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Nana Mint

Nana Mint

Mentha × piperita 'Nana'

Nana Alba

Nana Alba

Mentha × piperita 'Nana Alba'

Nana Greens

Nana Greens

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Purple Dwarf Basil

Purple Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Nana Purpurea'

Nano Trefoil

Nano Trefoil

Trifolium repens 'Nano'

Napa Cabbage Spicy Greens

Napa Cabbage Spicy Greens

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

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Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

'Ala'ala'i

'Ala'ala'i

Chenopodium oahuense

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

Various species (Polystichum, Cibotium, Sadleria, Asplenium spp.)

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Native Hawaiian Liverworts

Frullania spp., Plagiochila spp., Radula spp., and other endemic Hawaiian genera

Native Hawaiian Mint

Native Hawaiian Mint

Mentha polymorpha

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Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

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Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

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Native Mint

Mentha australis

Natsugashira

Natsugashira

Ipomea aquatica

Needle Leaf

Needle Leaf

Oxalis stricta

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Neon Glow

Alternanthera reineckii 'Neon Glow'

Neon Sunset

Neon Sunset

Iresine herbstii 'Neon Sunset'

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Nitrogen-Fixing Companion Plants

Fabaceae family (legumes) and other N-fixers

Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Legumes)

Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Legumes)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, Vicia spp., Lupinus spp., and other Fabaceae family members

Nitrogen-fixing herbs

Nitrogen-fixing herbs

Various species (primarily Fabaceae family)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa); Trifolium spp. (Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. & Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. (clover) & Medicago sativa (alfalfa)

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Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. & Medicago sativa

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Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. (Clover) / Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes and Clover

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes and Clover

Fabaceae family (various genera including Trifolium, Phaseolus, Pisum, Vicia)

Nitrogen-Fixing Plants (General Category)

Nitrogen-Fixing Plants (General Category)

Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis

Nitrogen-loving Vegetables

Nitrogen-loving Vegetables

Various species

Nodding Wild Onion

Nodding Wild Onion

Allium cernuum

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Non-competitive herbs

Various species

Nopal Supremo

Nopal Supremo

Opuntia ficus-indica 'Supremo'

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Microgreens

Various species (seedlings of vegetables, herbs, and grains)

Nutri-Alfalfa

Nutri-Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

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