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* This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * A very ornamental and fast growing tree, it grows best in hot summers.

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. Sinensis has in vitro effects that may be indicative of antiallergic activities, possibly due to the saponins in fruits. * Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas vesicatoria...

* An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye. It is found in Nebraska, western Oklahoma, southwestern South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas.

Good background plant. * A very tolerant and easily grown plant, it succeeds in almost any soil or situation so long as it is not water-logged. * Gorgeous yellow flowers in 15" pendulous clusters in May, beautifully displayed against deep green leaves;...

* Small, gray-green compound leaves, light yellow flowers in May and June; native to Siberia and northern China; Hortus says this species only gets 3' tall and has a spreading habit; may vary with provenance of seed.

* Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow . * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised.

Healthy guanacaste trees generate massive, nearly annual crops of seeds. Guanacaste seedlings then grow rapidly, often reaching over one meter in height in their first year of life.

* It is considered to be a desirable plant in the garden due to its deep blue to violet spring flowers, the attractive light green compound leaves, and also for the somewhat unusual oblong fruits that emerge in the late summer.

* Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not . * Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun.

* This is a deciduous spiny shrub sprawling to a few meters in maximum width and up to three meters tall. Very intolerant of winter wet, especially when grown on its own roots. * It is tolerant of saline soils.

It also has numerous sharp needle-like spines produced on the leaf stems; these protect the stem growing point from browsing animals. Plants have been used to form hedges in Mediterranean areas.

Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels. Readily eaten by grazing animals.

* Small, gray-green compound leaves, light yellow flowers in May and June; native to Siberia and northern China; Hortus says this species only gets 3' tall and has a spreading habit; may vary with provenance of seed.

* Native to southern Italy (including Sardinia ) and Corsica. * An excellent windbreak for maritime areas, it grows quite quickly and establishes well even in very windy sites. * This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused...

* This is a deciduous spiny shrub sprawling to a few meters in maximum width and up to three meters tall. Very intolerant of winter wet, especially when grown on its own roots. * It is tolerant of saline soils.

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints...

* The pulp in the seedpods of carob is very nutritious and, due to its high sugar content, sweet-tasting and mildly laxative. * The seedpods are filled with a saccharine pulp and can be eaten both green or dried.

Fast growing, showy color. Each palmate leaf is made up of 5 to 10 leaflets each up to 7 centimeters long. It is a hairy, erect perennial herb often exceeding a meter in height. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California ,...

* An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery. * The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large clusters of colorful blue,pink,purple,red or white flowers.

A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers. It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia . The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens .

* An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia. * Mirbelia is a plant genus belonging to the Fabaceae family.

The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The root is cardiac and febrifuge.

* It differs from all other pinyon species in that it has very massive cones and large seeds. * Seedlings have up to 24 cotyledons on germination (the most of any plant)! * The Mexican government has declared this species endangered.

A tea made from the berries has a spicy gin-like flavour. Common Juniper has needle-like leaves in whorls of three; the leaves are green, with a single white stomatal band on the inner surface.

* 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].