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      • Abelmoschus esculentus - Okra
      • Acacia saligna - Blue-leaved wattle
      • Acacia spp. - Acacia
      • Acer spp. - Maple
      • Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
      • Achnatherum hymenoides - Indian ricegrass
      • Acorn
      • Actinidia arguta - Hardy kiwifruit
      • Actinidia deliciosa - Kiwifruit
      • Actinidia kolomikta - Hardy kiwifruit
      • Actinidia spp. - Kiwi
      • Africa
      • Agave americana - Century plant
      • Agrostis spp. - Bentgrass
      • Ailanthus altissima - Tree of heaven
      • Air purification
      • Ajuga reptans - Bugle
      • Albizia julibrissin - Mimosa
      • Alkanna tinctoria - Dyer's alkanet
      • Allantoin
      • Allelopathy
      • Allium ampeloprasum - Wild leek
      • Allium cepa - Onion
      • Allium fistulosum - Welsh onion
      • Allium moly - Golden garlic
      • Allium neapolitanum - Naples garlic
      • Allium porrum - Leek
      • Allium roseum - Rosy garlic
      • Allium sativum - Garlic
      • Allium schoenoprasum - Chives
      • Allium sphaerocephalon - Round-headed leek
      • Allium spp. - Alliums
      • Allium subhirsutum - Hairy garlic
      • Allium tricoccum - Ramps
      • Allium triquetrum - Three-cornered leek
      • Allium tuberosum - Garlic chives
      • Allium ursinum - Wild garlic
      • Almond
      • Alnus glutinosa - European alder
      • Alnus spp. - Alder
      • Aloe ferox - Cape aloe
      • Amalanchier alnifolia - Serviceberry
      • Amalanchier spp. - Serviceberry
      • Amaranthus retroflexus - Red root Pigweed
      • Amelanchier ovalis - Snowy mespilus
      • Ammi majus - Toothpick ammi
      • Amorpha canescens - Leadplant
      • Amorpha fruticosa - False indigo
      • Amorpha nana - Dwarf wild indigo
      • Amphicarpeae bracteata - Hog peanut
      • Anagallis arvensis - Scarlet Pimpernel
      • Anchusa officinalis - Common bugloss
      • Andropogon gerardii - Big bluestem
      • Anemone patens - Pasque flower
      • Anethum graveolens - Dill
      • Angelica gigas - Angelica
      • Annual
      • Anthemis arvensis - Corn Chamomile
      • Anthemis tinctoria - Golden marguerite
      • Apios americana - Groundnut
      • Apios spp. - Groundnut
      • Apium graveolens - Celery
      • Apple
      • Apricot
      • Arachis hypogaea - Peanut
      • Arbutus unedo - Strawberry tree
      • Arctium minus - Burdock
      • Arctostaphyllos manzanita - Manzanita
      • Arctostaphyllos spp. - Manzanita
      • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Bearberry
      • Argania spinosa - Argan
      • Armoracia rusticana - Horseradish
      • Aronia melanocarpa - Chokeberry
      • Artemisia absinthium - Wormwood
      • Artemisia arborescens - Tree wormwood
      • Artemisia dracunculus - Tarragon
      • Artemisia frigida - Prairie sagewort
      • Artemisia ludoviciana - White sagebrush
      • Artemisia tridentata - Big sagebrush
      • Arundo donax - Giant reed
      • Asarum canadense - Wild ginger
      • Asclepias syriaca - Common milkweed
      • Ash
      • Asia
      • Asimina triloba - Pawpaw
      • Asparagus acutifolius - Wild asparagus
      • Asparagus officinalis - Asparagus
      • Asphodelus aestivus - Asphodel
      • Astilbe spp. - Meadow sweet
      • Astragalus canadensis - Canada milkvetch
      • Astragalus crassicarpus - Ground plum
      • Astragalus glycyphyllos - Wild liquorice
      • Astragalus membranaceus - Huang qi
      • Astragalus spp. - Milkvetch
      • Atriplex canescens - Fourwing saltbush
      • Atriplex halimus - Mediterranean saltbush
      • Atriplex hastata - Fat hen
      • Attracting bees
      • Attracting beneficial insects
      • Australia
      • Avena sativa - Oat
      • Azolla filiculoides - Pacific Mosquitofern
      • Baccharis pilularis - Coyote brush
      • Ballota nigra - Black horehound
      • Baptisia australis - Blue false indigo
      • Baptisia bracteata - Plains wild indigo
      • Barberry
