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* Cercocarpus montanus is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Rosaceae known by may common names (see below) including mountain mahogany and alder-leaf cercocarpus. * The wood is heavy, hard and brittle.

The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness. * It has very small purple flowers which are grouped in racemes . * Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an...

* Lathyrus tuberosus is native to Europe and parts of western Asia. Sweet and starchy, it is delicious when baked with a flavour that is somewhat like a sweet potato. * The root is eaten cooked or raw.

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

Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur Genus: !Amorpha L. * This is a beautiful flowering shrub with an extremely limited range in North Carolina. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl.

* The roots can grow deeper than 4 feet (1.2m). * Resinous pustules on the plant contain 'amorpha', a contact and stomachic insecticide that also acts as an insect repellent. This plant can be found growing in well drained soils of prairies, bluffs, and...

Australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

The shrub's white flowers are small, clustered, and mildly scented. * The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the genus name root cerco derives, meaning "tail", referring to the tail-like appearance of the fruit;...

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

* Native Americans used it for respiratory and muscle disorders, as a purgative, and as a ceremonial medicine.The plant was used as a traditional medicinal plant by the Cherokee, Iroquois, Penobscot, and other indigenous peoples.

* Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe of southern Europe east to the Himalayas.

Thick growing and winter hardy. * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. 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.

* Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae ( legumes ), native to the eastern Mediterranean region from Sicily east to Crete .

* 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...

* 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 habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

In winter, the seeds are important foods for the Carolina Wren and species of Tree Sparrow . As of 1991, no known fire has killed this plant's roots. Cerifera will also provide habitat for the Northern Bobwhite Quail.

* A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. * 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,...

In winter, the seeds are important foods for the Carolina Wren and species of Tree Sparrow . As of 1991, no known fire has killed this plant's roots. Cerifera will also provide habitat for the Northern Bobwhite Quail.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

* It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich soils, at an altitude of 0–400 metres (0–1,300 ft) above sea level. They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence...

* Red clover is commonly used to make a sweet-tasting herbal tea. * Dietary amounts of red clover are safe, but medicinal quantities may cause rash-like reactions, muscle ache, headache, nausea, vaginal bleeding in women, and slow blood clotting.

* Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the area. * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn.

* Bold, shiny, dark green palmate leaves more than 1' across; forms a large, rounded, open shrub; white flowers in fall; should be grown in shade, as sun and wind brown the leaves; often grown as a house plant; native to Japan.

Plants flower the second year from seed, so the wait isn't too long. * This is a great little flower that really livens up the spring garden. Well worth putting in a partial shade location.

* 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.

Thick growing and winter hardy. * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. 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.

* A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. * 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,...