New Plant Releases for 2011

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 2010 through September 2011.

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Release Name	Scientific Name	Common Name	Uses	Release Brochure	PMC
Hidalgo Germplasm	Chloris pluriflora	multiflower false Rhodes grass	Range Seeding and Upland Wildlife Habitat	Brochure (PDF; 216K)	STPMC
Meriwether Germplasm	Gaillardia aristata	blanketflower	species diversity in native seed mixes for reveg disturbed areas, pollinator-friendly, and wildlfie food, cover, and nesting	Brochure (PDF; 378K)	MTPMC
Oso Germplasm	Panicum hallii var. filipes	Hall's panicum, Filly panic	Wildlife, Highways, Rangeland, Saline sites	Brochure (PDF; 311K)	STPMC
Windbreaker	Sporobolus wrightii	big sacaton	windbreaks, windstrips, vegetative barriers, early season grazing or hay, and as a low water use ornamental	Brochure (PDF; 393K)	NMPMC