New Plant Releases for 2012

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 2011 through September 2012.

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Release Name	Scientific Name	Common Name	Uses	Release Brochure	PMC
Rio Grande Germplasm	Acacia angustissima var. hirta	prairie acacia	wildlife habitat, range, landscaping	Brochure (PDF; 249K)	STPMC
Bounty Germplasm	Andropogon gerardii	big bluestem	Conservation cover, erosion Control, pasture and hayland plantings, wildlife habitat, Range seedings, prairie revegetation and landscaping	Brochure (PDF; 514K)	NDPMC
South Texas Germplasm	Bouteloua curtipendula var. caespitosa	sideoats grama	upland wildlife, highway rights-of-way, energy exploration reclamation, and range plantings in south Texas.	Brochure (PDF; 191K)	STPMC
Klamath Mountains Germplasm	Festuca roemeri	Roemer's fescue	Upland prairie and oak savanna restoration, wildlife habitat and rangeland improvement, and erosion control. Potential for low input turf and vineyard cover crop.	Brochure (PDF; 299K)	ORPMC
Northwest Maritime Germplasm	Festuca roemeri	Roemer's fescue	Restoration of upland prairies and oak savanna, wildlife habitat improvement, and erosion control. Potential low input turf grass and cover crop in vineyards and young orchards.	Brochure (PDF; 302K)	ORPMC
Puget Germplasm	Festuca roemeri	Roemer's fescue	Restoration of upland prairies and oak savanna, wildlife habitat improvement, and erosion control. Potential uses include low input turf and cover crop for vineyards and young orchards.	Brochure (PDF; 290K)	ORPMC
San Juan Germplasm	Festuca roemeri	Roemer's fescue	Restoration of upland prairies and oak savanna, wildlife habitat improvement, and erosion control. Potential for low input turf and cover crop in vineyards and young orchards.	Brochure (PDF; 218K)	ORPMC
Willamette Valley Germplasm	Festuca roemeri	Roemer's fescue	Restoration of upland prairies and oak savanna, wildlife habitat improvement, and erosion control. Potential uses include low input turf and cover crop in vineyards and young orchards.	Brochure (PDF; 315K)	ORPMC
Cajun Sunrise Germplasm	Helianthus mollis	ashy sunflower	Conservation/Restoration; livestock; Wildlife and Ornamental	Brochure (PDF; 276K)	LAPMC ETPMC
Purple Haze Germplasm	Muhlenbergia capillaris	hairawn muhly	ornamental	Brochure (PDF; 303K)	FLPMC
Nacogdoches	Tripsacum dactyloides	Eastern Gamagrass	native forage, wildlife habitat improvement, restoration, filter strips	Brochure (PDF; 210K)	ETPMC
Hoverson Germplasm	Vicia ludoviciana	Louisiana vetch	upland wildlife plantings, range seed mixes, and as a cool season legume cover crop.	Brochure (PDF; 186K)	STPMC