Nitrogen Fixing Plant Seeds For Sale In Thornton

Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur Agardh subclass: Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht.

* A herbaceous, forage, perennial, cool season legume. A useful green manure plant, fixing atmospheric nitrogen. * Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa .

The wood is extremely durable and is used primarily for making fence posts. * Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins.

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 whole plant, known as ning tiao, is used in the treatment of cancer of the breast, and the orifice to the womb, and for dysmenorrhoea and other gynaecological problems. It is a shrub growing to heights of 12 feet or more and is a perennial .

* 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.

Both are dried for later use. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action.

Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. Thick growing and winter hardy. * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants...

Unfortunately, yields are rather low and so the plant is only worthwhile growing as a taste treat, not as a staple crop. * Lathyrus tuberosus is a perennial plant with edible tubers 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long attached to its roots.

* The flowers can be eaten raw. * The deep pink flowers are produced on year-old or older growth, including the trunk in late spring ( cauliflory ). The flower buds are pickled and used as a condiment.

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. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the...

* A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. * Calia secundiflora is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae , that is native to the southwestern United States ( Texas , New Mexico ) and Mexico ( Chihuahua and Coahuila south...

It provides quick, woody, vegetative cover on droughty, critical areas needing stabilizing cover. It should not be used for residential plantings, or anywhere that formal landscaping is desired.

Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 10 leaflets each up to 7 centimeters long. The flower is purple to yellowish or whitish in color and has a sickle -shaped keel. * Perennial wild flower, Flowers in clusters, color purple.

* Cercocarpus montanus is common in the chaparral, on mesas and on the lower foothills of the south eastern Rocky mountains of North America. It is found in Nebraska, western Oklahoma, southwestern South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and...

In suitable climates, the plant is much used in windbreaks, shelterbelts and for land reclamation. * The plant forms suckers and is a good soil stabilizer. It is often planted along the sides of streams to protect them from erosion.

* A broad, flat-topped shrub native to northeast U.S.; has fragrant foliage, long, narrow, frondlike leaves; a nitrogen-fixer, so good for poor soils; takes sun or part shade. * The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not...

* 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.

It is very good. * The Psoralea glandulosa, also called wallwa, culen or St. Augustine grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family of Fabaceae . The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink.

* 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.

Mearnsii is native to south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, but has been introduced to North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, Africa, and New Zealand.

* 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 can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface. It may be hard to kill! * Caragana microphylla is a polymorphic species and in some cases with transitional forms. This species is planted for dune stabilization and for soil and water conservation.

Immature seeds are used in soups etc. The roasted seed is a coffee substitute. * Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. * This tropical legume can be grown as an annual in the north.

Readily eaten by grazing animals. Used as a reclamation species on very poor soils. An extract of the plant is of disputed utility in chronic kidney disease. An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends.

It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface. It may be hard to kill! * Caragana microphylla is a polymorphic species and in some cases with transitional forms. This species is planted for dune stabilization and for soil and water conservation.

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...