The Bridger 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 |
Great Northern Germplasm
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Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis
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western yarrow
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species diversity for rangeland, mineland, and roadside revegetation projects
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Brochure (PDF; 353 KB)
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Rimrock
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Achnatherum hymenoides
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Indian ricegrass
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wildlife food and cover, livestock forage, and mixes on sandy soil for reclamation
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Brochure (PDF; 125 KB)
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White River Germplasm
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Achnatherum hymenoides
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Indian ricegrass
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restoration, reclamation and rehabilitation of rangelands
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Garrison
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Alopecurus arundinaceus
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creeping foxtail
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pasture and hay land plantings, waterways
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Brochure (PDF; 143 KB)
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Lutana
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Astragalus cicer
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Cicer milkvetch
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non-bloat legume for hay and pasture
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Brochure (PDF; 162 KB)
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Wytana
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Atriplex ×aptera
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fourwing saltbush
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include in native reclamation mixes, fall and winter wildlife use
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Brochure (PDF; 310 KB)
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Garnet Germplasm
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Bromus marginatus
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mountain brome
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quick cover and erosion control, in mixes for range seeding, and critical area stabilization
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Goshen
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Calamovilfa longifolia
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prairie sandreed
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reclamation and range renovation - sandy soils
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Brochure (PDF; 276 KB)
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Antelope Germplasm
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Dalea candida
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white prairie clover
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forage, nitrogen source for associated grasses, wildlife, and for use in seed mixes
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Brochure (PDF; 248 KB)
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Dupuyer Streambank Germplasm
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Elaeagnus commutata
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silverberry
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stream bank stabilization, windbreaks, and shelterbelts, wildlife food and cover
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Brochure (PDF; 166 KB)
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Pondera Floodplain Germplasm
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Elaeagnus commutata
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silverberry
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upper stream bank stabilization, windbreaks, and shelterbelts, wildlife food and cover
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Brochure (PDF; 166 KB)
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Critana
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Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus
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thickspike wheatgrass
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reclamation, native species for CRP, xeriscaping, range renovation
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Brochure (PDF; 2 MB)
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Copperhead Germplasm
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Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus
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slender wheatgrass
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reclamation of roadsides, acid-impacted mine land, rangeland, and urban disturbances
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Brochure (PDF; 368 KB)
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Pryor
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Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus
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slender wheatgrass
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inclusion as a quick establishing species in seeding mixes, reclamation, highways, CRP, etc.
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Brochure (PDF; 227 KB)
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Meriwether Germplasm
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Gaillardia aristata
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blanketflower
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species diversity in native seed mixes for reveg disturbed areas, pollinator-friendly, and wildlfie food, cover, and nesting
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Brochure (PDF; 378 KB)
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Spirit Germplasm
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Hierochloe odorata
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sweetgrass
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cultural significance in Native American ceremonies, stabilization of riparian and wetland ecosystems
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Brochure (PDF; 394 KB)
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Bridger-Select
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Juniperus scopulorum
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Rocky Mountain juniper
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windbreaks and shelterbelts as a midsized evergreen in multiple row designs
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Brochure (PDF; 766 KB)
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Open Range Germplasm
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Krascheninnikovia lanata
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winterfat
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reclamation, range renovation, forage, and wildlife habitat in semi-arid grasslands
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Brochure (PDF; 229 KB)
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Trailhead
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Leymus cinereus
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basin wildrye
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fall/winter livestock grazing, reclamation, wildlife food and cover
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Brochure (PDF; null)
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Washoe Germplasm
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Leymus cinereus
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basin wildrye
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erosion control, wildlife habitat and mine land reclamation
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Brochure (PDF; 213 KB)
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Shoshone
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Leymus multicaulis
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beardless wildrye
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saline - irrigated and sub irrigated, pasture and hay
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Brochure (PDF; 219 KB)
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Rosana
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Pascopyrum smithii
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western wheatgrass
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mined-land reclamation, native grass for CRP, range renovation
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Brochure (PDF; 507 KB)
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Old Works Germplasm
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Penstemon eriantherus var. eriantherus
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fuzzytongue penstemon
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reclamation of mine lands, adding species diversity to restoration mixtures on acidic, heavy metal-affected sites, restoration of dry open landscapes
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Brochure (PDF; 265 KB)
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Hunter Germplasm
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Pinus ponderosa
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ponderosa pine
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windbreaks and shelterbelts, and for native landscaping
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Brochure (PDF; 146 KB)
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Foothills Germplasm
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Poa compressa
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Canada bluegrass
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erosion control, critical area plantings, recreation areas, low-maintenance landscapes, and for forage and grazing
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Brochure (PDF; 282 KB)
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High Plains Germplasm
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Poa secunda
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Sandberg bluegrass
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a component of native seed mixes, wildlife habitat plantings, and native plant community restoration
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Brochure (PDF; 213 KB)
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Opportunity Germplasm
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Poa secunda
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Nevada bluegrass
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heavy-metal contaminated mine land reclamation, post-fire reclamation, native range restoration, wildlife habitat and logging road revegetation
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Brochure (PDF; 974 KB)
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Bozoisky-Select
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Psathyrostachys juncea
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Russian wildrye
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dry land and irrigated pasture, often in alternate rows with legumes
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Brochure (PDF; 142 KB)
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Ekalaka Germplasm
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Quercus macrocarpa
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bur oak
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windbreaks, shelterbelts, riparian forest buffers, xeriscapes
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Brochure (PDF; 394 KB)
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Stillwater Germplasm
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Ratibida columnifera
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prairie coneflower
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species diversity for rangelands, mine lands, roadsides, park and recreation areas, prairie restoration projects and conservation plantings
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Brochure (PDF; 376 KB)
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Mill Creek Germplasm
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Shepherdia argentea
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silver buffaloberry
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mineland reclammation, critical area stabilization, salt affected soils, riparian restoration, windbreak, shelterbelts, living snowfences, and wildlife habitat
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Brochure (PDF; 457 KB)
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Prospectors Germplasm
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Symphoricarpos albus
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common snowberry
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restoration of acid and heavy metal contaminated soils, erosion control, wildlife food and habitat.
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Brochure (PDF; 189 KB)
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Trapper Germplasm
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Symphoricarpos occidentalis
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western snowberry
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site stabilization, land reclamation, living snow fences, and wildlife habitat applications
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Brochure (PDF; 193 KB)
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