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Mountain Mahogany, California Mountain Mahogany, Western Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the genus name root cerco derives, meaning "tail", referring to the tail-like appearance of the fruit; and carpus meaning "fruit": thus “fruit with tail”.
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Height: 8-12 feet
  • Genus: Cercocarpus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Purity: 60%
United States
California
Sweet Pea, Sweetpea Lathyrus odoratus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* 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. * Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers...
  • Quantity: 0.67 lb
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Genus: Lathyrus
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 6,810
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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California
Buck Brush, Snowbrush Ceanothus, Red Root, Tobacco Brush Ceanothus velutinus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce a good lather which is an effective and gentle soap. This soap is very good at removing dirt, though it does not remove oils very well.
  • Botanical Name: Ceanothus velutinus
  • Quantity: 0.18 lb
  • Species: velutinus
  • Genus: Ceanothus
  • Common Name: Buck Brush, Snowbrush Ceanothus, Red Root, Tobacco Brush
  • Seeds Per Pound: 150,274
United States
California
Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian Peashrub Caragana arborescens
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It is a shrub growing to heights of 12 feet or more and is a perennial . The plant is native to Siberia and parts of China and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan . Typically, it has a moderate to fast growth rate, being able to grow one to three feet...
  • Species: arborescens
  • Common Name: Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian Peashrub
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Caragana arborescens
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 17,706
United States
California
Sickle Keeled Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine Lupinus albicaulis   Hederma
Price : CALL

The fruit is a silky-hairy legume pod up to 5 centimeters long containing several seeds. Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 10 leaflets each up to 7 centimeters long. * Perennial wild flower, Flowers in clusters, color purple.
  • Botanical Name: Lupinus albicaulis Hederma
  • Common Name: Sickle Keeled Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine
  • Height: 2-5 feet
  • Cultivar: Hederma
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
United States
California
Indian Rattlebox Crotalaria assamica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* 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.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Height: 2-4 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 55
  • Germination: 98%
  • Species: assamica
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
United States
California
Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica     - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats.
  • Botanical Name: Senna marilandica
  • Seeds Per Pound: 24,062
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 52
  • Species: marilandica
  • Quantity: 3.96 lb
  • Lot#: 9901
United States
California
Nepal Alder Alnus nepalensis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* A fall-flowering species. * Multipurpose alder tree found in the subtropical highlands of the Himalaya. * It is called Utis in Nepalese and Nepalese Alder in English . * Prefers a heavy soil and a damp situation.
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Quantity: 2.99 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 203
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: nepalensis
United States
California
Indian Rattlebox Crotalaria assamica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* 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.

