RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Notice of Release of Zapata Germplasm Rio Grande clammyweed: selected class of natural germplasm
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 269
OP 274
DO 10.2979/NPJ.2010.11.3.269
VO 11
IS 3
A1 Forrest S Smith
A1 Paula D Maywald
A1 John Lloyd-Reilley
A1 Shelly D Maher
A1 Keith A Pawelek
A1 Andrew W Scott, Jr
A1 Juan Garza
YR 2010
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/11/3/269.abstract
AB A selected germplasm of Rio Grande clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. riograndensis Iltis [Capparaceae]) has been released for rangeland restoration and wildlife habitat enhancement plantings in south Texas. Zapata Germplasm Rio Grande clammyweed is a warm-season annual forb originating from seed collected from native plants in Dimmitt and Zapata counties of south Texas. Collections were selected based on high proportion of full seed, low levels of seed dormancy, and high seed production potential. Zapata Germplasm is a fast-establishing native plant in rangeland plantings, provides excellent habitat to butterflies and other pollinators, and produces seed eaten by a variety of game birds. This release will provide a competitive annual forb useful for providing quick cover in rangeland plantings and will contribute to quality habitat for many wildlife species and pollinators. Zapata germplasm represents the first release of this species.