Chapter 6: Choose Species/Cultivars for Revegetation Projects
Table 1b: Species/Cultivar Characteristic Chart (not available commercially)
These species have been released, but are not yet available commercially.
Species |
Cultivar
Or
Equivalent |
Availability 1 |
Site
Conditions
Adaptation |
Growth
Form
2 |
Height
Average
3 |
Region
Of Use
4 |
Cate-gory
5 |
Alkaligrass,
Nootka
Puccinellia nutkaensis |
Ninilchik Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Sod |
8 in. |
W,SC,
SE |
3 |
Artemisia,
Dusty Miller
Artemisia stelleriana |
Shemya Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal
Western Aleutians |
Stolens |
12 in. |
SW |
3 |
Barley,
Meadow
Hordeum brachyantherum |
Lowell Point Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Bunch |
24 in. |
W,SW,
SC,SE |
3 |
Bluegrass,
Alpine
Poa alpina |
Teller Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry, Gravel |
Bunch |
8 in. |
W,I,
SW,SC |
3 |
Bluegrass,
Arctic
Poa arctica: |
Adak Germplasm
viviparous form |
Poor |
Most |
Bunch |
12 in. |
A,I,W,
SW,SC |
3 |
Bluegrass,
Arctic
Poa arctica |
Council Germplasm |
Poor |
Most |
Bunch |
12 in. |
A,I,W,
SW,SC |
3 |
Bluegrass,
Arctic
Poa arctica |
Tin City Germplasm
viviparous form |
Poor |
Dry, Sand, Gravel |
Sod |
12 in. |
W,I,
SW,SC |
3 |
Bluegrass,
Glaucous
Poa glauca |
Nome Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry |
Bunch |
12 in. |
W,I,
SW,SC |
3 |
Bluegrass,
Large-glume
Poa macrocalyx |
Andrew Bay Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Bunch |
16 in. |
SW,SC,SE |
3 |
Bluegrass,
Big
Poa secunda |
Service |
Poor |
Dry |
Bunch |
16 in. |
I,SC |
3 |
Chamomile,
Arctic Wild
Tripleurospermum maritima |
Kotzebue Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Bunch |
8 in. |
A,W |
3 |
Cinquefoil, Staghorn
Potentilla bimundorum |
Mentasta Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry |
Bunch |
6 in. |
I,W,SW |
3 |
Fescue, Red
Festuca rubra |
Henderson Ridge Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Sod |
14 in. |
SW |
3 |
Fescue,
Viviparous
Festuca viviparoidea |
Safety Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry, Sandy, Gravel |
Bunch |
6 in. |
A,W,I,
SW,SC |
3 |
Fireweed,
Dwarf
Chamerion latifolium |
Kobuk Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry, Gravel, Sand |
Bunch |
12 in. |
I,W,SC |
3 |
Fleabane,
Beach
Senecio pseudoarnica |
Clam Lagoon Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal, Sand, Gravel |
Sod |
24 in. |
W,SW,
SE,SC |
3 |
Iris, Wild
Iris setosa |
Knik Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Sod |
12 in. |
W,SW,
SC,SE |
3 |
Jacob’s
Ladder,
Beautiful
Polemonium pulcherrimum |
Butte Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry, Gravel |
Bunch |
16 in. |
I,SC |
3 |
Locoweed,
Nodding
Oxytropis deflexa |
Franklin Bluffs Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry,
Gravel |
Bunch |
8 in. |
A,W,I |
3 |
Lovage,
Beach
Ligusticum scoticum |
Casco Cove Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Bunch |
16 in. |
W,SW,
SC,SE |
3 |
Oxytrope,
Field
Oxytropis campestris |
Black Rapids Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry, Gravel |
Bunch |
8 in. |
A,W,I |
3 |
Parsley,
Jakutsk Snow
Cnidium cnidiifolium |
Tok Germplasm |
Poor |
Most |
Bunch |
24 in. |
I,SC |
3 |
Reedgrass,
Nootka
Calamagrostis canadensis |
Pioneer Peak Germplasm |
Poor |
All |
Sod |
24 in. |
W,I,SW,
SC,SE |
3 |
Sedge,
Longawn
Carex macrochaeta |
Attu Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Sod |
12 in. |
W,SW,
SC |
3 |
Speargrass,
Largeflower
Poa eminens |
Port Clarence Germplasm |
Poor |
Coastal |
Sod |
24 in. |
W,SW,
SC,SE |
3 |
Sweetvetch,
Alpine
Hedysarum alpinum |
Paxson Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry, Gravel |
Bunch |
24 in. |
W,I,SC |
3 |
Trisetum,
Spike
Trisetum spicatum |
Nelchina Germplasm |
Poor |
All |
Bunch |
18 in. |
W,I,
SW,SC |
3 |
Wheatgrass,
Thickspike
Elymus macrourus |
Solomon Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry |
Bunch |
24 in. |
W,I,SC |
3 |
Wheatgrass, Tufted
Elymus macrourus |
Slana Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry, Gravel |
Bunch |
24 in. |
I, SC |
3 |
Wildrye,
Downy
Leymus innovatus |
Cantwell Germplasm |
Poor |
Dry, Gravel, Sand |
Bunch |
24 in. |
I,SC |
3 |
Yarrow,
Boreal
Achillea millefolium |
Twenty Mile Germplasm |
Poor |
All |
Sod |
24 in. |
W,I,
SW,SC,
SE |
3 |
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