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Updated 05/08/2013

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Publications Types
Technical Notes
Major Publications
Plant Fact Sheets
Plant Guides
Release Brochure
Information Brochures and Flyers
Miscellaneous Technical Article
Miscellaneous Popular Articles
Refereed Journal Articles
Published Symposium Proceedings
Other Publication Types

Technical Notes

Technical Note 56: Phragmites field guide: distinguishing native and exotic forms of common reed (Phragmites australis) in the United States. (PDF; 1,089K) Swearingen, J., Saltonstall, K. and D. Tilley. 2012. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Boise, Idaho. 10/15/12. 23p. (ID# 11494)

Technical Note-PMC Field Observations of Wetland Emergent Plants. (PDF; 56K) Fournier Michael, Christopher F. Miller. 2012. Cape May Plant Materials Center field study information, Cape May Court House. September 2012. 4p. (ID# 11313)

Technical Note 38: Description, Propagation, and Establishment of Wetland-Riparian Grass and Grass-like Species of the Intermountain West. (PDF; 1,969K) Hoag, JC, Tilley, D, Ogle, D. and L. St. John. 2011. IDPMC, Boise, Idaho. 10/6/11. 68p. (ID# 10749)

Planting and Production Guide, Citrus Germplasm Maidencane. (PDF; 138 KB) M.J. Williams, J. Grabowski, and M.A. Gonter. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Brooksville PMC, Brooksville, FL. 3p. (ID# 7478)

Technical Note 13: Harvesting, Propagaing, and Planting Wetland Plants. (PDF; 858 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2003. USDA- NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Boise, ID. ID-TN13, Dec. 2003. 11p. (ID# 5160)

Wetland Sodmats. (PDF; 256 KB) Hoag, JC. 2008. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. Tech Note 22. 5p. (ID# 8293)

Technical Note 25. Plant Guide for Common Camas: Ethnobotany, Culture, Management, and Use. (PDF; 32 KB) Stevens, M., D.C. Darris, and S.M. Lambert. 2000. USDA-NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Portland, OR. OR- TN25, Mar. 2000. 10p. (ID# 2978)

Technical Note 32: Users guide to description, propagation and establishment of native shrubs and trees for Riparian Areas in the Intermountain West. (PDF; 573 KB) Ogle, D.G., J.C. Hoag, and J. Scianna. 2000. USDA-NRCS, Boise, ID and Bozeman, MT. ID-TN32, Feb. 2000. 22p. (ID# 2251)

Technical Note 42: Propagation of wetland plants for wetland restoration in the Centeral Sierra Nevada Mountains. (PDF; 620 KB) Owens, J. and D. Dyer. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN42, Apr. 1996. 6p. (ID# 2285)

Technical Note 43: Salvage of native sod for wetland restoration in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains. (PDF; 270 KB) Owens, J. and D. Dyer. 1996. USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, CA. CA-TN43, Jun. 1996. 3p. (ID# 2286)

Major Publications

City of Coeur d' Alene Plant Materials Guidelines for Stormwater Best Management Practices. (PDF; 851 KB) Hoag, J.C. and D.G. Ogle. 2002. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. September 30, 2002. 75p. (ID# 3882)

Stormwater Plant Materials: A Resource Guide. (PDF; 976 KB) Ogle, D.G. and J.C. Hoag. 2000. City of Boise, Public Works Department, Boise, ID. Feb. 2000. 65p. (ID# 2261)

Plant Fact Sheets

Plant Fact Sheet for common spikerush (Eleocharis palustris). (PDF; 256K) Tilley, D. and L. St. John. 2013. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 1/17/13. 2p. (ID# 11627)

Plant Fact Sheet for Nebraska sedge (Carex nebrascensis). (PDF; 351K) Tilley, D. and L. St. John. 2013. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 1/17/13. 2p. (ID# 11636)

Plant Fact Sheet: Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv.). (PDF; 137K) Darris, D. and P. Gonzalves. 2009. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Corvallis, Oregon. plant fact sheet. 2p. (ID# 10972)

Plant Fact Sheet: Rice Cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw.). (PDF; 170K) Darris, D.C. ; A. Bartow. 2004. Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, Oregon. December 2004. 2p. (ID# 10946)

Plant Fact Sheet: American Sloughgrass (Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fernald). (PDF; 155K) Bartow, A.; D.C. Darris. 2004. Corvallis Plant Materials Center., Corvallis, Oregon. fact sheets, December 2004. 2p. (ID# 10969)

Plant Fact Sheet: Bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv) (Michx.) P. Beauv). (PDF; 132K) Darris, D.C. 2004. Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, Oregon. Fact Sheets, December 2004. 2p. (ID# 10973)

Plant Fact Sheet: Meadow Barley (Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski). (PDF; 166K) Darris, D.C. 2004. Corvalls Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, Oregon. fact sheets, December 2004. 2p. (ID# 10974)

Plant Fact Sheet: Pale False Mannagrass (Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) Church var. pauciflora (J. Presl) J.I. Davis). (PDF; 200K) Darris, D.C. 2004. Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, Oregon. 12/2004. 2p. (ID# 10975)

Plant Fact Sheet: Slender Hairgrass (Deschampsia elongata (Hook.) Munro). (PDF; 118K) Darris, D.C.; R. Tracey. 2004. Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, Oregon. Fact Sheets, December 2004. 2p. (ID# 10948)

Plant Fact Sheet: Slender-spiked Mannagrass (Glyceria leptostachya Buckley). (PDF; 247K) Darris, D.C. 2004. Corvallis Plant Materials Center, Corvallis, Oregon. fact sheets, December 2004. 2p. (ID# 10976)

Plant Fact Sheet: Gulf-Coast Spikerush. (PDF; 217 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 2001. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Oct. 2001. 2p. (ID# 751)

Plant Fact Sheet: Squarestem Spikerush. (PDF; 202 KB) Kadin, Elizabeth. 2001. USDA-NRCS Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center, Kingsville, TX. Oct. 2001. 2p. (ID# 755)

Plant Guides

Plant Guide for common spikerush (Eleocharis palustris). (PDF; 282K) Ogle, D., Tilley, D. and L. St. John. 2012. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, ID. 10/15/12. 3p. (ID# 11496)

Plant Guide for common threesquare (Schoenoplectus pungens). (PDF; 225K) Stevens, M., Hoag, C., Tilley, D., and L. St. John. 2012. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 11/6/12. 3p. (ID# 11463)

Plant Guide for cosmopolitan bulrush (Schoenoplectus maritimus). (PDF; 137K) Tilley, D. 2012. Aberdeen Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 11/6/12. 3p. (ID# 11462)

Plant Guide for hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus). (PDF; 378K) Tilley, D. 2012. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 11/6/12. 3p. (ID# 11461)

Plant Guide for mountain rush (Juncus arcticus ssp. littoralis). (PDF; 211K) Stevens, M. Hoag, C., Tilley, D. and L. St. John. 2012. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 11/6/12. 4p. (ID# 11460)

Plant Guide for Nebraska sedge (Carex nebrascensis). (PDF; 363K) Tilley, D., St. John, L. and D. Ogle. 2012. Idaho Plant Materials Program, Aberdeen, Idaho. 10/15/12. 3p. (ID# 11495)

Plant Guide for tufted hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa). (PDF; 242K) St. John, L., D.G. Ogle, D. Darris and S. Parr. 2011. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Iaberdeen, ID. 2011. 7p. (ID# 10664)

Plant Guide for water sedge (Carex aquatilis). (PDF; 195K) Tilley, D., St. John, L., andD. Ogle. 2011. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, Idaho. 2/28/2011. 4p. (ID# 10239)

Plant Guide California bulrush (Schoenopletus californicus). (PDF; 2.2 MB) Materne, M. and Fine, G. 2000. Baton Rouge, LA. Sept. 2000. 6p. (ID# 5831)

Plant Guide Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora). (PDF; 2.5 MB) Materne, M. and G. Fine. 2000. Baton Rouge, LA. Oct. 1999. 6p. (ID# 5832)

Plant Guide Spartina alterniflora Smooth Cordgrass. (PDF; 200 KB) Materne, M. and G. Fine. 2000. Baton Rouge, LA. Oct. 1999. 6p. (ID# 1874)

Release Brochure

Muckalee Germplasm Woolgrass release Brochure. (PDF; 385K) Mike Owsley. 2010. Jimmy Carter PMC, Feb 2010. 2p. (ID# 9249)

Sumter Germplasm Soft Rush. (PDF; 397K) Mikle Owsley. 2010. PM Website, Feb 2010. 2p. (ID# 9250)

Brochure Brazoria Seashore Paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum). (PDF; 410 KB) Fine, G. and G. Thomassie. 2000. USDA, NRCS, Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center, Galliano, LA. Feb. 2000. 1p. (ID# 5827)

Brochure Fourchon Bitter Panicum (Panicum amarum). (PDF; 527 KB) Fine, G. and G. Thomassie. 2000. USDA NRCS Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center, Galliano, LA. Feb. 2000. 1p. (ID# 5828)

Brochure Pelican Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans). (PDF; 307 KB) Fine, G. and G. Thomassie. 2000. Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center, Galliano, LA. Feb. 2000. 1p. (ID# 5829)

