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Soil texture Soil pH
Alfalfa
Alpine Strawberry
Amaranth
American Persimmon
Arugula
Asparagus
Austrian Winter Pea
Bali Cherry
Barberry
Barberry, Mexican/Red
Beetberry
Buckwheat
Buffalo Grass
Buffaloberry 'Sakakaweja'
Bur oak
Burdock
Cherry, western sand
Chicory
Chinese Chestnut
Chinese Magnolia
chinquapin
Chokecherry, Canada Red
Comfrey
Creeping Raspberry
Currant, alpine
Currant, American Black
Currant, clove/buffalo
Some
shad
5e
Full
0 Some
sun
shad
4e
Sun
or
shad
e
Drought
tolerant
Moist
S, L, C
Drought
tolerant
acid-neutral
Moist
Moist
3
Some
shad
3e
Full
sun
full
5 sun
full
2 sun
6.8 7.5
S, L, C
6.5 or
higher
S, L, C
Drought
tolerant v
Dry
S, L
Drought
tolerant
moist
Buckwheat
apparently
tolerates
a
slightly acid
wide range
of soil pH
(Bugg, pers.
comm.).
Some
shad Drought
2e
tolerant S, L, C
Some
shad
Some
e
shad
3 Some
e
shad
3e
Full
2 Full
sun
shad
4b e
Some
shad
Some
2e
Sun
shad
4 or
e
shad
e
Some
shad
3 Some
e
shad
3b e
Moist
Drought
tolerant S, L, C
7-9
Moist
Drought
tolerant
4.5 - 8.5
Moist
Moist
S,L,C
Moist
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant
Moist/W
et
Drought
tolerant
s,l,c
(S, L) C
(S, L) C
(S, L) C
Some
shad Drought
e
tolerant (S, L) C
Currant, Golden
Dandelion
Dwarf chestnut oak
Echinacea
Egyptian Onions
Fava Bean/Broad Bean
Fenugreek
Gamote/Widewing
Springparsley
Ginger, wild
Goji Berry/ Wolfberry
Good King Henry
Gooseberry, mountain
Goumi
Some
shad Drought
3 - 8e
tolerant s,l
Full
0 sun
Full
6 sun
Shad
3 - 8e
Full
5 sun
Drought
tolerant S, L, C
Dry
Moist
S, L, C
Drought
tolerant S, L, C
Some
shad
S
e ome
(S, L) C
shad Drought
5 - 8e
tolerant S, L
Grain Sorghum
Grape
Ground Nut
Groundplum Milk Vetch
Highbush Cranberry
Honeylocust, thornless
Honeypod Mesquite
Some
shad
3 - 10 e
Full
Some
3 to 8 sun
shad
2e
Moist
S, L
Full
7 sun
Dry
S, L
Moist/W
et
S, L, C
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant
Some
shad
4e
Sun
Full
6 - 9 or
sun
shad
4e
Moist
S,L,C
Drought
tolerant S, L, C
Drought
tolerant S, L
4-8
Moist
neutral to v.
