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.
If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please contact
Leslie Glass at 701-250-4330.
Plant Releases
Release Name |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Uses |
Release Brochure |
Great Northern Germplasm |
Achillea millefolium
var. occidentalis |
western yarrow |
species diversity for rangeland, mineland, and roadside revegetation projects |
Brochure (PDF; 353 KB) |
Rimrock |
Achnatherum
hymenoides |
Indian ricegrass |
wildlife food and cover, livestock forage, and mixes on sandy soil for reclamation |
|
Garrison |
Alopecurus
arundinaceus |
creeping foxtail |
pasture and hay land plantings, waterways |
Brochure (PDF; 251
KB) |
Lutana |
Astragalus
cicer |
Cicer milkvetch |
non-bloat legume for hay and pasture |
|
Wytana |
Atriplex aptera |
fourwing saltbush |
include in native reclamation mixes, fall and winter wildlife use |
Brochure (PDF; 272
KB) |
Garnet Germplasm |
Bromus
marginatus |
mountain brome |
quick cover and erosion control, in mixes for range seeding, and critical area stabilization |
|
Goshen |
Calamovilfa
longifolia |
prairie sandreed |
reclamation and range renovation - sandy soils |
Brochure (PDF; 275
KB) |
Antelope Germplasm |
Dalea
candida |
white prairie clover |
forage, nitrogen source for associated grasses, wildlife, and for use in seed mixes |
|
Dupuyer Streambank Germplasm |
Elaeagnus
commutata |
silverberry |
stream bank stabilization, windbreaks, and shelterbelts, wildlife food and cover |
|
Pondera Floodplain Germplasm |
Elaeagnus
commutata |
silverberry |
upper stream bank stabilization, windbreaks, and shelterbelts, wildlife food and cover |
|
Critana |
Elymus lanceolatus
ssp. lanceolatus |
thickspike wheatgrass |
reclamation, native species for CRP, xeriscaping, range renovation |
Brochure (PDF; 516 KB) |
Copperhead Germplasm |
Elymus trachycaulus
ssp. trachycaulus |
slender wheatgrass |
reclamation of roadsides, acid-impacted mine land, rangeland, and urban disturbances |
|
Pryor |
Elymus trachycaulus
ssp. trachycaulus |
slender wheatgrass |
inclusion as a quick establishing species in seeding mixes, reclamation, highways, CRP,
etc. |
Brochure (PDF; 368 KB) |
Spirit Germplasm |
Hierochloe
odorata |
sweetgrass |
cultural significance in Native American ceremonies, stabilization of riparian and wetland
ecosystems |
Brochure (PDF; 394KB) |
Bridger-Select |
Juniperus
scopulorum |
Rocky Mountain juniper |
windbreaks and shelterbelts as a midsized evergreen in multiple row designs |
Brochure (PDF; 766
KB) |
Open Range Germplasm |
Krascheninnikovia
lanata |
winterfat |
reclamation, range renovation, forage, and wildlife habitat in semi-arid grasslands |
|
Continental |
Leymus
cinereus |
basin wildrye |
restoration of disturbed rangeland to improve wildlife habitat and provide site stabilization |
|
Trailhead |
Leymus
cinereus |
basin wildrye |
fall/winter livestock grazing, reclamation, wildlife food and cover |
|
Washoe Germplasm |
Leymus
cinereus |
basin wildrye |
erosion control, wildlife habitat and mine land reclamation |
Brochure (PDF; 213 KB) |
Shoshone |
Leymus
triticoides |
beardless wildrye |
saline - irrigated and sub irrigated, pasture and hay |
Brochure (PDF; 163
KB) |
Rosana |
Pascopyrum
smithii |
western wheatgrass |
mined-land reclamation, native grass for CRP, range renovation |
Brochure (PDF; 185
KB) |
Old Works Germplasm |
Penstemon
eriantherus var. eriantherus |
fuzzytongue penstemon |
reclamation of mine lands, adding species diversity to restoration mixtures on acidic, heavy
metal-affected sites, restoration of dry open landscapes |
Brochure (PDF; 265 KB) |
Hunter Germplasm |
Pinus
ponderosa |
ponderosa pine |
windbreaks and shelterbelts, and for native landscaping |
|
Foothills Germplasm |
Poa
compressa |
Canada bluegrass |
erosion control, critical area plantings, recreation areas, low-maintenance landscapes, and for
forage and grazing |
Brochure (PDF; 282 KB) |
High Plains Germplasm |
Poa
secunda |
Sandberg bluegrass |
a component of native seed mixes, wildlife habitat plantings, and native plant community
restoration |
|
Opportunity Germplasm |
Poa
secunda |
Nevada bluegrass |
heavy-metal contaminated mine land reclamation, post-fire reclamation, native range restoration,
wildlife habitat and logging road revegetation |
|
Bozoisky-Select |
Psathyrostachys
juncea |
Russian wildrye |
dry land and irrigated pasture, often in alternate rows with legumes |
Brochure (PDF) |
Stillwater Germplasm |
Ratibida
columnifera |
prairie coneflower |
species diversity for rangelands, mine lands, roadsides, park and recreation areas, prairie
restoration projects and conservation plantings |
Brochure (PDF; 376KB) |
Prospectors Germplasm |
Symphoricarpos
albus |
common snowberry |
restoration of acid and heavy metal contaminated soils, erosion control, wildlife food and
habitat. |
Brochure (PDF; 189 KB) |
Trapper Germplasm |
Symphoricarpos
occidentalis |
western snowberry |
site stabilization, land reclamation, living snow fences, and wildlife habitat applications |
|