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Alfalfa Microgreens

Alfalfa Microgreens

Medicago sativa

Alliums (Garlic, Onions)

Alliums (Garlic, Onions)

Allium sativum (garlic), Allium cepa (onion)

Cash Crop

Cash Crop

Agricultural commodity crop (varies by type)

Arctic Willow

Arctic Willow

Salix arctica

Azolla

Azolla

Azolla spp.

Basil Microgreens

Basil Microgreens

Ocimum basilicum

Thai Basil Microgreens

Thai Basil Microgreens

Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum

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Bebb's Willow

Salix bebbiana

Dwarf Birch

Dwarf Birch

Betula nana

Boreal Blizzard Haskap

Boreal Blizzard Haskap

Lonicera caerulea var. edulis

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Brassicas (Cover Crop Blend)

Brassica spp. (mixed species blend)

Brassica Cover Crop Mix

Brassica Cover Crop Mix

Brassica spp. (B. oleracea, B. napus, B. rapa)

Broccoli Microgreens

Broccoli Microgreens

Brassica oleracea var. italica

Siberian Peashrub

Siberian Peashrub

Caragana arborescens

Cash Crops Mix

Cash Crops Mix

Multiple species

Curled Cress

Curled Cress

Lepidium sativum

Dwarf Basil

Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. minimum

Dwarf Birch

Dwarf Birch

Betula nana

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Green Moss

Various species (e.g., Hypnum cupressiforme, Bryum capillare, Dicranum scoparium)

Parsley Microgreens

Parsley Microgreens

Petroselinum crispum

Herbs (General Growing Guide)

Herbs (General Growing Guide)

Various species

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Iceland Moss

Cetraria islandica

Herb Microgreens

Herb Microgreens

Various species (mixed herb microgreens)

Kasumi Microgreens

Kasumi Microgreens

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

Kasumi Microgreens

Kasumi Microgreens

Brassica juncea var. kasumi

Lapland Rose

Lapland Rose

Rosa acicularis subsp. acicularis

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Ledum

Ledum groenlandicum

Marsh Labrador Tea

Marsh Labrador Tea

Ledum palustre

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Legume Cover Crop Mixes

Various Fabaceae species (e.g., Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia, Lupinus)

Legume Cover Crops

Legume Cover Crops

Fabaceae family (various species)

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Legume Cover Crop Mixtures

Multiple species (Vicia villosa, Trifolium spp., Pisum sativum)

Low-growing native shrubs

Low-growing native shrubs

Various species (genus/species varies by region)

Marchantia liverwort

Marchantia liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha

Microgreens

Microgreens

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

Microgreens Radish

Microgreens Radish

Raphanus sativus

Mountain Alder

Mountain Alder

Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia

Oyster Mushroom

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus species

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Mushrooms and Fungi

Fungi (Kingdom Fungi)

Mustard Microgreens

Mustard Microgreens

Brassica juncea

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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)

Native Shrubs (General Guide)

Native Shrubs (General Guide)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Various species by region

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Native Shrubs (Regional Selection)

Varies by region

Native Shrubs for Wildlife Habitat

Native Shrubs for Wildlife Habitat

Various species (region-dependent)

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Native Understory Species

Various (regional)

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New Zealand White

Oryctolagus cuniculus

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