Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
Legumes and cover crops that naturally enrich your soil by converting atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available nutrients.
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Acacia
Acacia spp.
Alder
Alnus species
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Alfalfa Dormant
Medicago sativa var. dormancy
Alfalfa Dormant Ladak
Medicago sativa subsp. sativa cv. Ladak
Alfalfa Saranac
Medicago sativa 'Saranac'
Alfalfa Vernal
Medicago sativa L.
Alsike Clover
Trifolium hybridum
Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Black Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Black Lentil
Lens culinaris var. nigra
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Chickpea Kabuli
Cicer arietinum
Chickpea Kabuli JG 11
Cicer arietinum
Clover
Trifolium repens (White Clover) / Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
Cowpea
Vigna unguiculata
Cowpea / Black-eyed Pea
Vigna unguiculata
Cowpea Pinkeye Purple Hull
Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
Crimson Clover
Trifolium incarnatum
Desert Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Dwarf Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Erythrina
Erythrina spp.
Field Pea CDC Amarillo
Pisum sativum subsp. arvense
Green Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Kidney Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Legumes
Fabaceae family
Legumes (Beans and Peas)
Fabaceae family (Phaseolus, Pisum, Vicia spp.)
Legumes (Peas and Beans)
Fabaceae family (Pisum sativum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Lens culinaris, Cicer arietinum)
Mountain Alder
Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia
Mung Bean
Vigna radiata
Mung Bean Pusa Baisakhi
Vigna radiata
Nitrogen-fixing cover crops
Various species (Fabaceae family primary)
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes
Fabaceae family (various genera including Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia, Lupinus)
Nitrogen-Fixing Plants (General Category)
Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis
Pea
Pisum sativum
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Pigeon Pea
Cajanus cajan
Pole Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Yard Long Bean
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Purple Vetch
Vicia benghalensis
Red Alder
Alnus rubra
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Sitka Alder
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Split Pea
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
Vetch
Vicia sativa
White Dutch Clover
Trifolium repens
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