acidic
Hull-less Barley
Hull-less Oats
Jostaberry
Jujube
Kinnikinnick/Bearberry
Kiwi, hardy
Korean Pine
Lab Lab Hyacinth Bean
Lady's Mantle
Drought
Some tolerant
shad Drought
5e
tolerant
neutral acidic
Lamb's Quarters
Lamb's Quarters/Huauzontle
Lead Plant
Lily of the Valley
Lotus
Lovage
Full
0 (?) sun
Sun
or
shad
3 Some
e
shad
5 Some
e
shad
e
Lowbush Blueberry
Lupine
Motherwort
Mountain Mahogany
Mustard
Nanking Cherry
New Zealand Spinach
Oregon grape
Paw Paw
Pinon Pine
Plum, American
Prickly Pear
Proso Millet
Prostrate Broom
Quinoa
Ramps
Rhubarb
Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
Rosemary 'arp'
Running club moss
Running Juneberry
Salad Burnet
Salsify
Drought
tolerant S,L,C
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant
5.1-8.5
Moist
moist
Some
shad Drought
3e
tolerant
Full
6 sun Dry
S
Some
shad
2e
Full
Some
sun
Sun
shad
6 or
e
shad
5 - 7e
Full
Some
5 sun
shad
3e
Full
5 - 9 sun
Full
6 - 8 sun
Full
0 sun
Shad
Some
4 - 8e
shad
3e
Full
3/10/2010 sun
Partia
Full
5 - 9 lsun
shad
1 - 8e
Full
4 sun
Full
5 sun
moist
S, L, C
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant (S, L) C
Moist
Dry
Drought
tolerant S,L,C
neutral
Dry
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant
Moist
6 - 8.5
S, L
Moist
S, L, C
Drought
tolerant S, L, C
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant S (L, C)
Moist
S, L, C
5.5-7
Saltbush
Saltbush, Four-wing
Sand Cherry
Sea Buckthorn
Sea Kale
Serviceberry/Saskatoon
Serviceberry, Shadblow
"Pigeon Berry" (Amelanchier
alnifolia var. pumila)
Sheep Sorrel
Siberian Pea Shrub
Silverberry
Soapberry
Sorrel, Garden
Spilanthes
Full
8 sun
Full
7 Some
sun
shad
3 Some
e
shad
3 Some
e
shad
4 - 8e
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant S, L
Drought
tolerant
Drought
tolerant S, L, C
Drought
tolerant
Drought
2 Some tolerant S (L, C)
shad
2 - 3e
Moist
S (L, C)
Full Drought
3 sun tolerant
Full Drought
2 - 9 sun tolerant
Full Drought
2 - 6 sun tolerant
Full Drought
8 Some
sun tolerant S, L, C
shad Drought
3 - 9e
tolerant
Full
sun Moist
Spruce, Colorado
Moist
Stanley Plum
Sunchoke (Jerusalem
Artichoke)
Some
shad
2 - 10 e
Moist
basic,
neutral
6.5-8
5.5-7
5.5-7
acid-neutral
acidic
Sundrops
Sweet Cicely
Sweetfern
Sylvetta Arugula
Thread-leaved coreopsis
Thyme
Tomatillo
Valerian
Some
Partial Moist
shad Drought
2 - 6e
tolerant
Full Drought
3 sun tolerant
Full
SunPartia
l
Shad
5 - 8e
Moist
Vetch
Walnut, black
Wild Indigo
Full
4 - 10 sun
Full
2 sun
Wild lupine
5.5-7
S, L, C
Drought
tolerant
moist
Drought
tolerant
Moist
5.5 - 8
Wintergreen, christmas
Wood Nettle
Wooly Thyme
Partia
l - full
shad
4e
Shad
3 - 8e
Full
6 Some
sun
shad
3 Some
e
shad
4e
Drought
tolerant S, L
Acidic
Moist
Drought
tolerant S,L
Drought
tolerant S, L, C
acid
Moist
S
Form
Widt Root
Height h
Span
Lifespan
herb
3' (1m)
annual
Growth
Rate
Native?
shrub
fruit
seeds,
leaves
x
herb,
large
5'
shrub 10'
shrub,
large 20'
6'
Sprouts
m
s-m
2'
fruit
w coastal
Europe
stalks
3'
annual
shrub
Edible?
Nit
rog
en
Dynamic
fix Ground Accumul
Medicinal? er? cover? ator?
annual
berries
x
x
berries
Leaves,
berries
leaves
and seed
annual
shrub, l 15'
15'
berries
acorns
treatment of
xkidney
diseases
fruit
and
leaves,
menstrual
roots
and
nuts
menopausa
(cooked)
l problems.