98%

    • Purity: 98%
    • Height: 2-4 feet
    • Species: assamica
    • Germination: 98%
    • Seeds Per Pound: 25,878
    • Botanical Name: Crotalaria assamica
    United States
    California
    Georgia False Indigo, False Indigo, Savannah Indigobush Amorpha georgiana  confusa   - Amorpha cyanostachya
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    Superorder: Rosanae Takht. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. * This is a beautiful flowering shrub with an extremely limited range in North Carolina. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Lot#: 8801
    • Common Name: Georgia False Indigo, False Indigo, Savannah Indigobush
    • Height: 2-3 feet
    • Crop Year: 1988
    • Species: georgiana
    United States
    California
    Roundheaded Bush Clover, Rabbitfoot, Dusty Clover, Roundhead Lespedeza Lespedeza capitata
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The plant contains several biologically active compounds. Readily eaten by grazing animals. An extract of the plant is of disputed utility in chronic kidney disease. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma...
    • Botanical Name: Lespedeza capitata
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Quantity: 3.65 lb
    • Common Name: Roundheaded Bush Clover, Rabbitfoot, Dusty Clover, Roundhead Lespedeza
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 58
    United States
    California
    Birdsfoot Trefoil, Bird\'s-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch Lotus corniculatus
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    Will produce a complete cover in a few months. Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. Medium fertility, slightly acid, clay like, and loamy soils. * An orange-yellow dye is obtained from the flowers.
    • Purity: 99%
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Botanical Name: Lotus corniculatus
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Seeds Per Pound: 279,210
    • Height: 1ft
    United States
    California
    Japanese Pagoda Tree Styphnolobium japonicum     - Sophora japonica
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * A yellow dye is obtained from the seedpods and the flowers * S. * Used to make the strong, springy curved "enju wood" handle used on the traditional...
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 11
    • Genus: Styphnolobium
    • Common Name: Japanese Pagoda Tree
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Family: Leguminosae
    United States
    California
    White Clover, Irish Shamrock, True Irish Shamrock, Dutch Clover Trifolium repens
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    Thick growing and winter hardy. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants produce uncertain numbers of 4 leafed clovers considered lucky.
    • Germination: 96%
    • Height: 6-8 inches
    • Species: repens
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Collection Locale: Oregon
    • Seeds Per Pound: 681,000
    United States
    California
    Sundial Lupine, Wild Perennial Lupine, Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Plants are hardy to about -25°c. Blooms early to mid season. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.
    • Height: 1-3 feet
    • Species: perennis
    • Quantity: 9.52 lb
    • Genus: Lupinus
    • Crop Year: 2018
    • Botanical Name: Lupinus perennis
    United States
    California
    Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica     - Cassia marilandica
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. The root is cardiac and febrifuge. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats.
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 52
    • Purity: 99%
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Species: marilandica
    • Common Name: Maryland Senna, Wild Senna
    • Height: 4-6ft
    United States
    California
    Sensitive Partridge Pea Chamaecrista nictitans
    Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller. * It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. * Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or...
    • Germination: 98%
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Height: 1-2 feet
    • Quantity: 0.03 lb
    • Species: nictitans
    • Botanical Name: Chamaecrista nictitans
    United States
    California
    European Alder Alnus glutinosa
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * They have dark green leaves and are recommended for wet soils. * Native to most of Europe, including all of the British Isles and Fennoscandia and locally in Southwest Asia. * Tolerant of clipping and maritime exposure, the alder can be grown in a windbreak...
    • Lot#: 070439
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 81
    • Botanical Name: Alnus glutinosa
    • Collection Locale: Hungary
    • Species: glutinosa
    • Purity: 99%
    United States
    California
    Sweet Pea, Sweetpea Lathyrus odoratus
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    * 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. * Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers...
    • Quantity: 0.67 lb
    • Germination: 83%
    • Genus: Lathyrus
    • Botanical Name: Lathyrus odoratus
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Common Name: Sweet Pea, Sweetpea
    United States
    California
    Black Wattle Acacia mearnsii
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    As a pioneer plant it quickly binds the erosion-prone soil following the bushfires that are common in its Australian habitats. Mearnsii plays an important role in the ecosystem in its native Australia.
    • Common Name: Black Wattle
    • Genus: Acacia
    • Species: mearnsii
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 79
    • Collection Locale: India
    United States
    California
    European Green Alder, Green Alder Alnus viridis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark. * A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe. * It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age.
    • Quantity: 0.96 lb
    • Botanical Name: Alnus viridis
    • Collection Locale: Denmark
    • Crop Year: 2011
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Species: viridis
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    California
    Mountain Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    A red to brown dye can be obtained from the root bark. * The wood is heavy, hard and brittle. The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye. * Cercocarpus montanus is common in the chaparral, on mesas and on the lower...
    • Botanical Name: Cercocarpus montanus
    • Quantity: 0.1 lb
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 55
    • Genus: Cercocarpus
    United States
    California
    Thornyleaf Ononis, Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. 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...
    • Genus: Ononis
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Collection Locale: Germany
    • Purity: 98%
    • Seeds Per Pound: 124,396
    • Quantity: 0.02 lb
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    California
    Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Common Name: Pygmy Peashrub
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Botanical Name: Caragana pygmaea
    • Genus: Caragana
    United States
    California
    Mountain Mahogany, California Mountain Mahogany, Western Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the genus name root cerco derives, meaning "tail", referring to the tail-like appearance of the fruit; and carpus meaning "fruit": thus “fruit with tail”.
    • Seeds Per Pound: 12,030
    • Species: betuloides
    • Quantity: 0.06 lb
    • Genus: Cercocarpus
    • Height: 8-12 feet
    • Collection Locale: CA
    United States
    California
    False Indigo, Desert False Indigo, Bastard Indigobush Amorpha fruticosa
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is found throughout eastern Canada, northern Mexico, and most of the continental United States. * Dark purple or purplish blue flowers in spikes; fast, coarse growth, good for dry, poor soil.
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 74
    • Species: fruticosa
    • Seeds Per Pound: 37,282
    • Collection Locale: ND
    • Lot#: 060110
    • Family: Fabaceae
    United States
    California
    Lead Plant, Leadplant Amorpha canescens
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an insect repellent. The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness.
    • Common Name: Lead Plant, Leadplant
    • Collection Locale: South Dakota
    • Height: 1-3 feet
    • Seeds Per Pound: 100,334
    • Species: canescens
    • Quantity: 3.98 lb
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    California