Brochure Vermilion Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora). (PDF; 409 KB) Fine, G. and G. Thomassie. 2000. Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center, Galliano, LA. Feb. 2000. 1p. (ID# 5830)

Information Brochures and Flyers

Cranberry. (PDF; 327 KB) Dave Burgdorf, Tom Cogger. 2008. Rose Lake PMC, Bad River Natural Resources, Wisconsin NRCS, East Lansing, MI. March 2008. 2p. (ID# 7813)

Outreach to Schools by Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center. (PDF; 366 KB) Owsley, CM. 2000. Plants: A Growing Alternative, Wash.DC. Vol. 6 Spring 2000 Page 2. 1p. (ID# 4593)

Special constructed wetlands project in South Carolina. (PDF; 701 KB) Surrency, D. 1999. USDA-NRCS Georgia Plant Materials Specialist, Athens, GA. Dec. 1999. 3p. (ID# 3021)

Constructed Wetlands for On-site Septic Treatment. (PDF; 235 KB) USDA-NRCS East Texas Plant Materials Center. 1998. USDA-NRCS East Texas Plant Materials Center, Nacogdoches, TX. 8p. (ID# 704)

Constructed wetlands for urban stormwater management: Mobile, Alabama. (PDF; 4.2 MB) Surrency, D. USDA- NRCS, Athens, GA. 6p. (ID# 3014)

Miscellaneous Technical Article

Propagation protocol for production of container swordleaf rush (Juncus ensifolius). (PDF; 63K) Tilley, D. 2011. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Madison, WI. 4/22/11. 2p. (ID# 10368)

Propagation protocol for production of container Calamagrostis canadensis. Tilley, D. 2010. IDPMC, Aberdeen, ID. 10/7/2010. 2p. (ID# 10074)

Propagation protocol for production of container Carex aquatilis. (PDF; 57K) Tilley, D. 2010. IDPMC, Aberdeen, ID. 10/7/2010. 2p. (ID# 10075)

Propagation protocol for production of container Carex nebrascensis nebrascensis. Tilley, D. 2010. IDPMC, Aberdeen, ID. 10/7/2010. 2p. (ID# 10076)

Propagation protocol for production of container Carex rostrata. (PDF; 58K) Tilley, D. 2010. IDPMC, Aberdeen, ID. 10/7/2010. 2p. (ID# 10077)

Propagation protocol for production of container Deschampsia cespitosa. (PDF; 59K) Tilley, D. 2010. IDPMC, Aberdeen, ID. 10/7/2010. 2p. (ID# 10078)

Miscellaneous Popular Articles

How to collect and use wetland sodmats. (PDF; 283 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2008. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. Information Series 20. 5p. (ID# 8087)

How to manipulate water in a new, resotred or enhanced wetland to encourage plant establishment. (PDF; 231 KB) Hoag, JC and D Tilley. 2007. Aberdeen PMC, aberdeen, ID. Riparian/wetland project information series no. 22. 5p. (ID# 7243)

Wetland Plants: Their Function, Adaptation, and Relationship to Water Levels. (PDF; 1.7 MB) Hoag, JC, N Melvin, and D Tilley. 2007. Aberdeen PMC, Aberdeen, ID. Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 21. 15p. (ID# 7242)

Riparian/Wetland Project Information Series No. 14: Harvesting, Propagating and Planting Wetland Plants. (PDF; 318 KB) Hoag, J.C. 2000. USDA-NRCS Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID. Jul. 2000. 9p. (ID# 1068)

Refereed Journal Articles

Comparison of methods for seeding Nebraska sedge ( Carex nebrascensis ) and Baltic rush (Juncus balticus ). (PDF; 323 KB) Tilley, D.J. and J.C. Hoag. 2006. Aberdeen PMC, Bloomington, IN. Native Plants Journal 7(1). 5p. (ID# 6435)

Published Symposium Proceedings

Brooksville Plant Materials Center: Developing Sources of Native Wetland Plants for Revegetation in Florida. (PDF; 243 KB) M.J. Williams and J. Grabowski. 2007. Proc. 33rd Annual Ecosystem Restoration and Creation Conference, Plant City, FL. 2007 (in press). 8p. (ID# 7475)

Three Mississippi Ecotypes of Wetland Plants (Proceedings Paper). (PDF; 21 KB) Grabowski, J. 2000. University of Mississippi, Biological Field Station, Sustainability of wetlands and water resources, May 21-25, 2000, Oxford, MS. 2000. 6p. (ID# 4804)

Other Publication Types

How We're Helping To Protect Those Coastal Sand Dunes. (PDF; 73 KB) Herb Bourque. 2007. USDA news, Washington, DC. Volume 66 No. 1, January-February 2007. 3p. (ID# 7255)