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* They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods. * Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance.

* Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. An edible oil is obtained from the seed. They tastes like French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium.

It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. Genus: !Amorpha L. Superorder: Rosanae Takht. * This is a beautiful flowering shrub with an extremely limited range in...

It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland . * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow .

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn.

* The Cercocarpus betuloides leaves are distinctive in that they have smooth edges from the base to about half way up, then are wavy or toothed to the rounded tip. The shrub's white flowers are small, clustered, and mildly scented.

* Native to temperate forests, stream-banks, swamps and roadsides in northeastern Asia and Japan. * A decidious Tree growing to 22 m (72ft 2in) at a fast rate.

It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. Genus: !Amorpha L. Superorder: Rosanae Takht. * This is a beautiful flowering shrub with an extremely limited range in...

For these reasons, it is used as a green manure crop. * Red clover is commonly used to make a sweet-tasting herbal tea. It is grown as a horticultural annual in zones 3-5. It has become naturalised in many temperate areas, including the Americas and Australasia...

Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 10 leaflets each up to 7 centimeters long. Fast growing, showy color. * Lupinus albicaulis is a species of lupine known by the common name sickle-keel lupine .

Readily eaten by grazing animals. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels.

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric...

* An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery. * Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe of southern Europe...

* An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery. * This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by mulching around the base it can grow in hotter areas as well.

* They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates. * Vates Collards have dark green very tasty leaves with a mild cabbage like flavor. * They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights.

* An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery. * Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe of southern Europe...

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn.

* The roots can grow deeper than 4 feet (1.2m). * Plants have an extensive root system, they tolerate poor dry soils and are also wind resistant, they are used as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia...

Lanceolata is used frequently in tisanes and other herbal remedies. The leaves contain mucilage, tannin and silic acid. * Ribwort plantain is a safe and effective treatment for bleeding, it quickly staunches blood flow and encourages the repair of damaged...

* Alder trees also have a heavy leaf canopy and when the leaves fall in the autumn they help to build up the humus content of the soil. * This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc.

* A perennial grass, to 3', with erect stems and leaves, very narrow; flowers and seedheads lax; native to Eurasia. * Stipa capillata is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae , native to Europe and Asia .

Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. * White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West Asia . Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between...

* The pulp in the seedpods of carob is very nutritious and, due to its high sugar content, sweet-tasting and mildly laxative. * A tree of rounded habit with evergreen compound leaves; small red flowers in racemes in spring.

The plant is native to Siberia and parts of China and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan . It is commonly grown throughout the northern hemisphere as a landscaping plant and ornamental .

Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia]. * Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m. * This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive.

Leucophylla produces crimson flowers in the spring before its characteristically small spring pitchers. Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World and inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) savannas along the United...