      • Bark
      • Barrier
      • Bean
      • Bee food
      • Bee shelter
      • Bees
      • Beeswax
      • Berberis spp. - Barberry
      • Berberis thunbergii - Japanese barberry
      • Berry
      • Beta vulgaris - Swiss chard
      • Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima - Sea beet
      • Betula spp. - Birch
      • Biennial
      • Biodiversity
      • Biomass
      • Bird
      • Bird house
      • Bird nesting space
      • Bituminaria bituminosa - Pitch trefoil
      • Borago officinalis - Borage
      • Bouteloua gracilis - Blue grama
      • Branches
      • Brassica juncea - Brown mustard
      • Brassica napus - Rapeseed
      • Brassica nigra - Black mustard
      • Brassica oleracea - Wild cabbage
      • Brassica rapa - Turnip
      • Brassica spp. - Brassicas
      • Bromus inermis - Smooth brome
      • Bunium bulbocastanum - Earth chestnut
      • Bupleurum fruticosum - Shrubby hare's ear
      • Buxus sempervirens - Common box
      • Caenothus spp. - Wild lilac
      • Calamintha nepeta - Lesser calamint
      • Calcium
      • Calcium accumulator
      • Calcium carbonate
      • Callirhoe involucrata - Purple poppy mallow
      • Camassia quamash - Camas
      • Campanula poscharskyana - Trailing bellflower
      • Canavanine
      • Candle
      • Cannabis sativa - Hemp
      • Canola oil
      • Capparis spinosa - Caper
      • Capsella bursa-pastoris - Shepherd's purse
      • Capsicum annuum - Pepper
      • Caragana arborescens - Siberian pea shrub
      • Caragana frutex - Russian peashrub
      • Caragana microphylla - Littleleaf peashrub
      • Caragana pygmaea - Pygmy peashrub
      • Carbon
      • Carbon dioxide
      • Carbon storage
      • Carduus nutans - Nodding thistle
      • Carotene
      • Carthamus tinctorius - Safflower
      • Carum carvi - Caraway
      • Carya illinoinensis - Pecan
      • Carya laciniosa - Shellbark hickory
      • Carya ovata - Shagbark hickory
      • Carya spp. - Hickory
      • Castanea dentata - American chestnut
      • Castanea mollissima - Chinese chestnut
      • Castanea pumila - Chinkapin
      • Castanea sativa - Sweet chestnut
      • Castanea spp. - Chestnut
      • Cat food
      • Celtis australis - European nettle tree
      • Celtis conferta subsp. amblyphylla - Cottonwood
      • Celtis occidentalis - Hackberry
      • Celtis spp. - Hackberry
      • Ceratonia siliqua - Carob
      • Cercis siliquastrum - Judas tree
      • Cercocarpus ledifolius - Curl-leaf mountain mahogany
      • Cercocarpus montanus - Mountain mahogany
      • Chamaecrista fasciculata - Partridge pea
      • Chamaemelum nobile - Roman chamomile
      • Chamaerops humilis - European fan palm
      • Chamomilla recutita - German Chamomile
      • Charcoal
      • Chenopodium album - Lamb's quarters
      • Chenopodium quinoa - Quinoa
      • Chenopodium spp. - Goosefoot
      • Chicken
      • Chicken manure
      • Cicer arietinum - Chickpea
      • Cichorium endivia - Endive
      • Cichorium intybus - Chicory
      • Cirsium arvense - Canada thistle
      • Cistus albidus - Grey-leaved cistus
      • Cistus creticus - Cretan rockrose
      • Cistus ladanifer - Rockrose
      • Cistus salviifolius - Sage-leaved cistus
      • Citrullus lanatus - Watermelon
      • Citrus aurantiifolia - Lime
      • Citrus aurantium - Seville orange
      • Citrus limon - Lemon
      • Citrus reticulata - Mandarin
      • Citrus sinensis - Orange
      • Citrus x paradisi - Grapefruit
      • Clematis flammula - Fragrant virgin's bower
      • Clematis spp. - Clematis
      • Cleome serrulata - Rocky Mountain beeplant
      • Clethra alnifolia - Summersweet clethra
      • Clitoria mariana - Butterfly pea
      • Clock
      • Cloud
      • Cobalt
      • Cobalt accumulator
      • Colchicum autumnale - Autumn crocus
      • Cold semi-arid (BSk)
      • Colutea arborescens - Bladder senna
      • Comptonia peregrina - Sweetfern
      • Condensation
      • Cooling
      • Copper
      • Copper accumulator
