Perennial Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In North Carolina

* The flowers are demulcent, diuretic and emollient. * The plants are easily grown from seed, and readily self-seed. They are useful in the treatment of chest complaints. * A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking.

Stems are glabrous or moderately covered in hirsute hairs with spreading branches. * Rudbeckia fulgida are perennial herbaceous plants growing up to 120 cm tall, growing from rosettes that develop at the end of stolons.

* Big Bluestem is a perennial grass. As the season progresses, plants develop a dozen or more leaves from a central tiller. A warm-season grass, big bluestem begins growing in mid to late spring, several weeks after cool-season grasses.

* The small oat-like seeds develop on the side of the stalk. * A pasture grass occurring widely throughout the Western Hemisphere * It is considered a good foraging grass for livestock and is also good for erosion control.

* Dichanthelium clandestinum is a species of grass known by the common name deertongue. It tolerates acid soils and thin, infertile soils. * This plant is tolerant of high levels of aluminum in soils.

* Thrives in full sun or dappled shade on rich, moisture-retentive soils sheltered from strong winds. * Chasmanthium latifolium , known as Woodoats , Inland sea oats , and River oats is a grass native to the eastern United States .

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

However, this plant will not survive shoot destruction indefinitely. Cerifera' s root system is fire-resistant. Three consecutive years of shoot destruction may kill all plants affected.

The yellowish inflorescence appears to emerge from one side of the stem about 20 cm from the top. The stems can also be dried then twisted or braided into ropes for tying or binding.

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 Africa , and West Asia .

Stems are glabrous or moderately covered in hirsute hairs with spreading branches. * Rudbeckia fulgida are perennial herbaceous plants growing up to 120 cm tall, growing from rosettes that develop at the end of stolons.

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 Africa , and West Asia .

Stems are glabrous or moderately covered in hirsute hairs with spreading branches. * Rudbeckia fulgida are perennial herbaceous plants growing up to 120 cm tall, growing from rosettes that develop at the end of stolons.

* Grown mostly as a novelty due to the heart shaped fruit. * Wyman says the kernals come out whole. * Differs from the straight species in that the nuts are heart-shaped, thin-shelled, and easily cracked.

Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47. The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long.

* It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland. * It succeeds on shallow chalky soils. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper...

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. An edible oil is obtained from the seed. Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. The seed can be dried and ground into a powder which is added to cereals and used in making...

* It typically grows at altitudes of 1,000–3,000 meters above sea level, where precipitation averages between 30–60 centimeters (12 to 24 inches) per year. * Gambel oak ( Quercus gambelii ) is a deciduous small tree or large shrub widespread in the...

* Timothy grass is a very variable species that is commonly grown as a hay grass. 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 Cat's-tail...

The seed is up to 3cm long. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months. Rather thin-shelled, the seed is small and sweet.

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

It was introduced to American colonists by Indians who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating. The plant, however, should be used with some caution since large doses are laxative and emetic and the plant might contain potentially...

Its late blooming habit and hardiness, combined with high yield offer lots of potential. * Jefferson is also the best in shell variety yet found with resistance. They can also be liquidized and used as a plant milk.

* Vaccinium parvifolium is cultivated in the specialty horticulture trade with limited availability as an ornamental plant: for natural landscaping, native plant, and habitat gardens; wildlife gardens; and restoration projects.

* The seedheads resemble small sweetgum balls but do not grow above the foliage. * This carex is common throughout southern and central Missouri in the moist soil beside ponds, streams and spring branches and in calcium-rich swampy meadows.

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. * An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark.

National Arboretum. It is a small flowering tree that grows 15-20' tall. Dudley of the U. * It is grown elsewhere as an ornamental . It flowers during the summer in white blooms. * The fruit has a bitter-sweet flavour, tasting like an over-ripe banana.