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sunash · 2024-03-17 · wantlist · Public

List of plants that I may be interested in. TBD.

	Type	Drought resistant	Edible	Edible parts	Edible uses	Flowering	Growth	Habitat	Height	Layer	Life cycle	Light requirement	Medicinal	Medicinal parts	Nitrogen Fixing	Nitrogen Usage	Root type	Soil pH	Soil type	Utility	Water requirement	Width
Alleghany Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis	Species		✔️	Fruit, Shoots, Stem			Medium		3.0	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye	Moist
Allium cernuum Allium cernuum	Species		✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Root					0.5	Herbs		Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist
Allium tricoccum Allium tricoccum	Species		✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Root					0.3	Herbs		Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium	Companion	Moist
Althaea officinalis Althaea officinalis	Species		✔️	Leaves, Root	Oil, Egg, Tea				1.2		Perennial	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Adhesive, Fiber, oil, Teeth	Dry, Moist
American Basswood Tilia americana	Species		✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Sap	Chocolate, Sweetener, Tea		Medium		25.0	Tall trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Fiber, Wind breaker, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator	Moist
American Blackcurrant Ribes americanum	Species		✔️	Fruit					1.8	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade						6.8-7.2	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist
American Hazel Corylus americana	Species		✔️	Seed	Oil				3.0	Trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Hedgerow, oil	Moist
American Plum Prunus americana	Species		✔️	Fruit, Seed		Pollinator Attractant	Medium		6.0	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade			No	Medium			Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Crafting, Disinfectant, Dye, Rootstock, Erosion control, Lumber, Espalier	Moist	8
Atlantic Camas Camassia scilloides	Species		✔️	Root					0.6	Herbs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist
Black Cohosh Cimicifuga racemosa (Actaea racemosa)	Species						Medium		1.5		Perennial	Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist
Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis	Species		✔️	Fruit, Shoots, Stem	Tea				3.0	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye	Moist
Black walnut Juglans nigra	Species		✔️	Sap, Seed	Oil, Sweetener		Fast		30.0	Tall trees	Perennial	Full sun	True						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Crafting, Compost, Dye, Filter, Herbicide, Pest control, oil, Tannin, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator, Fragrance	Moist
Bog Myrtle Myrica gale	Species		✔️	Fruit	Condiment, Tea				2.0	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, Essential Oil, Pest control, Tannin, Wax, Nitrogen fixer, Fragrance	Moist, Wet
Bulbous Bittercress Cardamine bulbosa	Species		✔️	Leaves	Condiment				0.5		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist, Wet
Canada Violet Viola canadensis	Species		✔️	Flowers, Leaves	Tea				0.4		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dynamic accumulator	Moist
Canadian Garlic Allium canadense	Species		✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Root					0.5	Herbs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium		Moist, Wet
Canadian Plum Prunus nigra	Species		✔️	Fruit, Seed					9.0	Trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, Mordant, Lumber	Moist
Checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens	Species		✔️	Fruit, Leaves	Condiment, Tea		Medium		0.2	Shrubs		Partial sun/shade, Full shade							Light (sandy), Medium	Essential Oil, Dynamic accumulator, Ground cover, Fragrance	Dry, Moist
Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa	Species		✔️	Fruit	Pectin		Medium		2.5	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	True						Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Pectin	Dry, Moist
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana	Species			Fruit, Seed			Fast	Forest edges, Dry exposed sites, Along streams, In clearings	3.6	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade						6.8-7.2	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Hedgerow, Erosion control, Wildlife forage	Moist
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca	Species		✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Seed, Seedpod, Shoots	Oil, Gum, Sweetener		Medium		1.0		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium	Adhesive, Fiber, Gum, textiles, oil, Pollution, Candles, Fragrance	Dry, Moist
Common Silverweed Argentina anserina	Species		✔️	Leaves, Root			Fast		0.3		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist	0.25
Creeping Dogwood Cornus canadensis	Species		✔️	Fruit	Pectin		Fast		0.3		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Pectin, Ground cover	Moist