      • Coreopsis tinctoria - Plains coreopsis
      • Coriandrum sativum - Coriander
      • Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood
      • Cornus mas - Cornelian cherry dogwood
      • Cornus spp. - Dogwood
      • Coronilla emerus - Scorpion senna
      • Corylus avellana - Common hazel
      • Corylus spp. - Hazel
      • Cotinus coggygria - Smoke tree
      • Crambe maritima - Sea kale
      • Crataegus aestivalis - Mayhaw
      • Crataegus azarolus - Azarole
      • Crataegus douglasii - Black hawthorn
      • Crataegus opaca - Mayhaw
      • Crataegus spp. - Hawthorn
      • Crithmum maritimum - Rock samphire
      • Crocus sativus - Saffron crocus
      • Crotolaria juncea - Sunn hemp
      • Cucumber
      • Cucumis melo - Melon
      • Cucumis sativus - Cucumber
      • Cucumis spp. - Cucumbers and Melons
      • Cucurbita pepo - Pumpkin
      • Cucurbita spp. - Squash
      • Cuminum cyminum - Cumin
      • Cupressus sempervirens - Italian cypress
      • Cydonia oblonga - Quince
      • Cynara cardunculus - Cardoon
      • Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus - Globe artichoke
      • Cynoglossum officinale - Hound's tongue
      • Cytisus spp. - Broom
      • Dalea candida - White prairie clover
      • Dalea purpurea - Purple prairie clover
      • Daphne gnidium - Flax-leaved daphne
      • Daucus carota - Queen Anne's lace
      • Deciduous
      • Deep mulch
      • Deer forage
      • Deer repellent
      • Desmodium spp. - Trefoil
      • Dioscorea batatas - Chinese mountain yam
      • Diospyros kaki - Asian persimmon
      • Diospyros lotus - Date-plum
      • Diospyros virginiana - American persimmon
      • Diospyrus spp. - Persimmon
      • Diplotaxis tenuifolia - Perennial wall rocket
      • Dog food
      • Drought-tolerance
      • Duck
      • Dust collection
      • Dye
      • Ecballium elaterium - Squirting cucumber
      • Echinacea angustifolia - Narrow-leaved coneflower
      • Echinacea purpurea - Purple coneflower
      • Echium vulgare - Viper's bugloss
      • Edible chestnut
      • Egg
      • Eggshell
      • Elaeagnus × submacrophylla - Elaeagnus
      • Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian olive
      • Elaeagnus commutata - Silverberry
      • Elaeagnus multiflora - Goumi
      • Elaeagnus umbellata - Autumn olive
      • Elymus canadensis - Canada wildrye
      • Empetrum rubrum - Magellan crowberry
      • Ephedra fragilis - Joint pine
      • Ephedra sinica - Ma huang
      • Equisetum spp. - Horsetails
      • Erica arborea - Tree heath
      • Ericameria nauseosa - Rubber rabbitbrush
      • Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat
      • Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa - Rocket
      • Eryngium campestre - Field eryngo
      • Eryngium maritimum - Sea holly
      • Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake master
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      • Evergreen
      • Fabiana imbricata - Pichi
      • Fagopyrum dibotrys - Perennial buckwheat
      • Fagopyrum esculentums - Buckwheat
      • Fagopyrum spp. - Buckwheat
      • Fagus grandiflora - Beech
      • Fagus sylvatica - Beech
      • Fargesia spp. - Bamboo
      • Fast-growing
      • Feather
      • Feijoa fruit
      • Feijoa sellowiana - Pineapple guava
      • Fennel seed
      • Fern
      • Fertilizer
      • Ferula communis - Giant fennel
      • Festuca rubra - Red fescue
      • Fibre
      • Ficus carica - Fig
      • Fig
      • Fire
      • Firebreak
      • Fish habitat
      • Flaxseed
      • Flaxseed oil
      • Fodder
      • Foeniculum vulgare - Fennel
      • Folate - VitaminB9
      • Foriestiera spp. - Privet
      • Fortunella margarita - Kumquat
      • Fragaria spp. - Strawberry
      • Fraxinus ornus - Manna ash
      • Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green ash
      • Fraxinus spp. - Ash
      • Fruit
      • Fuel
      • Full shade
      • Full sun
