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
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
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
Nitrogen-fixing cover crops
Various species (Fabaceae family primary)
Nitrogen-Fixing Ground Covers
Various species (e.g., Trifolium repens, Medicago lupulina, Vicia sativa)
Purple Vetch
Vicia benghalensis
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Vetch
Vicia sativa
White Clover
Trifolium repens
White Dutch Clover
Trifolium repens
Wooly Pod Vetch
Vicia villosa
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