Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
Legumes and cover crops that naturally enrich your soil by converting atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available nutrients.
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Alder
Alnus species
Alsike Clover
Trifolium hybridum
Berseem Clover
Trifolium alexandrinum
Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Clover
Trifolium repens (White Clover) / Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
Common Vetch
Vicia sativa
Crimson Clover
Trifolium incarnatum
Erythrina
Erythrina spp.
Legumes
Fabaceae family
Legumes (Beans and Peas)
Fabaceae family (Phaseolus, Pisum, Vicia spp.)
Mountain Alder
Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia
Mung Bean
Vigna radiata
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Pea
Pisum sativum
Purple Vetch
Vicia benghalensis
Red Alder
Alnus rubra
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Sitka Alder
Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata
Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
White Clover
Trifolium repens
White Dutch Clover
Trifolium repens
Wooly Pod Vetch
Vicia villosa
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