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Conservation Plant Releases
Updated
08/13/2008
Corvallis Plant Materials CenterThe Corvallis Plant Materials Center,
Corvallis, Oregon has released the following
conservation 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 |
Brochure (PDF, 326
KB) |
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 |
Brochure (PDF;
2.5 MB) |
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. |
Brochure (PDF;
2.34 MB) |
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. |
Brochure (PDF;
1.03 MB) |
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 |
Brochure (PDF;
1.43 MB) |
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