The Manhattan 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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Kaw
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Andropogon gerardii
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big bluestem
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range and pasture plantings, erosion control
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Brochure (PDF; 215 KB)
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Centennial
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Andropogon hallii
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sand bluestem
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rangeland-forage production system, soil stabilization, reclamation of marginal croplands.
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Brochure (PDF; 452 KB)
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Chet
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Andropogon hallii
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sand bluestem
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pasture or hay, rangeland forage, and soil stabilization or reclamation of marginal croplands
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Brochure (PDF; 288 kb)
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Garden
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Andropogon hallii
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sand bluestem
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range seeding and revegetation of sandy range sites
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Brochure (PDF; 286 KB)
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El Reno
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Bouteloua curtipendula
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sideoats grama
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soil conservation and forage production
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Brochure (PDF; 259 KB)
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Texoka
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Bouteloua dactyloides
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buffalograss
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soil conservation and forage production
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Pronghorn
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Calamovilfa longifolia
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prairie sandreed
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range and pasture plantings in sandy soil conditions
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Brochure (PDF; 136 KB)
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Riley
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Chamaecrista fasciculata
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partridge pea
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wildlife habitat improvement, critical area erosion control and for beautification of roadsides, parks and recreation areas
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Brochure (PDF; 206 KB)
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Kaneb
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Dalea purpurea
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purple prairieclover
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component of warm-season grass planting, forage, roadside revegetation
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Brochure (PDF; 125 KB)
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Reno Germplasm
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Desmanthus illinoensis
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Illinois bundleflower
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rangeland, critical area, and recreational plantings, and wildlife food and cover
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Brochure (PDF; 213 KB)
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Bend
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Eragrostis trichodes
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sand lovegrass
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range seedings
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Brochure (PDF; 167 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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Prairie Gold
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Helianthus maximiliani
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Maximilian sunflower
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critical area reseeding, wildlife food planting
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Brochure (PDF; 161 KB)
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Midas
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Heliopsis helianthoides
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false sunflower
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recreational area planting, roadside revegetation, wildlife food
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Brochure (PDF; 156 KB)
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Kanoka
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Lespedeza capitata
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roundhead lespedeza
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roadside vegetation, park and recreational area plantings, component of warm-season grass plantings, forage, and for wildlife food
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Brochure (PDF; 205 KB)
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Eureka
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Liatris pycnostachya
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thickspike gayfeather
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prairie restoration, roadside revegetation, recreational area planting
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Brochure (PDF; 145 KB)
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Blackwell
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Panicum virgatum
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switchgrass
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range seeding - revegetation of disturbed areas
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Brochure (PDF; 258 KB)
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Kanlow
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Panicum virgatum
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switchgrass
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wet soil lowland areas, biofuel
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Brochure (PDF; 268 KB)
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Barton
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Pascopyrum smithii
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western wheatgrass
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range seedlings, stabilization of earth structures
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Brochure (PDF; 140 KB)
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Southwind
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Phragmites australis
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common reed
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soil stabilization on wet sites, rehabilitation of polluted water, filter strips, and artificial wetlands
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Brochure (PDF; 154 KB)
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Chisholm Germplasm
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Prunus angustifolia
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Chickasaw plum
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wildlife habitat plantings, recreation area beautification, and erosion control on sandy soils
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Brochure (PDF; 294 KB)
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Lippert
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Quercus macrocarpa
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bur oak
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multi row windbreaks, reforestation for watershed protection, and wildlife habitat plantings
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Brochure (PDF; 133 KB)
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Sunglow
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Ratibida pinnata
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grayhead prairie coneflower
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prairie restoration, recreation area beautification
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Brochure (PDF; 169 KB)
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Konza
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Rhus aromatica var. serotina
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aromatic sumac
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multi-row windbreak, wildlife habitat, recreation areas
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Brochure (PDF; 208 KB)
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Nekan
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Salvia azurea var. grandiflora
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pitcher sage
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prairie reclamation
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Brochure (PDF; 363 KB)
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Aldous
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Schizachyrium scoparium
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little bluestem
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range, pasture seedlings
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Brochure (PDF; 247 KB)
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Cimarron
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Schizachyrium scoparium
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little bluestem
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range seeding
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Brochure (PDF; 177 KB)
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Cheyenne
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Sorghastrum nutans
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indiangrass
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range seedlings
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Brochure (PDF; 164 KB)
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Osage
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Sorghastrum nutans
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indiangrass
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range, pasture seedlings
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Brochure (PDF; 151 KB)
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Atkins Germplasm
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Spartina pectinata
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prairie cordgrass
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soil stabilization on wet sites, wetland restoration, erosion control on watershed structures, and wave action dissipation
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Brochure (PDF; 286 KB)
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Pete
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Tripsacum dactyloides
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eastern gamagrass
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warm-season pasture, hay production
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Brochure (PDF; 171 KB)
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Verl
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Tripsacum dactyloides
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eastern gamagrass
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hay or pasture
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Brochure (PDF; 101 KB)
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