Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
Legumes and cover crops that naturally enrich your soil by converting atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available nutrients.
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Alfalfa Saranac
Medicago sativa 'Saranac'
Alfalfa Vernal
Medicago sativa L.
Alsike Clover
Trifolium hybridum
Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Cowpea
Vigna unguiculata
Dwarf Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Green 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)
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)
Pea
Pisum sativum
Pole Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Split Pea
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
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