange revegetation and slope stabilization on steep infertile sites
JemezForestiera pubescens var. pubescensNew Mexico forestierasoil stabilization and beautification plantings
Westwater GermplasmMuhlenbergia asperifoliaalkali muhlyerosion control, wildlife food and cover, restoration of disturbed sites and increasing plant diversity of riparian areas.
El VadoMuhlenbergia wrightiispike muhlysoil stabilization and range vegetation
GrenvillePanicum virgatumswitchgrasssoil stabilization and range revegetation
ArribaPascopyrum smithiiwestern wheatgrassrevegetation of rangeland
San Juan GermplasmPenstemon angustifoliusnarrow leaf penstemonerosion control, wildlife food and cover, restoration of disturbed sites, increasing plant diversity, and xeriscaping
CedarPenstemon palmeri var. palmeriPalmer's penstemonwildlife forage
BanderaPenstemon strictusRocky Mountain penstemonstabilization, roadside plantings
VivaPleuraphis jamesiiGalleta grassstabilization, range revegetation and revegetation of surface mined land
Autumn AmberRhus trilobataskunkbush sumacground cover for erosion control and beautification
BighornRhus trilobataskunkbush sumacwindbreaks, revegetation of minded or disturbed areas, roadside plantings and landscape plantings
PasturaSchizachyrium scopariumlittle bluestemsoil stabilization and range revegetation
LlanoSorghastrum nutansindiangrasssoil stabilization and range revegetation
SaladoSporobolus airoidesalkali sacatonforage and ground cover, range improvement, mine land reclamation, highway revegetation
WindbreakerSporobolus wrightiibig sacatonwindbreaks, windstrips, vegetative barriers, early season grazing or hay, and as a low water use ornamentalBrochure (PDF; 393K)
LunaThinopyrum intermediumpubescent wheatgrasshay and pasture grassBrochure (PDF; 95K)
JoseThinopyrum ponticumtall wheatgrasshay and pasture grass
LargoThinopyrum ponticumtall wheatgrasshay and pasture grass
BonitaYucca elatasoaptree yuccabeautification, soil stabilization and ornamental landscaping