Nitrogen Fixing Plant Medicinal Plant For Sale In Minnesota

Superorder: Rosanae Takht. Agardh subclass: Magnoliidae Novak ex Takht. Species: !Amorpha georgiana Wilbur Genus: !Amorpha L. * class: Equisetopsida C. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl.

* The pulp in the seedpods of carob is very nutritious and, due to its high sugar content, sweet-tasting and mildly laxative. * A tree of rounded habit with evergreen compound leaves; small red flowers in racemes in spring.

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge.

* The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. Because airborne nitrogen can be fixed in its roots, it has the capability to grow in infertile habitats. The vitamin C content is about 12mg per 100g.

* An essential oil called Cassie is distilled from the flowers. * While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating Northern Australia and Southern Asia.

* 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.

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 species name campestre means "of the fields". * 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...

* Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or Wild Sensitive Plant) is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas.

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

* The inflorescence is a raceme of generally pea-like yellow flowers about 3 centimeters long. The leaves are made up of many pairs of slightly hairy oval-shaped leaflets, each up to about 3 centimeters long.

Several cultivar groups have been selected for agricultural use, mostly derived from T. * It is a herbaceous, short-lived perennial plant, variable in size, growing to 20–80 cm tall.

* 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 , and west to Minnesota .

* This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc. * Its fast rate of growth means that it quickly provides sheltered conditions to allow more permanent woodland trees to become established.

* The legume provides an excellent source of high protein cattle fodder. * Leucaena leucocephala is a species of small Mimosoid tree that is native to southern Mexico and northern Central America ( Belize and Guatemala ).

They have a flavour similar to mushrooms when sauteed. The yields of pods average 250 - 500g per m². The seed can also be roasted and eaten like peanuts or fermented and used as tempeh.

Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. * White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West Asia . Thick growing and winter hardy.

* 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,...

Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay. * White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West Asia . Thick growing and winter hardy.

* 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.

It has a longhistory of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution. * The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing.

* Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.

* 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 farmland, difficult sites etc.

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 roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.

* 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.

* Plants have an extensive root system and are also fairly wind tolerant, they can be planted as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion. * It is found throughout eastern Canada, northern Mexico, and most of the continental United States.

An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels.