Nitrogen Fixing Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Arizona

* It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. * It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller. * Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or...

The leaves are trifoliate with a long petiole, each leaflet hairy, 8-16 mm across, with a truncated or bilobed apex. * It has been introduced into the United States, originally as forage for cattle.

Leaves & stems are covered with silver hair. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels.

* Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m. Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia]. It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind...

The leaves are trifoliate with a long petiole, each leaflet hairy, 8-16 mm across, with a truncated or bilobed apex. * It has been introduced into the United States, originally as forage for cattle.

The flowers are a very good source, when used as a body soap they leave behind a pleasant perfume on the skin. * All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce a good lather which is an effective and gentle...

* Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.

* It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands. The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified dentate, pinnately lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when...

Leaves & stems are covered with silver hair. Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels.

* Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns.

* Shiny green leaves. * Bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite poor soils it also makes some of this nitrogen available to other plants growing nearby.

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.

Betula is the genus for birch, and the species name refers to the birch-like leaves. * 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.

* Gold, green and grey dyes are obtained from the leaves. Used for flooring, axe handles, firewood, poles etc. * The plant forms suckers and is a good soil stabilizer. * Casuarina cunninghamiana - River Oak , River She-oak , Creek Oak or Fire Oak is a...

The fruit contains about 8.3% sugars, 4.5% protein, 1% ash. The fruit must be fully ripe before it can be enjoyed raw, if even slightly under-ripe it will be quite astringent. * Leaves bright green on top, silvery beneath, sweetly fragrant silvery-white...

* It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands. The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified dentate, pinnately lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when...

Typically, it has a moderate to fast growth rate, being able to grow one to three feet during the first year after trimming. The plant is native to Siberia and parts of China and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan .

It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the San Gabriel Mountains .

* It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. * It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller. * Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or...

* Sweet clover is a major source of nectar for domestic honey bees as hives near sweetclover can yield up to 200 pounds of honey in a year. * Seed propagation - sow spring to mid-summer in situ.

It is found throughout much of Europe but seldom as far north as Scotland . * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow...

* Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns.

The flowers are a very good source, when used as a body soap they leave behind a pleasant perfume on the skin. * All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce a good lather which is an effective and gentle...

For these reasons, it is used as a green manure crop. The leaves are alternate, trifoliate (with three leaflets), each leaflet 15–30 mm long and 8–15 mm broad, green with a characteristic pale crescent in the outer half of the leaf; the petiole is...

A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). Stays green a long time. It grows in meadows, on roadsides, riversides etc. Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist.

Very few mature trees survived but regeneration is occurring by the hundreds to thousands. * The northernmost stand, in Orange County, which comprises a large area on the upper limits of Coal Canyon and on Sierra Peak in the Santa Ana Mountains, burned...

* It can be slow to establish but it will hold up to grazing, high saline soils, wet soils and can take some shade. * Palestine Strawberry Clover was developed in Australia and is very tolerant of adverse conditions.