Nitrogen Fixing Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Fresno

* An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery. * This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by mulching around the base it can grow in hotter areas as well.

The inflorescence is up to 44 centimeters long, bearing whorls of flowers each 1 to 1.6 centimeters long. * Lupinus albicaulis is a species of lupine known by the common name sickle-keel lupine .

Requires an acid to neutral soil. Plants are hardy to about -25°c. Legume species. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately good soil in a sunny position. Blooms early to mid season.

* The wood of the shrub extremely hard and reddish, from which the common name comes. * The Cercocarpus betuloides leaves are distinctive in that they have smooth edges from the base to about half way up, then are wavy or toothed to the rounded tip.

* A shrub; red flowers in racemes. * The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten.

* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea .

It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Agardh subclass: Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur Superorder: Rosanae Takht.

* 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. * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae...

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado , where it grows in several habitat types including coniferous forest , chaparral , and various types of woodland.

* A deciduous tree growing to 12 m (39ft 4in) at a slow rate. * Chinese relative of G. * The fruit is high in saponins and is used as a soap for washing fabrics and thebody. The tree can fix nitrogen.

* 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. * Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the tuberous pea, tuberous vetchling, earthnut pea, or aardaker,...

It grows well in heavy clay soils and in poor shallow limestone soils. * Laburnum alpinum (Scottish Laburnum) is a leguminous flowering tree. * Small specimen tree or shrub for location around residential homes.

It is also known in cultivation in North America as Birdfoot Deervetch . Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. * Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa .

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado , where it grows in several habitat types including coniferous forest , chaparral , and various types of woodland.

Its fast rate of growth means that it quickly provides sheltered conditions to allow more permanent woodland trees to become established. In addition, bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite...

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

* A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe. * An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark. The leaves are shiny green, ovoid, 3-8 cm long and 2-6 cm broad.

* 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.

* Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.

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

It is also efficient in nitrogen fixation, at more than 500 kg/ha/year. * Leucaena leucocephala is a species of small Mimosoid tree that is native to southern Mexico and northern Central America ( Belize and Guatemala ).

Use with caution, internal consumption can cause damage to the kidneys and uterine bleeding. It is an aromatic tonic herb that stimulates the uterus, reduces inflammation, controls bacterial infections and promotes healing.

* Although considered a "winter" squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species as all "summer" squashes (including zucchini and yellow crookneck squash). * As the name suggests, its shape resembles that of an acorn.

It works by doubling the chromosome number. * The species is commonly cultivated in temperate areas. * The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back.

The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. It is native to Morocco , but it can be found elsewhere growing wild as an introduced species , such as California .

It is a hardy plant that grows to zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter green. Its dark green leaves can be used much like spinach, raw in salads or steamed. * Valerianella locusta is a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae...

Other woodland species can rapidly utilise these increased nitrogen levels provided by the nodules of bacteria present in their expansive root systems. As a pioneer plant it quickly binds the erosion-prone soil following the bushfires that are common...