New Plant Releases for 2009

Updated 05/08/2013

The Plant Materials Program 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. Releases are for the fiscal year period of October 2008 through September 2009.

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Release Name	Scientific Name	Common Name	Uses	Release Brochure	PMC
Ruffner	Arrhenatherum elatius var. elatius	tall oatgrass	forage, hay, wildlife habitat, and critical area stabilization		WVPMC
Prairie Harvest Germplasm	Celtis occidentalis	common hackberry	windbreaks, riparian buffers, wildlife, and ornamental planting as an alternative to ash	Brochure (PDF; 1,231K)	NDPMC
Marion Germplasm	Desmodium glabellum	Dillenius' ticktrefoil	food for upland gamebirds, songbirds as well as other wildlife	Brochure (PDF; 259K)	MIPMC
Northern Missouri Germplasm	Echinacea pallida	pale purple coneflower	prairie restoration projects, roadside, wildlife and landscaping	Brochure (PDF; 468 KB)	MOPMC
Western Missouri Germplasm	Echinacea pallida	pale purple coneflower	prairie restorations projects, roadside, wildlife and landscaping	Brochure (PDF; 468 KB)	MOPMC
Sea Islands Germplasm	Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes	gulfhairawn muhly	coastal restoration and basket making	Brochure (PDF; 172 KB)	FLPMC
Timber Germplasm	Panicum virgatum	switchgrass	biomass production, critical areas, buffers and vegetative barriers	Brochure (PDF; 219K)	NJPMC
Recovery	Pascopyrum smithii	western wheatgrass	erosion control, range and pasture renovation, livestock forage	Brochure (PDF; 190K)	IDPMC
Mid-Atlantic Germplasm	Paspalum floridanum	Florida paspalum	soil stabilization, filter strips, wildlife and forage	Brochure (PDF; 138 KB)	MDPMC
STN-561 Germplasm	Plantago hookeriana	Hookers plantain	cool season upland wildlife plantings and range seedling mixes	Brochure (PDF; 3277 KB)	STPMC
STN-496 Germplasm	Plantago rhodosperma	redseed plantain	upland wildlife plantings and range seeding mixes	Brochure (PDF; 3277 KB)	STPMC
Zapata Germplasm	Polanisia dodecandra ssp. riograndensis	Rio Grande clammyweed	upland wildlife plantings and range seeding mixes	Brochure (PDF; 3278 KB)	STPMC
Colorow Germplasm	Prunus virginiana	black chokecherry	wildlife habitat, shelterbelts, and conservation plantings	Brochure (PDF; 228 KB)	COPMC
Ekalaka Germplasm	Quercus macrocarpa	bur oak	windbreaks, shelterbelts, riparian forest buffers, xeriscapes	Brochure (PDF; 394K)	MTPMC
Osceola Blue Germplasm	Sorghastrum secundum	lopsided indiangrass	forage, restoration of native areas for wildlife		FLPMC
AU Sunup	Trifolium incarnatum	crimson clover	cover crop and green manure in conservation tillage systems, for organic farming, and for pollinator habitat	Brochure (PDF; 227K)	GAPMC