Currant-Gooseberry Ribes hirtellum	Species		✔️	Fruit					1.0	Shrubs		Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist
Dalea purpurea Dalea purpurea	Species		✔️	Root	Tea				0.9		Perennial	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium	Crafting, Nitrogen fixer	Dry, Moist
Deer Grass Rhexia virginica	Species		✔️	Leaves, Root	Drink				0.3		Perennial	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium		Moist
Dogberry Ribes cynosbati	Species		✔️	Fruit					1.5	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist
Eastern Prickly Pear Opuntia compressa	Species		✔️	Fruit, Leaves, Seed	Gum		Fast		0.2		Perennial	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium	Gum	Dry
Fleshy hawthorn Crataegus succulenta	Species		✔️	Fruit					6.0	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Fragrance	Dry, Moist, Wet
Garland Crab Malus coronaria	Species		✔️	Fruit	Pectin				7.0	Trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Pectin, Rootstock, Lumber, Fragrance	Moist, Wet
Giant Sunflower Helianthus giganteus	Species		✔️	Root, Seed			Fast		3.6		Perennial	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist	1.2
Golden currant Ribes aureum	Species		✔️	Flowers, Fruit					2.4	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wildlife habitat	Dry, Moist	1
Ground Nut Apios americana	Species		✔️	Root, Seed, Seedpod					1.2		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium	Companion, textiles, Nitrogen fixer, Fragrance	Moist
Highbush - Cranberry Viburnum trilobum	Species		✔️	Fruit			Medium		3.0	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wildlife habitat	Moist
Indian Cucumber Root Medeola virginiana	Species		✔️	Root					0.3		Perennial	Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium	Fragrance	Moist
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus	Species	True	✔️	Root	Coffee, Sweetener		Fast		1.5-3.0m	Roots	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade					Fibrous	4.5-8.2	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Biomass, Dynamic accumulator	Dry, Moist	1.7
Jewelweed Impatiens capensis	Species		✔️	Leaves, Seed, Shoots, Stem			Fast		1.2	Herbs	Annual	Full sun, Partial sun/shade	True	Stems, Leaves			Tap	5.6-6.5	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, antifungal	Moist
Lead Plant Amorpha canescens	Species		✔️		Oil, Tea				1.2	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium	Pest control, oil, Wind breaker, Erosion control, Nitrogen fixer	Dry, Moist
Mountain Wood Sorrel Oxalis montana	Species		✔️	Leaves					0.1		Perennial	Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye	Moist
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus	Species				Tea		Fast		1.2	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade			Yes				Light (sandy), Medium	Dye, Soap, Nitrogen fixer	Dry, Moist
Northern Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica	Species		✔️	Fruit	Condiment				3.0	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, Hedgerow, Wax, Nitrogen fixer	Dry, Moist
Northern Dewberry Rubus flagellaris	Species		✔️	Fruit, Shoots, Stem	Tea				0.2	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye	Moist
Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris	Species		✔️	Leaves, Root			Medium	Swamps, Bottomland woods	1.0	Herbs	Perennial	Partial sun/shade						6.8-7.2	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Ground cover	Moist	1.2
Panax quinquefolius Panax quinquefolius	Species		✔️	Root	Tea		Slow		0.3		Perennial	Partial sun/shade, Full shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Moist
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera	Species		✔️	Flowers, Inner bark, Leaves, Sap, Shoots	Sweetener, Tea		Fast		20.0	Tall trees		Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, Fire starter, Hair, textiles, Pioneer, Waterproofing, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator	Dry, Moist
Pawpaw Asimina triloba	Species		✔️	Fruit			Slow		4.5	Trees	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Medium	Dye, Fiber, Pest control, Lumber	Moist	7
Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica	Species		✔️	Fruit, Seed	Gum		Fast		12.0	Trees		Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Weaving material, Dye, Gum, Pioneer, Erosion control, Lumber	Moist
Ramanas Rose Rosa rugosa	Species		✔️	Flowers, Fruit, Seed, Shoots, Stem	Tea		Medium		2.0	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Hedgerow, Fragrance	Dry, Moist	2
Red Haw Crataegus mollis	Species		✔️	Fruit	Tea		Medium		9.0	Trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Hedgerow, Espalier, Fragrance	Moist, Wet
Red raspberry Rubus idaeus	Species		✔️	Fruit, Root, Shoots, Stem	Coffee, Tea		Medium		2.0	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Cosmetic, Dye, textiles	Moist	1.5
