The Aberdeen 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.
If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please contact
Leslie Glass at 701-250-4330.
Plant Releases
| Release Name |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Uses |
Release Brochure |
| Nezpar |
Achnatherum
hymenoides |
Indian ricegrass |
range, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 122KB) |
| Douglas |
Agropyron
cristatum |
crested wheatgrass |
forage on range sites |
Brochure (PDF; 165KB) |
| Ephraim |
Agropyron
cristatum |
crested wheatgrass |
range, dry land pasture, erosion control, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 165KB) |
| Hycrest |
Agropyron cristatum
× A. desertorum |
crested wheatgrass |
range, dry land pasture, erosion control |
Brochure (PDF) |
| P-27 |
Agropyron
fragile |
Siberian wheatgrass |
range, dry land pasture, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 180KB) |
| Vavilov |
Agropyron
fragile |
Siberian wheatgrass |
forage on range sites |
|
| Vavilov II |
Agropyron
fragile |
Siberian wheatgrass |
rangeland seedings, pasture, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 136 KB) |
| Snake River Plains Germplasm |
Atriplex
canescens |
fourwing saltbush |
rangeland restoration, erosion control, and for livestock and big-game browse in arid to semi-
arid and alkaline/saline areas |
Brochure (PDF; 488KB) |
| Regar |
Bromus
biebersteinii |
meadow brome |
pasture, hay land, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 207KB) |
| Centennial Selection |
Carex
nebrascensis |
Nebraska sedge |
used for constructed wetland plantings and wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 119KB) |
| Modoc Selection |
Carex
nebrascensis |
Nebraska sedge |
used for constructed wetland plantings and wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 119KB) |
| Ruby Lake Selection |
Carex
nebrascensis |
Nebraska sedge |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 119KB) |
| Sterling Selection |
Carex
nebrascensis |
Nebraska sedge |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 119KB) |
| Paiute |
Dactylis
glomerata |
orchardgrass |
range, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 222 KB) |
| CJ Strike Selection |
Eleocharis
palustris |
creeping spikerush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 102 KB) |
| Malheur Selection |
Eleocharis
palustris |
creeping spikerush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 102 KB) |
| Mud Lake Selection |
Eleocharis
palustris |
creeping spikerush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 102 KB) |
| Ruby Lake Selection |
Eleocharis
palustris |
creeping spikerush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 102 KB) |
| Bannock |
Elymus lanceolatus
ssp. lanceolatus |
thickspike wheatgrass |
erosion control, forage, and cover, mine spoil reclamation, critical area stabilization, and filter
strips |
Brochure (PDF; 123 KB) |
| Sodar |
Elymus lanceolatus
ssp. lanceolatus |
streambank wheatgrass |
erosion control, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 165 KB) |
| Railroad Valley Selection |
Juncus
balticus |
Baltic rush |
wetland creation and restoration; Constructed Wetland System applications, wildlife habitat, and
erosion control |
Brochure (PDF; 163KB) |
| Roswell Selection |
Juncus
balticus |
Baltic rush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 163KB) |
| Sterling Selection |
Juncus
balticus |
Baltic rush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 163KB) |
| Stillwater Selection |
Juncus
balticus |
Baltic rush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 163KB) |
| Immigrant |
Kochia
prostrata |
forage kochia |
range, erosion control |
Brochure (PDF) |
| Northern Cold Desert Germplasm |
Krascheninnikovia
lanata |
winterfat |
rangeland restoration, erosion control, and for livestock and big-game browse in arid to semi-
arid and alkaline/saline areas |
Brochure (PDF; 133KB) |
| Magnar |
Leymus
cinereus |
basin wildrye |
range, wildlife, erosion control |
Brochure (PDF; 137KB) |
| Maple Grove Germplasm |
Linum lewisii |
prairie flax |
erosion control, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, and beautification |
Brochure (PDF; 88KB) |
| Appar |
Linum
perenne |
prairie flax |
range, critical area stabilization, beautification, diversity |
Brochure (PDF; 134KB) |
| Richfield Selection |
Penstemon
eatonii |
firecracker penstemon |
erosion control, diversity, and beautification |
Brochure (PDF; 110 KB) |
| Clearwater Selection |
Penstemon
venustus |
Venus penstemon |
erosion control, diversity, and beautification |
Brochure (PDF; 115KB) |
| Anatone Germplasm |
Pseudoroegneria
spicata ssp. spicata |
bluebunch wheatgrass |
erosion control and rangeland restoration |
Brochure (PDF; 134KB) |
| Goldar |
Pseudoroegneria
spicata ssp. spicata |
bluebunch wheatgrass |
range, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 127KB) |
| Aberdeen Selection |
Salix
pentandra |
laurel willow |
wind erosion control, soil stabilization, wildlife habitat, plant diversity, beautification |
Brochure (PDF; 90KB) |
| Delar |
Sanguisorba
minor |
small burnet |
range, critical area stabilization, diversity |
Brochure (PDF; 56KB) |
| Camas Selection |
Schoenoplectus
acutus var. acutus |
hardstem bulrush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 120 KB) |
| Hagerman Selection |
Schoenoplectus
acutus var. acutus |
hardstem bulrush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 120 KB) |
| Ogden Bay Selection |
Schoenoplectus
acutus var. acutus |
hardstem bulrush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 120 KB) |
| Stillwater Selection |
Schoenoplectus
acutus var. acutus |
hardstem bulrush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 120 KB) |
| Bear Lake Selection |
Schoenoplectus
maritimus |
alkali bulrush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 118KB) |
| Bear River Selection |
Schoenoplectus
maritimus |
alkali bulrush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 118KB) |
| Fort Boise Selection |
Schoenoplectus
maritimus |
alkali bulrush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 118KB) |
| Stillwater Selection |
Schoenoplectus
maritimus |
alkali bulrush |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 118KB) |
| Fort Boise Selection |
Schoenoplectus
pungens var. pungens |
common threesquare |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 151KB) |
| Malheur Selection |
Schoenoplectus
pungens var. pungens |
common threesquare |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 151KB) |
| Market Lake Selection |
Schoenoplectus
pungens var. pungens |
common threesquare |
constructed wetland plantings; wetland creation and enhancement |
Brochure (PDF; 151KB) |
| Wayne Kirch Selection |
Schoenoplectus
pungens var. pungens |
common threesquare |
wetland creation and restoration; Constructed Wetland System applications, wildlife habitat, and
erosion control |
Brochure (PDF; 151KB) |
| Rush |
Thinopyrum
intermedium |
intermediate wheatgrass |
erosion control, forage, wildlife cover, mine spoil rehabilitation, filter strips, critical area
stabilization, irrigated pastures |
Brochure (PDF; 93KB) |
| Tegmar |
Thinopyrum
intermedium |
dwarf intermediate wheatgrass |
erosion control, critical area stabilization |
Brochure (PDF; 166KB) |
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