Conservation Plant Releases

Updated 08/13/2008

East Texas Plant Materials Center

The East Texas Plant Materials Center 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.

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Release Name	Scientific Name	Common Name	Uses	Release Brochure
Pilgrim Germplasm	Dichanthelium scoparium	velvet rosettegrass	wildlife food	Brochure (PDF; 143 KB)
Crockett Germplasm	Mimosa strigillosa	herbaceous mimosa	ground cover for surface mine reclamation and disturbed areas	Brochure (PDF; 596 KB)
Harrison Germplasm	Paspalum floridanum	Florida paspalum	wildlife food and cover, forage, mine reclamation, prairie restoration, and highway and utility right of way uses	Brochure (PDF; 506 KB)
Jackson	Tripsacum dactyloides	eastern gamagrass	forage for livestock
Medina	Tripsacum dactyloides	eastern gamagrass	forage, hay, silage, animal waste management systems, conservation buffers	Brochure (PDF; 463 KB)

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