Cree
berry
Indians
used the
nuts
fruit of
Ribes
fruit
glandulosu
m
x as a
fertility
enhancer to
berries
assist
women in
becoming
berries
pregnant.
root
herb,
large
5-8'
slightly
acidic Shrub 1-2'
shrub,
m
30'
x
f
100 yrs +
s
shrub
3-5'
3-5'
6'
indef
f
perennial
berry
x
(phospho
rous)
x
berries
clinically
verified as
an effective
treatment
for premenstrual
syndrome.
[1]
x
herb,
large
x
3-4'
1-2'
1
herb,
mediu
m
1'
shrub,
shrub, 4"
m
mediu
m
shrub,
large 6-8'
vine
(large) 20'
acorns
m-f
annual
Bean
Herb,
seed
annual
1'
1'
m-f
berries
20'
10'25'
fruit
tuber
leaves,
fruit
shrub,
tree
very
large 12-25' 30'
x
x
berry
6-8'
Vine, M 4'
herb
(small) 6-15" 1-2'
shrub
(large) 6-12' 6-12'
roots
tubers
berries,
shoots
x
x
fruit
x
pods
berries
fruit
berries
annual
tree,
smallShrub 6'
6'
mediu
15m
15-30' 30'
shrub,
med
annual
perennial
vine
fruit
nuts
annual
herb
perennial
Bean
x
x
annual
4'
2'
leaves,
infloresce
seeds
nce,
seeds
herb
Herb
Large
herb
x
1"
1-2'
3-5'
1-2'
leaves,
stalks
berries
annual
herb
shrub
(large) 6-20'
x
s-m
annual
large
shrub
fruit
1'
shrub,
s
1'
shrub
(l)
15"
indef
tree
50'
annual
4-8'
6'
mountains berries
15"
35'
s-m
nuts,
fruit
needle
tea
fruit
fruit, pads
tree
shrub
annual
6-20'
3'
herb
(small) 4 - 8" 3' +
herb
shrub,
small/
herb
mediu
m
herb,
small
Shrub,
M
5'
4'
3'
1'
3-4'
3-4'
herb
5-12" indef
4-6'
Indef
2'
1'
stalk
x
leaves,
seeds
leaves,
root
f
annual
leaves
herb
x
berry
leaves
Shrub
shrub,
m
Shrub,
m
shrub,
large
other
members
of genus leaves
leaves,
x
seeds
6'
9'
5'
5'
3-6'
3'
15-30 yrs
20'
10'
15-30 yrs
berries
herb, m 2-3'
Shrub,
L
18'
Shrub,
M
15'
3'
5-10 yrs
m-f
leaves
15'
15-30 yrs
herb
6"
Shrub,
large
indef
perennial
15-30 yrs
berry
For
inflamation
and
x pain
x
when fruit
ingested
*http://www.
ncbi.nlm.nih
.gov/pubme
d/15997850
leaves
pods
fruit
9'
40'
herb
1'
herb
12"
x
s
2'
sw us
perennial
x
leaves
x
x
tree
herb,
large
fruit
berries
15-30 yrs
tree
6-12'
indef
perennial
tubers
x
shrub, s3'
shrub,
small 3'
3'
Herb, S 1'
1'
leaves, roox
4-8'
s-m
tea
2-5 yrs
leaves
x
x
herb
annual
shrub,
med
4-6'
x
annual
herb,
mediu
m
2-3'
6'
1-2'
perennial
s-m
2'
perennial
bulbs,
leaves
x
x
seeds
herb
1-3'
1-3'
herb
1"
indef
shrub,
mediu
m
5' - 8'
perennial
fruit,
leaves as
cooking x
tea
greens,
tea
x
perennial
leaves
fruit
f
berries
x
Nectary Cover
?
crop?
Notes
Tolerates
heavy crop.
clay. Fruit
normal
strawberries
Excellent cover
Usedisassmaller
hay forthan
cows
(especially
milk),
(1.5
cm)
but abundant.
