Nitrogen Fixing Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Maryland

An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends. * The plant contains several biologically active compounds. Pharmaceutical preparations are manufactured from them.

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.

This is most rapid in the first season after a fire. Specimens in drier and sandier areas are shrub-like, have rhizomes and smaller leaves than usual. As of 1991, no known fire has killed this plant's roots.

It is commonly grown throughout the northern hemisphere as a landscaping plant and ornamental . Typically, it has a moderate to fast growth rate, being able to grow one to three feet during the first year after trimming.

* An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark. The leaves are shiny green, ovoid, 3-8 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. * A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe.

It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Guatemala , Mexico , Panama , Peru and Venezuela . * Alnus acuminata (also called Alder is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family.

The root is cardiac and febrifuge. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. Both are dried for later use. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats.

* Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.

* Alnus viridis subsp. Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.

* Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow . * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised.

Mature bushes in the wild yield about 650g of fruit over 2 - 3 pickings. Juicy and pleasantly acid, they are tasty raw and can also be made into jams, preserves etc. * Elaeagnus umbellata , also referred to as Japanese Silverberry , Umbellate Oleaster...

* A shrub; red flowers in racemes. * The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.

It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism. * t is a deciduous shrub, growing to 1.5 m tall. * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae , order Fagales .

Dioica, Kentucky Coffee Tree; planted for ornament and for timber; doubly compound leaves; substantial branches; flowers in clusters at the ends of branches; fruit a thick, flat pod.

Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. The common name is Bird's-foot Trefoil (or similar, such as "birdsfoot trefoil"), though the common name is often also applied to other members of the genus.

When growing the plant for its seedpods, be sure to pick them whilst they are still small and tender. It is resistant to common bean mosaic virus and New York 15 virus. * Tenderette produces 5 inch pods over the whole summer, and not just all at once.

* 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.

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.

* The leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for senna as a laxative,though they are much milder in their action. * The shrub takes a rounded form and has many branches covered in deciduous leaves.

* 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.

* Alnus viridis subsp. Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.

An edible oil is obtained from the seed. The pods are harvested when about 15 - 20 cm long and 2cm wide. Use the young pods before they mature for best flavor. They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium.

* Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.

* The plant is applied externally to bruises and bites. The active ingredient Thujone is said to create a clear headed intoxication and is also reputed to be dangerous in excess. * Artemisia absinthium ( absinthium , absinthe wormwood , wormwood , common...

The dried leaves make a delicate and palatable tea. Common names include Bog Myrtle and Sweet Gale . It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. * Foliage, deciduous, is fragrant when crushed, and has been used medicinally; tiny fruits; branches once...

* The leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for senna as a laxative,though they are much milder in their action. * The shrub takes a rounded form and has many branches covered in deciduous leaves.

Taste trials consistently place this root very highly, it is certainly one of our favourites. * Lathyrus tuberosus is native to Europe and parts of western Asia. * Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the tuberous pea, tuberous vetchling, earthnut pea, or...