Redbud Cercis canadensis	Species		✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod	Condiment		Medium		12	Trees	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium	Weaving material, Lumber	Moist
Riverbank Grape Vitis riparia	Species		✔️	Fruit, Leaves, Sap, Shoots			Fast		15.0	Vines		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, Rootstock, Fragrance	Dry, Moist
Roundhead Lespedeza Lespedeza capitata	Species				Tea				1.0	Shrubs		Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium	Nitrogen fixer	Moist
Roundleaf Serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea	Species		✔️	Fruit					3.0	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)		Dry, Moist
Sambucus nigra spp canadensis Sambucus nigra spp canadensis	Species		✔️	Flowers, Fruit, Shoots	Drink, Tea		Fast		4.0	Shrubs		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Compost, Dye, Hedgerow, Pest control, Crafting, Poles, Fragrance	Moist
Scarlet Strawberry Fragaria virginiana	Species		✔️	Fruit	Tea				0.3		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Teeth, Dynamic accumulator	Moist
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata	Species		✔️	Sap, Seed, Milk			Slow	Hardwood forest	30.0	Tall trees	Perennial	Full sun					Tap		Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, Fire starter, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator, Fragrance	Dry, Moist
Sheepberry Viburnum lentago	Species		✔️	Fruit			Medium		9.0	Trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Hedgerow, Lumber	Moist
Shellbark hickory Carya laciniosa	Species		✔️	Sap, Seed	Sweetener		Slow		30.0	Tall trees	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Fire starter, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator	Moist
Silverberry Elaeagnus commutata	Species		✔️	Fruit, Seed			Medium		3.0	Shrubs	Perennial	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Crafting, Companion, Fiber, Hedgerow, Soap, Nitrogen fixer, Fragrance	Dry, Moist
Small Solomon's Seal Polygonatum biflorum	Species		✔️	Leaves, Root, Shoots					1.0		Perennial	Partial sun/shade, Full shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Fragrance	Moist
Snake Root Asarum canadense	Species				Condiment		Slow		0.1		Perennial	Partial sun/shade, Full shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Fragrance, Ground cover	Moist
Solidago canadensis scabra Solidago canadensis scabra	Species		✔️	Leaves, Seed	Tea				1.8		Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, textiles	Moist
Spice Bush Lindera benzoin	Species				Condiment, Tea		Slow		3.0	Shrubs		Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Disinfectant, Fragrance	Moist
Spotted Cranesbill Geranium maculatum	Species						Medium		0.6		Perennial	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye, Tannin, Ground cover	Moist, Wet
Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica	Species		✔️	Leaves, Root			Medium		0.2		Perennial	Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium		Moist
Strawberry Blite Chenopodium capitatum	Species		✔️	Fruit, Leaves, Seed	Colouring				0.6		Annual	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Dye	Moist
Sugar maple Acer saccharum	Species		✔️	Inner bark, Leaves, Sap, Seed	Sweetener		Slow		30.0	Tall trees	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Companion, Animal feed, Fire starter, Potash, Preservative, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator	Moist
Sundial Lupine Lupinus perennis	Species		✔️	Seed, Seedpod					0.6		Perennial	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium	Dynamic accumulator, Nitrogen fixer	Dry, Moist
White Oak Quercus alba	Species		✔️	Seed	Coffee		Slow		20.0	Tall trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Medium, Heavy (clay)	Fire starter, Tannin, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator	Dry, Moist
Wild Tobacco Nicotiana rustica	Species								1.5		Annual	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Pest control, Dynamic accumulator	Moist
Yarrow Achillea millefolium	Species		✔️	Leaves	Condiment, Tea		Fast		0.6	Herbs	Perennial	Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Companion, Compost, Cosmetic, Dye, Essential Oil, Hair, Animal feed, Dynamic accumulator, Ground cover, Fragrance	Dry, Moist
Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensis	Species		✔️	Inner bark, Sap	Condiment, Sweetener, Tea		Fast		12.0	Trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)	Containers, Fire starter, Waterproofing, Lumber, Dynamic accumulator, Fragrance	Moist
Yellow Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenbergii	Species		✔️	Seed	Coffee		Medium		20.0	Tall trees		Full sun, Partial sun/shade							Medium, Heavy (clay)	Fire starter, Tannin, Lumber	Moist
Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis stricta	Species		✔️	Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seedpod	Drink		Fast		0.3		Annual	Full sun							Light (sandy), Medium	Dye	Dry, Moist

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