Loses vigor after first few years. Likes
goats,
sheep,
and horses.
pine needle mulch. Grows well with bush beans, spinach,
Hi
protein.
Drought-tolerant
once established. Sown in late
borage,
lettuce
and pyrethrum
may/early june. Cuttings root easily. >1000 lbs grain/acre in
upper midwest.
Stalks are harvested in the spring and are a good source of
protein and fiber. Can be eaten steamed, boiled, pickled, or raw
in salads. A good companion plant for tomatoes, parsley and
basil
Good cold-season cover crop. Edible sprouts. Fixes nitrogen at
70-125 lbs/acre. Does well in heavy soils.
the 1/2 in fruit has a very acid flavor and is mainly used in
preserves, though can be eaten raw when it is fully ripe.
excellent
detoxifier. sow
in spring or
autumn
15 cmseeds
apart.and
selfAccumulates
phosphorus.
Edible
sprouts,
Abundant red,soluble
tart berries
are somewhat
seedy.
Thorny leaves
sows.
likes fast-growing
sandy
soil.
Burdock
burs
were
also
theyield,
inspiration
flour.
"very
cover
crop
has
low
grain
but
is to
Self-seeding
annual
with
edible
leaves
and
small
red
berries.
good as hedge. Fragrant flowers.
the
of Velcro
fasteners,
who
became
curious
about
tolerant
of very
cool
temps,
is
high
in lysine.
Widely
usedthe
as
Likeinventor
its relatives
Quinoa
andand
Lamb's
Quarters,
the
leaves
burs
after
taking
his
dog
for
a
walk
one
day,
and
finding
them
a
bee plant,
greenand
manure,
plant
for seedlings,
to
contain
saponins
should"nurse"
be rinsed
before
eating. and
stuck
the dogs
furspring
afterward.
Bysummer.
observing
thegrow
hooked
barbs
attractinwildlife.
Plant
or late
Will
on nearly
on
the
burs,
he
was
able
to
manufacture
a
product
that
any soil, but prefers light, well-drained soil."
replicated Burdocks seizing qualities. early 1940s George
de Mestral, a Swiss inventor, became curious about the seeds of
the burdock plant that had attached themselves to his clothes
and
to the dogs
fur.fruit.
Under
a microscope,
looked
closely at
Currant-like
yellow
Thorns
make fruit he
tough
to harvest.
the hook-and-loop system that the seeds use to hitchhike on
passing animals aiding seed dispersal, and he realized that the
same approach could be used to join other things together. The
result was Velcro."
"The
crisp,
leaves
add flavor
bite toShallow-rooted.
salads, and can be
Fruit up
to 1bitter
in. can
be eaten
raw orand
cooked.
braised
or boiled.
The roots of all types can be dried and
Fruits best
in full sun.
roasted, then ground for a coffee flavoring or substitute, or can
Very
drought-tolerant
established,
succeeds in a variety of
be cooked
and eaten once
like carrots
or parsnips"
Lemony
berries.abundant
Leaves can
bethat
used
asbe
tea.
Does
in fullcrop
soils. Produces
nuts
can
used
as well
a staple
shade.
Drought intolerant - requires irrigation. The fully dormant
when cooked.
plant is hardy to about 0 F, though the young growth in spring
Hardy
-40 F. Nomadic
plains tribes pounded the dried berries
can betodamaged
by late frosts.
and
seeds in
into
circular
cakes. "Processed
into syrups
and
Succeeds
drysmall,
soils once
established.
Sweeter nuts
than other
jellies,
the flavor can be best described as tart cherry with a
chestnuts.
mellow almond flavor. Trees are adaptable to shade and grow in
Permaculture
all-star
plant:
crop, -weed
almost all types
of soils
andcover
locations."
OTCbarrier, chicken
feed, "living mulch", accumulates phosphorous, many medicinal
uses, great compost activator
OTC: one of the only currants that can be eaten raw. Best to
have 2 plants for pollination. They appear to be self infertile.
