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 spp.
Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Black Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Cowpea
Vigna unguiculata
Cowpea / Black-eyed Pea
Vigna unguiculata
Cowpea Pinkeye Purple Hull
Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
Dwarf Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Green Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Kidney Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Legumes (Peas and Beans)
Fabaceae family (Pisum sativum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Lens culinaris, Cicer arietinum)
Mung Bean Pusa Baisakhi
Vigna radiata
Nitrogen-fixing cover crops
Various species (Fabaceae family primary)
Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes
Fabaceae family (various genera including Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia, Lupinus)
Nitrogen-Fixing Plants (General Category)
Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Pigeon Pea
Cajanus cajan
Pole Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Yard Long Bean
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
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