Conservation Plant Releases

Updated 08/13/2008

Lockeford Plant Materials Center

The Lockeford 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
LK621E Germplasm	Achnatherum occidentale	western needlegrass	erosion control and quick, self perpetuating-cover. Prior to maturity it is fair to good for cattle, sheep, horses and deer forage
Altura	Arctostaphylos patula	greenleaf manzanita	critical area stabilization for dry, rocky slopes and droughty, well drained soils; 3-4 yr. old plants provide good cover and erosion control
Marana	Atriplex canescens	fourwing saltbush	upland game cover, environmental enhancement	Brochure (PDF)
Casa	Atriplex lentiformis	big saltbush	upland wildlife habitat	Brochure (PDF)
Cucamonga	Bromus carinatus	California brome	erosion control, cover crop
Blando	Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus	soft chess	erosion control, cover crop, range improvement
Maleza	Ceanothus cordulatus	mountain whitethorn	critical area stabilization for dry, rocky slopes and droughty, well drained soils; preferred deer food; 3-4 yr. old plants provide good ground cover and erosion control
Cuesta	Ceanothus flexilis	ceanothus	erosion control
Dorado	Cleome isomeris	bladderpod	wildlife habitat	Brochure (PDF)
Akaroa	Dactylis glomerata	orchardgrass	pasture, hay, silage, range improvement, erosion control, cover crop, wildlife
Berber	Dactylis glomerata	orchardgrass	pasture, hay, silage, range improvement, erosion control, cover crop, wildlife	Brochure (PDF)
LK517f Germplasm	Distichlis spicata	inland saltgrass	stream restoration and erosion control
Mariposa	Elymus glaucus	blue wildrye	erosion control, quick self-perpetuating cover, fair to good forage for cattle, horses, and deer
Duro	Eriogonum fasciculatum	California buckwheat	erosion control, insect habitat	Brochure (PDF)
Sierra	Eriogonum umbellatum var. polyanthum	sulphur flower buckwheat	erosion control, landscape, wildlife, revegetation
Rio	Leymus triticoides	beardless wildrye	bank and shoreline protection, range improvement, soil stabilization (wet areas), revegetation
Wimmera 62	Lolium rigidum	annual ryegrass	erosion control
LK415f Germplasm	Nassella cernua	foothill needlegrass	restoration, critical area plantings, cover crop, and wildlife habitat
LK115d Germplasm	Nassella pulchra	purple needlegrass	restoration, critical area plantings, cover crop, and wildlife habitat
LK215e Germplasm	Nassella pulchra	purple needlegrass	restoration, critical area plantings, cover crop, and wildlife habitat
LK315d Germplasm	Nassella pulchra	purple needlegrass	restoration, critical area plantings, cover crop, and wildlife habitat
Perla	Phalaris aquatica	koleagrass	range improvement	Brochure (PDF)
Lassen	Purshia tridentata	bitterbrush	wildlife habitat, erosion control	Brochure (PDF)
Monte Frio	Trifolium hirtum	rose clover	erosion control, range improvement, dry land pasture, cover crops, wildlife, revegetation
Wilton	Trifolium hirtum	rose clover	erosion control, range improvement
Lana	Vicia villosa ssp. varia	woollypod vetch	range improvement, cover and green manure crop, erosion control, wildlife	Brochure (PDF)
Zorro	Vulpia myuros	annual fescue	erosion control, cover crop, revegetation

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