Nitrogen Fixing Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Oregon

It is grown as a horticultural annual in zones 3-5. Several cultivar groups have been selected for agricultural use, mostly derived from T. * Trifolium pratense is the national flower of Denmark and the state flower of Vermont.

* This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive. It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion...

Common names include Bog Myrtle and Sweet Gale . They are sometimes put in beer and ale to improve the flavour and increase foaming. * Foliage, deciduous, is fragrant when crushed, and has been used medicinally; tiny fruits; branches once used in England...

* Flowers are reddish-brown in the male and red in the female. * The River Oak is an attractive evergreen tree with fine greyish green needle-like foliage that grows to a height of 60 metres (200 ft) with a spread of about 10 metres.

* 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.

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

* It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands. * The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not a fern. It is native to eastern North America , from southern Quebec south to the extreme north of Georgia...

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 leaves appear shortly after the first flowers emerge. * The flowers can be eaten raw. These are heart-shaped with a blunt apex, which occasionally has a shallow notch at the tip.

It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado , Rio Grande New Mexico , to west Texas , where it grows in woodland, chaparral , forest, and other habitat.

* The root is eaten cooked or raw. * 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 plant is a trailer or weak climber, supported by tendrils, growing to 1.2 m tall.

* It can be slow to establish but it will hold up to grazing, high saline soils, wet soils and can take some shade. * Palestine Strawberry Clover was developed in Australia and is very tolerant of adverse conditions.

It tolerates acid soils and thin, infertile soils. * This species is a rhizomatous perennial grass forming clumps of hairy stems up to 1.4 meters tall. It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the eastern United States.

* Flowers are reddish-brown in the male and red in the female. * The River Oak is an attractive evergreen tree with fine greyish green needle-like foliage that grows to a height of 60 metres (200 ft) with a spread of about 10 metres.

As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn) through late winter, the brightest winter bark of any cornus. It is a large suckering shrub that can be grown as a small tree.

But little is known as an ornamental. * The nuts are edible. E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang (Daxinganling), Henan (Funiu Shan), ?Hubei, Jilin (Changbai Shan), Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Sichuan [Japan, Korea, Russia (Far East)].

Very few mature trees survived but regeneration is occurring by the hundreds to thousands. It grows at elevations of 450–1,500 metres (1,480–4,920 ft). * Cupressus forbesii is native to montane chaparral and woodlands habitats in the western Peninsular...

* The seed is edible raw or cooked. These can be removed by soaking the seed in water for a few days, changing the soak water regularly. Not of a good taste. It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall.

The inflated bladder like flowers are interesting. It is considered a noxious weed in the state of Washington and seems to be tolerated most others. * This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America.

Rather slow to establish. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist. Stays green a long time. * It is a perennial which grows between 30 and 120 cm (47 in), flowering from June until July.

* This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop.

* It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20-47 m tall. * It has greenish yellow flowers in May and the dark green leaves turn yellow to pumpkin-orange in the fall. * A species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the...

* Edible Uses: Fruit - cooked. A lime substitute. * A tree to 60 ft. It is used in preserves. It is in flower from Mar to May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October. Known for its 1/2-3/4 in.

The colour is yellow when mixed with alum. Sativus) was formerly widely used in textile processing, providing a natural comb for cleaning, aligning and raising the nap on fabrics, particularly wool.

* The English name refers to the species' occurrence in the lands of the Apache Native Americans, while the scientific name commemorates the pioneering American botanist George Engelmann who discovered the species in 1848.

* It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 20–40 m tall, exceptionally 59 m, and with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m. In this capacity it differs from many alpine conifers in its tolerance of relatively warm, damp environments, and in such...

The flowerhead is 7–15 cm long and 8–10 mm broad, with densely packed spikelets. It grows to 50–150 cm tall, with leaves up to 45 cm long and 1 cm broad. Timothy-grass can be confused with Meadow Foxtail ( Alopecurus pratensis ) and Purple-stem...