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      • Gallium aparine - Cleavers
      • Garlic cloves
      • Gaultheria shallon - Salal
      • Genista spp. - Genista
      • Genista tinctoria - Dyer's greenweed
      • Gleditsia triacanthos - Honey Locust
      • Glucose
      • Glycyrrhiza lepidota - American licorice
      • Glycyrrhiza spp. - Licorice
      • Glycyrrhiza uralensis - Chinese licorice
      • Grapes
      • Green manure
      • Grindelia squarrosa - Curlycup gumweed
      • Ground cover
      • Gutierrezia sarothrae - Broom snakeweed
      • Gymnocladus dioica - Kentucky coffee tree
      • Hail
      • Hair
      • Halimodendron halodendron - Siberian salt tree
      • Hamamelis virginiana - Witch hazel
      • Hardiness zone 2
      • Hardiness zone 3
      • Hardiness zone 4
      • Hardiness zone 5
      • Hardiness zone 6
      • Hardiness zone 7
      • Hardiness zone 8
      • Hardiness zone 9
      • Hardiness zone 10
      • Hardiness zone 11
      • Hardiness zone 12
      • Hay
      • Hazelnut
      • Heat
      • Heat insulation
      • Heat regulation
      • Heating
      • Hedge
      • Hedysarum boreale - Sweet vetch
      • Hedysarum coronarium - Sulla
      • Helianthus annuus - Sunflower
      • Helianthus maximiliani - Maximilian sunflower
      • Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem artichoke
      • Helichrysum italicum - Curry plant
      • Herb
      • Hippophae rhamnoides - Sea buckthorn
      • Honey
      • Hordeum vulgare - Barley
      • House
      • Hugelkultur
      • Human
      • Human effort
      • Human food
      • Humanure
      • Humulus lupulus - Hops
      • Hydraulic redistribution
      • Hypericum perforatum - St John's Wort
      • Hyssopus officinalis - Hyssop
      • Ilex aquifolium - Common holly
      • Ilex spp. - Holly
      • Infrared light
      • Insect repellent
      • Insect shelter
      • Inula helenium - Elecampane
      • Ipomoea leptophylla - Bush morning glory
      • Iron
      • Iron accumulator
      • Isatis tinctoria - Woad
      • Jasminum spp. - Jasmine
      • Juglans ailantifolia cordiformis - Heartnut
      • Juglans cinerea - Butternut
      • Juglans nigra - Black walnut
      • Juglans regia - Walnut
      • Juglans spp. - Walnut
      • Juglans x bisbyi - Buartnut
      • Juglone
      • Juniperus communis - Common juniper
      • Juniperus oxycedrus - Prickly juniper
      • Juniperus phoenicea - Phoenician juniper
      • Juniperus virginiana - Eastern red cedar
      • Kitchen scraps
      • Koeleria macrantha - Prairie junegrass
      • Krascheninnikovia lanata - Winterfat
      • Laburnum anagyroides - Golden-chain tree
      • Lactuca sativa - Lettuce
      • Lake
      • Larrea tridentata - Creosote bush
      • Lathyrus sativus - Grass pea
      • Lathyrus spp. - Sweet pea
      • Laurus nobilis - Bay laurel
      • Lavandula angustifolia - Lavender
      • Lavandula latifolia - Spike lavender
      • Lavandula stoechas - French lavender
      • Leaves
      • Lemna minor - Duckweed
      • Lens culinaris - Lentil
      • Lespedeza thunbergii - Bush clover
      • Levisticum officinale - Lovage
      • Liatris punctata - Dotted blazing star
      • Light at night
      • Linaria vulgaris - Toadflax
      • Linum usitatissimum - Flax
      • Liriodendron tulipfera - Tulip tree
      • Livestock forage
      • Lomatium spp. - Biscuit root
      • Lonicera caerula var. edulis - Honeysuckle
      • Lonicera maackii - Amur honeysuckle
      • Lonicera spp. - Honeysuckle
      • Loquat
      • Lotus corniculatus - Bird's foot trefoil
      • Lupinus albus - White lupin
      • Lupinus angustifolius - Narrow-leaved lupin
      • Lupinus luteus - Yellow lupin
      • Lupinus spp. - Lupine
      • Lycium barbarum - Goji berry
      • Lycium spp. - Wolfberry
      • Lye
      • Maackia amurensis - Amur Maackia
      • Maclura pomifera - Osage orange
      • Magnesium
      • Magnesium accumulator
      • Malus pumila - Apple
      • Malus sieversii - Wild apple
      • Malus spp. - Apple
