Nitrogen Fixing Plant Seeds For Sale In Springfield

Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * The wood is compact, dense, heavy, of great strength, tough, elastic, extremely durable. * Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has...

Readily eaten by grazing animals. An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends. Seeds are eaten by many birds. An extract of the plant is of disputed utility in chronic kidney disease.

Superorder: Rosanae Takht. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. * class: Equisetopsida C. It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species.

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

* 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.

* 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.

The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness. * Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an insect repellent.

* They have dark green leaves and are recommended for wet soils. European alder ALGL2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (I), CAN (I) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACW- Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period...

Northeastern North America, Greenland. * Alnus viridis subsp. Crispa, Mountain Alder). * 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...

Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. * A spiny tree with small greenish flowers in 4" racemes; leaves pinnate or bipinnate; name suggests it is a good choice for wet areas; native...

Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 10 leaflets each up to 7 centimeters long. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California , where it grows mostly in mountain habitat.

The species name campestre means "of the fields". * Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland...

* The tree produces long flat pods that hang vertically. The flower buds are pickled and used as a condiment. * The flowers can be eaten raw. * The leaves appear shortly after the first flowers emerge.

* An essential oil called Cassie is distilled from the flowers. * A deliciously scented essential oil, it has a fragrance of violets. * While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating Northern...

A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins . It is very good. The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink.

A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins . It is very good. The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink.

Medium fertility, slightly acid, clay like, and loamy soils. Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. * Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa .

The vitamin C content is about 12mg per 100g. The fruit must be fully ripe before it can be enjoyed raw, if even slightly under-ripe it will be quite astringent. * Leaves bright green on top, silvery beneath, sweetly fragrant silvery-white flowers; red...

* Perennial wildflower, palm shaped leaves, blooms 2nd and 3rd year and successive seasons from expanding clumps. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.

Thick growing and winter hardy. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand. * White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North...

* Leucaena leucocephala has been considered for biomass production, as its reported yield of foliage corresponds to a dried mass of 2000–2 kg/ha/year, and that of wood 30–40 m³/ha/year, with up to twice those amounts in favourable climates.

* The tree produces long flat pods that hang vertically. The flower buds are pickled and used as a condiment. * The flowers can be eaten raw. * The leaves appear shortly after the first flowers emerge.

* Prefers a heavy soil and a damp situation. * It is called Utis in Nepalese and Nepalese Alder in English . * A fall-flowering species. * Multipurpose alder tree found in the subtropical highlands of the Himalaya.

* Has various edible uses, such as cooking the flowers and obtaining a gum from the trunk * Native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales , Victoria , Tasmania , and the Australian Capital Territory .

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

* Bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite poor soils it also makes some of this nitrogen available to other plants growing nearby.

* This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive. Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia].