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Purple Dwarf Basil

Purple Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Nana Purpurea'

Napoletano Basil

Napoletano Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Napoletano'

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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 Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Legumes

Native Legumes

Fabaceae family (various native species)

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Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

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Native Mint

Mentha australis

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Neapolitan Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum

Necklace Cactus

Necklace Cactus

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma ร— Selenicereus anthonyanus (or similar trailing succulent)

Negretta

Negretta

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Negretta'

Neon Breaker Sedum

Neon Breaker Sedum

Sedum adolphi ร— Sedum nussbaumerianum

Neon Sunset

Neon Sunset

Iresine herbstii 'Neon Sunset'

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Neoporteria Nidus

Neoporteria nidus (Sch.) Britton & Rose

Nephrolepis fern

Nephrolepis fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Nero Basil

Nero Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Nero'

Nigella

Nigella

Nigella sativa

Nigerian Ginger

Nigerian Ginger

Zingiber officinale

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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 Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. (clover), Vicia spp. (vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plants

Nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plants

Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

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

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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 (Vetch and Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Vetch and Clover)

Vicia spp. and Trifolium spp.

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Non-competitive herbs

Various species

Noah's Happiness

Noah's Happiness

Schlumbergera truncata ร— Selenicereus anthonyanus hybrid

Notocactus

Notocactus

Notocactus (genus), formerly Parodia

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Notocactus graessneri

Notocactus graessneri (Arechavaleta) Friฤ

Golden Ball Cactus

Golden Ball Cactus

Notocactus leninghausii

Magnificent Ball Cactus

Magnificent Ball Cactus

Notocactus magnificus

Ottonis Cactus

Ottonis Cactus

Notocactus ottonis

Golden Ball Cactus

Golden Ball Cactus

Notocactus leninghausii

Notocactus, Southern Cactus

Notocactus, Southern Cactus

Notocactus ottonis

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Notocactus (Ball Cactus)

Notocactus species

Nutri-Alfalfa

Nutri-Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

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