Conservation Plant Releases - Brooksville Plant Materials Center
The Brooksville 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 or would like to submit feedback regarding the files provided on this page, please submit the Web Site Feedback Form
The following documents require Acrobat Reader
Plant Releases
Release Name |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Uses |
Release Brochure |
Gator Germplasm
|
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
|
Muhlenberg maidencane
|
stream or canal bank stabilization, wetland restoration and constructed wetlands
|
|
Ghost Rider Germplasm
|
Andropogon glaucopsis
|
chalky bluestem
|
forage, wetland restoration, and wildlife cover
|
Brochure (PDF; 186 KB)
|
Fort Cooper Germplasm
|
Andropogon ternarius
|
splitbeard bluestem
|
critical areas, native area restoration, rangeland, wildlife habitat and ornamental plantings
|
Brochure (PDF; 157 KB)
|
Arbrook
|
Arachis glabrata
|
perennial peanut
|
forage, cover crop
|
|
Brooksville 67 Germplasm
|
Arachis glabrata
|
perennial peanut
|
low growing ground cover in citrus groves, roadway median strips, and xeriscape plantings in urban areas
|
Brochure (PDF; 236 KB)
|
Brooksville 68 Germplasm
|
Arachis glabrata
|
perennial peanut
|
ground cover in groves, median strips, roadways, and xeriscape plantings
|
Brochure (PDF; 157 KB)
|
Florigraze
|
Arachis glabrata
|
perennial forage peanut
|
forage
|
|
Flora Sun
|
Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis
|
beach sunflower
|
beach dune stabilization and beautification
|
Brochure (PDF; 137 KB)
|
Floral Passion Germplasm
|
Liatris elegans
|
blazing star
|
roadside plantings, landscaping, mine land restoration, and wildlife food
|
Brochure (PDF; 182 KB)
|
Armex
|
Lupinus elegans
|
Mexican lupine
|
winter cover crop
|
|
Morning Mist Germplasm
|
Muhlenbergia capillaris
|
hairawn muhly
|
xeriscaping, and as an ornamental
|
|
Purple Haze Germplasm
|
Muhlenbergia capillaris
|
hairawn muhly
|
ornamental
|
Brochure (PDF; 303 KB)
|
Sea Islands Germplasm
|
Muhlenbergia filipes
|
gulfhairawn muhly
|
coastal restoration and basket making
|
Brochure (PDF; 172 KB)
|
Northpa
|
Panicum amarum
|
bitter panicum
|
wind erosion, beach and sand dune stabilization, and wildlife cover
|
Brochure (PDF; 133 KB)
|
Southpa
|
Panicum amarum
|
bitter panicum
|
wind erosion, beach and sand dune stabilization, and wildlife cover
|
|
Citrus Germplasm
|
Panicum hemitomon
|
maidencane
|
erosion control along streams, channels and pond banks, and for forage in moist pastures
|
Brochure (PDF; 212 KB)
|
Miami
|
Panicum virgatum
|
switchgrass
|
dune stabilization, hay production, range site improvement, wildlife habitat improvement, cut green forage, waterway vegetation, mine reclamation, and windbreaks
|
Brochure (PDF; 78 KB)
|
Stuart
|
Panicum virgatum
|
switchgrass
|
hay production, range site improvement, wildlife habitat improvement, cut green forage, waterway vegetation, coastal area stabilization, mine reclamation, and windbreaks
|
Brochure (PDF; 78 KB)
|
Wabasso
|
Panicum virgatum
|
switchgrass
|
hay production, range site improvement, wildlife habitat improvement, cut green forage, waterway vegetation, coastal area stabilization, and mine reclamation
|
Brochure (PDF; 78 KB)
|
Osceola Blue Germplasm
|
Sorghastrum secundum
|
lopsided indiangrass
|
forage, restoration of native areas for wildlife
|
|
Flageo
|
Spartina patens
|
marshhay cordgrass
|
coastal stabilization
|
Brochure (PDF; 332 KB)
|
Sharp
|
Spartina patens
|
marshhay cordgrass
|
vegetating and stabilizing coastal back dunes, inland waterways, road banks, mine spoils, shoreline stabilization, and saline oil seep areas, and for nutrient reclamation in filter strips
|
Brochure (PDF; 289 KB)
|
Martin Germplasm
|
Tripsacum dactyloides
|
eastern gamagrass
|
buffers and xeriscape landscaping
|
Brochure (PDF; 129 KB)
|
St. Lucie Germplasm
|
Tripsacum dactyloides
|
eastern gamagrass
|
xeriscape plantings and buffer strips
|
Brochure (PDF; 129 KB)
|
Chapingo
|
Zea mexicana
|
Mexican teosinte
|
wildlife (including deer, turkey, quail, and dove) benefits in conservation programs
|
Brochure (PDF; 147 KB)
|
|
|