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Nana Mint

Nana Mint

Mentha × piperita 'Nana'

Nana Alba

Nana Alba

Mentha × piperita 'Nana Alba'

Nano Trefoil

Nano Trefoil

Trifolium repens 'Nano'

Narrow Leaf Plantain

Narrow Leaf Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

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Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

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

Native Hawaiian Ginger

Native Hawaiian Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Native Hawaiian Herbs

Native Hawaiian Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

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Native Hawaiian Liverworts

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

Native Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs

Native Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Mint

Native Hawaiian Mint

Mentha polymorpha

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Native Mint

Mentha australis

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Neapolitan Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum

Needle Leaf

Needle Leaf

Oxalis stricta

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Nepeta

Nepeta cataria

Nettle

Nettle

Urtica dioica

Nigerian Ginger

Nigerian Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Black Cumin

Black Cumin

Nigella sativa

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 Cover Crops (Clovers & Vetches)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clovers & Vetches)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plants

Nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plants

Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis

Nitrogen-fixing herbs

Nitrogen-fixing herbs

Various species (primarily Fabaceae family)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crop Mix)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crop Mix)

Fabaceae family (Phaseolus, Trifolium, Vicia, Lupinus spp.)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Fabaceae family (various genera)

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., 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 (Clover & Vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing legumes (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. and Vicia spp.

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Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. & Vicia spp.

Clover (Nitrogen-fixing Legumes)

Clover (Nitrogen-fixing Legumes)

Trifolium species (various, e.g., Trifolium repens, Trifolium pratense)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Vetch and Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Vetch and Clover)

Vicia spp. and Trifolium spp.

Nitrogen-fixing legume understory crops

Nitrogen-fixing legume understory crops

Fabaceae family (various species)

Clover and Vetch (Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops)

Clover and Vetch (Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops)

Trifolium spp. and Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Bird's-Foot Trefoil)

Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Bird's-Foot Trefoil)

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) & Lotus corniculatus (Bird's-Foot Trefoil)

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Clover (White & Red Clover)

Trifolium repens (white) / Trifolium pratense (red)

Nodding Onion

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Nodding Wild Onion

Nodding Wild Onion

Allium cernuum

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Non-competitive herbs

Various species

Northern Bedstraw

Northern Bedstraw

Galium boreale

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