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Spring 2009 Field Planting Seed Availability from Bridger PMC

Advanced Testing
Genus/Species Common Name Accession Site
Type 		Pounds/
Request
Panicum virgatum switchgrass 9004538 2, 3, 5 5
Phacelia hastata silverleaf phacelia 9081632 2,8 0.5


New Releases
Genus/Species Common Name Accession Site
Type 		Pounds/
Request
Achillea millefolium western yarrow Great Northern (S) 2 0.5
Dalea candida slender white prairieclover Antelope (T) 2 2
Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Foothills (S) 2,3 2
Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass High Plains (S) 2 2
Ratibida columnifera upright prairie coneflower Stillwater (S) 2,6 1
Hierochloa odorata sweetgrass Spirit (S) 7 20 sprigs


Released Cultivars/Pre-Varietal
Genus/Species Common Name Accession Site
Type 		Pounds/
Request
Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Rimrock (C) 2,3 5
Alopecurus arundinaceus creeping foxtail Garrison (C) 4 1
Elymus lanceolatus thickspike wheatgrass Critana (C) 2 5
Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Pryor (C) 2 5
Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed Goshen (C) 2 3
Leymus cinereus basin wildrye Trailhead (C) 2,3 10
Leymus cinereus basin wildrye Washoe (S) 2,8 2
Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Rosana (C) 2 5
Penstemon erianthus fuzzy-tongue penstemon Old Works (SI) 2,8 1

Sites and Conditions for Testing

  1. saline/alkaline soils
  2. reclamation and range renovation on semi-arid sites
  3. late summer grazing or wildlife food and cover
  4. irrigated pasture
  5. dryland pasture
  6. shelterbelt/windbreak/wildlife cover
  7. culturally significant/wetland/riparian
  8. acid/heavy metal impacted sites

Accession Release Method

(C) Cultivar
(T) Tested class germplasm
(S) Selected class germplasm
(SI) Source Identified germplasm

If you encounter any problems with the file provided on this page, please contact Technical Resources at 406-587-6822.

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Last Modified: 06/16/2009