      • Malus sylvestris - European crab apple
      • Malva sylvestris - Mallow
      • Manganese
      • Manganese accumulator
      • Manure
      • Maple syrup
      • Marrubium vulgare - White horehound
      • Matricaria chamomilla - German chamomile
      • Maytenus boaria - Mayten
      • Meat
      • Medicago arborea - Moon trefoil
      • Medicago lupulina - Clover
      • Medicago polymorpha - Bur medic
      • Medicago sativa - Alfalfa
      • Medicago spp. - Alfalfa
      • Medicago truncatula - Barrel medic
      • Medicinal use
      • Mediterranean
      • Mediterranean climate (Csa)
      • Melilotus albus - White sweet clover
      • Melilotus officinalis - Sweet clover
      • Melissa officinalis - Lemon balm
      • Mentha piperita - Peppermint
      • Mentha spp. - Mint
      • Mespilus germanica - Medlar
      • Mice repellent
      • Middle East
      • Minerals
      • Moist soil
      • Monarda fistulosa - Wild bergamot
      • Montia spp. - Miner's lettuce
      • Moon
      • Morus alba - White mulberry
      • Morus nigra - Black mulberry
      • Morus spp. - Mulberry
      • Mulch
      • Muscari comosum - Tassel hyacinth
      • Myrica cerifrea - Wax Myrtle
      • Myrica gale - Sweet gale
      • Myrica pensylvanica - Bayberry
      • Myrica spp. - Bayberry
      • Myrtus communis - Myrtle
      • Narcissus poeticus - Daffodil
      • Nasturtium officinale - Watercress
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      • Navarretia squanosa - Skunk cabbage
      • Nectar
      • Nematode repellent
      • Nerium oleander - Oleander
      • Niacin - Vitamin B3
      • Nicotiana spp. - Tobacco
      • Nicotine
      • Nigella sativa - Black cumin
      • Nitraria schoberi - Nitre bush
      • Nitrogen
      • Nitrogen accumulator
      • Nitrogen fixer
      • North Africa
      • North America
      • Nut
      • Nutrient accumulator
      • Nutrient transport
      • Ocean
      • Ocimum basilicum - Basil
      • Oenothera biennis - Primrose
      • Olea europaea - Olive
      • Olive oil
      • Onobrychis viciifolia - Sainfoin
      • Ononis spinosa - Spiny restharrow
      • Onopordum acanthium - Scotch thistle
      • Opuntia ficus-indica - Prickly pear
      • Opuntia polyacantha - Plains pricklypear
      • Origanum dictamnus - Dittany of Crete
      • Origanum majorana - Sweet marjoram
      • Origanum onites - Pot marjoram
      • Origanum syriacum - Za'atar
      • Origanum vulgare - Oregano
      • Ornithopus sativus - Serradella
      • Oryza sativa - Rice
      • Oxalis tuberosa - Oca
      • Oxygen
      • Palmaria palmata - Dulse
      • Panicum miliaceum - Millet
      • Panicum virgatum - Switchgrass
      • Pantothenic acid - VitaminB5
      • Papaver rhoeas - Corn poppy
      • Papaver somniferum - Opium poppy
      • Passiflora spp. - Passionfruit
      • Pastinaca sativa - Parsnip
      • Pawpaw fruit
      • Peach
      • Peanut
      • Pear
      • Peganum harmala - Syrian rue
      • Pelargonium spp. - Scented Geranium
      • Penstemon grandiflorus - Large beardtongue
      • Perching bird
      • Perching space
      • Perennial
      • Persimmon
      • Petroselinum crispum - Parsley
      • pH regulation
      • Phaseolus coccineus - Scarlet runner bean
      • Phaseolus spp. - Bean
      • Phaseolus vulgaris - Common bean
      • Phellodendron amurense - Amur cork tree
      • Phillyrea latifolia - Mock privet
      • Phlomis fruticosa - Jerusalem sage
      • Phlox spp. - Phlox
      • Phlox stolonifera - Creephing phlox
      • Phlox subulata - Thrift
      • Phoenix dactylifera - Date palm
      • Phosphate
      • Phosphorus
      • Phosphorus accumulator
      • Photosynthesis
      • Phyllostachys spp. - Bamboo
      • Physalis heterophylla - Clammy groundcherry
      • Phytoestrogens
      • Picea spp. - Spruce
      • Pimpinella anisum - Aniseed
      • Pinus edulis - Piñon pine
      • Pinus halepensis - Aleppo pine
      • Pinus nigra - Black pine
      • Pinus pinaster - Maritime pine
