The Los Lunas 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 |
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Paloma
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Achnatherum hymenoides
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Indian ricegrass
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soil stabilization and range revegetation
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Brochure (PDF; 101 KB)
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Star Lake Germplasm
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Achnatherum hymenoides
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Indian ricegrass
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ecosystem restoration
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Elida
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Andropogon hallii
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sand bluestem
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reseeding on sandy plains and deep sand range sites
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Brochure (PDF; 328 KB)
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Grant Germplasm
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Bothriochloa barbinodis
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cane bluestem
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erosion control, wildlife habitat, restoration of disturbed sites, forage, rangeland seedings, and xeriscaping
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Brochure (PDF; 238 KB)
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Niner
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Bouteloua curtipendula
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sideoats grama
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range reseeding, roadside plantings and mined-land reclamation
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Brochure (PDF; 190 KB)
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Vaughn
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Bouteloua curtipendula
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sideoats grama
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range reseeding, roadside plantings and mined land reclamation
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Brochure (PDF; 372 KB)
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Nogal
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Bouteloua eriopoda
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black grama
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range reseeding, roadside plantings and mined land reclamation
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Brochure (PDF; 268 KB)
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Alma
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Bouteloua gracilis
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blue grama
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range improvement, erosion control and low maintenance turf for rec areas
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Brochure (PDF; 407 KB)
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Hachita
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Bouteloua gracilis
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blue grama
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revegetation and rangeland seedings
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Brochure (PDF; 265 KB)
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Lovington
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Bouteloua gracilis
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blue grama
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revegetation of abandoned farm land and depleted ranges
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Brochure (PDF; 264 KB)
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Montane
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Cercocarpus montanus
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mountain mahogany
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used for any purpose where woody plants are desired
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Brochure (PDF; 336 KB)
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Barranco
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Chilopsis linearis
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desert willow
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windbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
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Brochure (PDF; 325 KB)
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Hope
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Chilopsis linearis
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desert willow
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windbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
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Brochure (PDF; 371 KB)
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Regal
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Chilopsis linearis
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desert willow
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windbreaks, revegetation of disturbed areas and urban plantings
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Brochure (PDF; 214 KB)
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Tusas Germplasm
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Elymus elymoides
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bottlebrush squirreltail
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erosion control, wildlife habitat, restoration of disturbed sites, fire restoration seedings, and rangeland seedings
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Brochure (PDF; 162 KB)
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Pink Lady
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Euonymus bungeanus
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winterberry euonymus
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multi-row windbreaks, wildlife habitat, living screens
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Brochure (PDF; 102 KB)
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Redondo
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Festuca arizonica
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Arizona fescue
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range revegetation and slope stabilization on steep infertile sites
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Brochure (PDF; 260 KB)
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Jemez
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Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens
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New Mexico forestiera
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soil stabilization and beautification plantings
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Brochure (PDF; 318 KB)
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Hatch
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Krascheninnikovia lanata
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winterfat
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winter forage in sagebrush and pinon-juniper communities
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Westwater Germplasm
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Muhlenbergia asperifolia
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alkali muhly
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erosion control, wildlife food and cover, restoration of disturbed sites and increasing plant diversity of riparian areas.
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El Vado
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Muhlenbergia wrightii
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spike muhly
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soil stabilization and range vegetation
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Brochure (PDF; 307 KB)
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Grenville
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Panicum virgatum
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switchgrass
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soil stabilization and range revegetation
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Arriba
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Pascopyrum smithii
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western wheatgrass
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revegetation of rangeland
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Brochure (PDF; 368 KB)
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San Juan Germplasm
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Penstemon angustifolius
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narrow leaf penstemon
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erosion control, wildlife food and cover, restoration of disturbed sites, increasing plant diversity, and xeriscaping
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Cedar
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Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri
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Palmer's penstemon
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wildlife forage
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Bandera
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Penstemon strictus
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Rocky Mountain penstemon
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stabilization, roadside plantings
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Brochure (PDF; 277 KB)
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Viva
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Pleuraphis jamesii
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Galleta grass
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stabilization, range revegetation and revegetation of surface mined land
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Brochure (PDF; 351 KB)
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Autumn Amber
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Rhus trilobata
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skunkbush sumac
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ground cover for erosion control and beautification
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Brochure (PDF; 192 KB)
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Bighorn
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Rhus trilobata
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skunkbush sumac
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windbreaks, revegetation of minded or disturbed areas, roadside plantings and landscape plantings
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Pastura
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Schizachyrium scoparium
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little bluestem
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soil stabilization and range revegetation
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Brochure (PDF; 252 KB)
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Llano
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Sorghastrum nutans
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indiangrass
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soil stabilization and range revegetation
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Brochure (PDF; 279 KB)
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Salado
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Sporobolus airoides
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alkali sacaton
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forage and ground cover, range improvement, mine land reclamation, highway revegetation
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Brochure (PDF; 171 KB)
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Windbreaker
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Sporobolus wrightii
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big sacaton
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windbreaks, windstrips, vegetative barriers, early season grazing or hay, and as a low water use ornamental
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Brochure (PDF; 393 KB)
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Luna
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Thinopyrum intermedium
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pubescent wheatgrass
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hay and pasture grass
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Brochure (PDF; 95 KB)
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Jose
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Thinopyrum ponticum
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tall wheatgrass
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hay and pasture grass
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Brochure (PDF; 318 KB)
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Largo
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Thinopyrum ponticum
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tall wheatgrass
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hay and pasture grass
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Bonita
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Yucca elata
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soaptree yucca
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beautification, soil stabilization and ornamental landscaping
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Brochure (PDF; 324 KB)
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