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Conservation Plant Releases

Updated 08/25/2008

Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center

The Kika de la Garza 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
Chaparral Germplasm Bouteloua hirsuta hairy grama critical areas, roadsides and reclamation sites Brochure (PDF, 356 KB)
Dilley Germplasm Bouteloua repens slender grama critical area sites, roadsides, reclamation sites, buffers and filter strips Brochure (PDF, 355 KB)
Atascosa Germplasm Bouteloua rigidiseta Texas grama critical areas, roadsides, and reclamation sites Brochure (PDF, 355 KB)
Kinney Germplasm Chloris crinita false Rhodes grass early season forage and native range restoration Brochure (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Mariah Germplasm Chloris cucullata hooded windmill grass roadside plantings, range seeding, critical site revegetation Brochure (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Welder Germplasm Chloris subdolichostachya shortspike windmill grass roadside plantings, critical area revegetation Brochure (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Cuero Germplasm Dalea purpurea var. purpurea purple prairieclover range seeding, revegetation, and wildlife habitat
Hondo Germplasm Desmanthus velutinus velvet bundleflower range seeding, wildlife habitat, and erosion control
La Salle Germplasm Digitaria californica Arizona cottontop rangeland seeding Brochure (PDF, 358 KB)
Lavaca Germplasm Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye cool season forage on pastureland and rangeland Brochure (PDF, 858 KB)
Kika 677 Germplasm Setaria leucopila streambed bristlegrass rangeland planting, erosion control, wildlife habitat and water quality improvement Brochure (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Kika 819 Germplasm Setaria leucopila streambed bristlegrass rangeland planting, erosion control, wildlife habitat, and water quality improvement Brochure (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Kika 820 Germplasm Setaria leucopila streambed bristlegrass rangeland planting,erosion control, wildlife habitat, and water quality improvement Brochure (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Kika 648 Germplasm Setaria vulpiseta plains bristlegrass range seeding, wildlife habitat Brochure (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Falfurrias Germplasm Sporobolus wrightii big sacaton livestock forage, restoration of native vegetation, revegetating alkaline and saline sites, grass hedge terrace, wind strips for erosion control, and stabilization of watershed structures, stream banks and floodplain areas Brochure (PDF, 1.1 MB)

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