      • Pinus pinea - Stone pine
      • Pinus spp. - Pine
      • Pistachio
      • Pistacia atlantica - Mt. Atlas mastic tree
      • Pistacia lentiscus - Lentisk
      • Pistacia spp. - Pistachio
      • Pistacia terebinthus - Terebinth
      • Pistacia vera - Pistachio
      • Pisum sativum - Pea
      • Plant
      • Plantago lanceolata - Ribwort plantain
      • Plantago major - Greater plantain
      • Plantago spp. - Plantain
      • Pollination
      • Polypodium glycyrrhiza - Licorice fern
      • Pond
      • Poop
      • Poop beast
      • Populus spp. - Poplar
      • Populus tremuloides - Quaking aspen
      • Portulaca oleracea - Purslane
      • Potassium
      • Potassium accumulator
      • Potassium hydroxide
      • Potato
      • Potentilla anserina - Silverweed
      • Potentilla fruticosa - Cinquefoil
      • Potentilla spp. - Cinquefoil
      • Poterium sanguisorba - Salad burnet
      • Poultry
      • Poultry forage
      • Prosopis glandulosa - Mesquite
      • Prosopis spp. - Mesquite
      • Protein
      • Pruning
      • Prunus americana - American plum
      • Prunus armeniaca - Apricot
      • Prunus avium - Cherry
      • Prunus besseyi - Hansen's bush cherry
      • Prunus cerasifera - Cherry plum
      • Prunus cerasus - Cherry
      • Prunus domestica - Plum
      • Prunus dulcis - Almond
      • Prunus fruticosa - European dwarf cherry
      • Prunus insititia - Damson
      • Prunus mahaleb - Mahaleb cherry
      • Prunus persica - Peach
      • Prunus pumila - Sand cherry
      • Prunus sibirica - Siberian apricot
      • Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn
      • Prunus spp.
      • Prunus tenella - Dwarf Russian almond
      • Prunus tomentosa - Nanking cherry
      • Prunus virginiana - Chokecherry
      • Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglas fir
      • Psoralea esculenta - Breadroot
      • Psoralea spp. - Fountainbush
      • Psoralea tenuiflora - Slender scurfpea
      • Pteridium aquifolium - Eastern Bracken
      • Punica granatum - Pomegranate
      • Punica spp. - Pomegranate
      • Pyrus communis - Pear tree
      • Pyrus pyrifolia - Asian pear
      • Pyrus spp. - Pear
      • Quercus cerris - Turkey oak
      • Quercus coccifera - Kermes oak
      • Quercus garryana - White oak
      • Quercus ilex - Holm oak
      • Quercus macrocarpa - Bur oak
      • Quercus pubescens - Downy oak
      • Quercus spp. - Oaks
      • Quercus suber - Cork oak
      • Rabbit repellent
      • Rain collection
      • Raphanus sativus - Radish
      • Ratibida columnifera - Prairie coneflower
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      • Reseda luteola - Weld
      • Retama monosperma - White broom
      • Rhamnus alaternus - Italian buckthorn
      • Rhamnus californica - California coffeeberry
      • Rhamnus caroliniana - Indian Cherry
      • Rhamnus lycioides - Mediterranean buckthorn
      • Rhamnus spp. - Buckthorn
      • Rhus coriaria - Sicilian sumac
      • Rhus glabra - Smooth sumac
      • Rhus spp. - Sumac
      • Rhus trilobata - Skunkbush sumac
      • Rhus typhina - Staghorn sumac
      • Ribes aureum - Golden currant
      • Ribes cereum - Wax currant
      • Ribes hirtellum - Gooseberry
      • Ribes nigrum - Black currant
      • Ribes rubrum - Red currant
      • Ribes spp. - Currant
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    Verbena tenera - South American mock vervain

    Verbena tenera - South American mock vervain

    Sep 15, 20261 min read

    South American mock vervain (Verbena tenera) is similar to Verbena peruviana, providing colorful ground cover with its spreading habit and clusters of small flowers. It is drought-tolerant and used in borders, rock gardens, and containers.

    Type

    • Verbena spp. - Verbena

    Functions

    • Attracting beneficial insects1
    • Ground cover
    • Drought-tolerance

    Footnotes

    1. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 10-1 ↩

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