Corvallis Plant Materials Center

Updated 04/08/2008

Conservation Plant Releases

The Corvallis 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
Skamania Germplasm	Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata	Sitka alder	stream bank stabilization, riparian restoration, wildlife habitat, reclamation of eroded, disturbed, low fertility sites, companion nurse tree in conifer plantations, soil building
Mason	Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis	western dogwood	stabilizing banks of low velocity streams, improving fish and wildlife habitat, windbreaks and screens, soil bioengineering, wetland enhancement and creation
Baskett Slough Germplasm	Danthonia californica	California oatgrass	erosion control, critical area stabilization, grassland and prairie restoration, rangeland and woodland plantings, and wildlife habitat
Tillamook Germplasm	Deschampsia caespitosa	tufted hairgrass	wetland restoration, stream bank and channel stabilization, and pastures
Willamette Germplasm	Deschampsia caespitosa	tufted hairgrass	freshwater wetland restoration, stream bank stabilization, and pasture
Arlington	Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus	blue wildrye	rapid cover as a pioneer plant, erosion control, wildlife habitat, and forage, herbage production, site rehabilitation after fire or logging, cover under trees in open woodlands
Elkton	Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii	blue wildrye	rapid cover as a pioneer plant, erosion control, wildlife habitat and forage, herbage production, site rehabilitation after fire or logging, cover under trees in open woodlands.
Hederma	Lupinus rivularis	riverbank lupine	erosion control for critical sites, cover crop for reforestation and wildlife food and cover, green manure, native forb for naturalized landscape uses, sand dune and dredge spoil stabilization. Can be used to over seed existing stands of grass.
Clatsop	Salix hookeriana	dune willow	stabilizing banks of low velocity streams and older sand dunes near the coast, natural area landscaping, screens and windbreaks on moist sites, soil bioengineering, and fish and wildlife food and cover.
Rogue	Salix lasiolepis	arroyo willow	stream bank stabilization, rehabilitation of riparian zones, improvement of freshwater fisheries, field windbreak and natural area landscaping on moist sites, wetland creation or enhancement, soil bioengineering
Placer	Salix ligulifolia	erect willow	stabilizing the banks of low velocity streams, renovating riparian areas, and improving shoreline and aquatic habitat for fish and wildlife. Other uses include soil bioengineering, natural area landscaping and windbreaks on moist sites
Nehalem	Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra	Pacific willow	stabilizing banks of low velocity streams, restoring riparian areas, improving shoreline and aquatic habitat for fish and wildlife, shoreline and slope erosion control in reservoir drawdown zones and soil bioengineering
Multnomah	Salix sessilifolia	Columbia river willow	stabilization of stream banks, sandbars, dredge spoils and shorelines; wildlife food and cover, windbreaks and natural area landscaping on moist sites, wetland enhancement, soil bioengineering
Plumas	Salix sitchensis	Sitka willow	stabilizing banks of low velocity streams, renovating riparian areas and improving shoreline and aquatic habitat for wish and wildlife. Also used for soil bioengineering, windbreaks, natural area, landscaping and screens in moist environments
Bashaw	Spiraea douglasii	Douglas spirea	stream bank stabilization, rehabilitation of riparian areas, wetland creation and enhancement, natural area landscaping, soil bioengineering

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