Hardy
to -30 F. EFG: most drought-tolerant currant. PFAF: clovehttp://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RIAM2
scented flowers. ripens from late July and can hang on the bush
until early autumn. Can also be dried for winter use.
PFAF:
"Thedrought-tolerant
plant has a general stimulatory effect on the immune
somewhat
system and is widely used in modern herbal treatments".
Drought-tolerant once established. Attracts slugs. Harvest and
dry roots and/or tops of mature plants and use in teas and
decoctions. Great guide to growing and harvesting:
http://www.gardenguides.com/howto/tipstechniques/herbs/coneflower.asp
can
behave
toughpungent
to start,peppery
but onceginger
established,
Roots
smell grows quickly & can
grow in poor soil - can become invasive. recovers well from
pruning. Hardy to about -15 F. Good for erosion control.
x
x
x
x
Easy-to-grow
partially
shaded
areas, spreads
easily.
"The
Warm-seasonincover
crop.
Fixes nitrogen
up to 150
lbs/acre.
herb
alterative,for
antirheumatic,
astringent, diuretic,
Edibleis substitute
garbanzo beans.
emmenagogue, febrifuge, sedative, styptic, tonic and vulnerary"
(PFAF)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Very hardy and easy to grow. bulbs are small (.5-1 inch
diameter) but have strong flavor. leaves have mild onion flavor
and can be eaten raw or cooked. repels insects.
"The bright red fruits are attractive and remain on all winter.
Really a good edible groundcover and will spread with its dense
growth habit. Needs acidic soil with lots of organic matter." - OTC
Excellent groundcover: good in cracks and paths. Tolerates
being
on occasionally. OK edible. Likes sandy soil.
stings walked
before cooked
Thymes dislike wet conditions, especially in the winter. Hardy to
Somewhat
drought-tolerant.
Fruit isonly
astringent,
should
approx. 10 F
(sunny microclimates
in Denver
area)be
Hardy
to -40F,
very
easy to
grow,
andahas
few High
pest and
sweetened
before
eating.
better
after
frostvery
or two.
in
disease
problems.
Greatpolyphenols,
fresh or made
into preserves.
vitamin C,
antioxidants,
bioflavonoids,
and tannins
Dioecious (two varieties of similar bloom time are needed for
pollination.)
If Edible: Flavor
Profile
not frost hardy plant after frost danger, plant will die as seeds mature,cut and dry in sun to let green seeds mature then thresh
South American seed doesn't seem to do well,I bought Black quinoa from a place in the San Louis Valley and its doing very we
Don't harvest first year to allow roots to get established. Harvest just a few stalks per plant the second year.
Louis Valley and its doing very well in full sun some plants are 7 feet high.The only soil additions I used were bagged steer manure tilled in 8
second year.
bagged steer manure tilled in 8 inches.Last year my black quinoa failed because of drought and root maggots but still managed to pop a fe
ots but still managed to pop a few seeds out.Use seed sparingly as every single one will germinate,the plants will tiller out if given room and
s will tiller out if given room and create multiple seed heads.This is definitely a plant I will stick with in the future.
Code
AP
BRN
FF
GG
HCG
HH
IMC
OGW
OTC
UWG
SoC
BG
JLHS
WNS
Name
Alplains
Location
Kiowa, CO
Onalaska, WA
Forestfarm
Williams, OR
Guzman's Greenhouse
High Country GardenSanta Fe, NM
Horizon Herbs
Williams, OR
Intermountain CactusUT
One Green World
Molalla, OR
Oikos Tree Crops
MI
Underwood Gardens Chino Valley, AZ
Seed Of Change
Santa Fe, NM
Bountiful Gardens Willits, CA
J.L. Hudson Seeds La Honda, CA
Western Native SeedCoaldale, CO
MSG
RMRP
Website
Notes
alplains.com
Large selection of wild-harvested wester
burntridgenursery.com
forestfarm.com
guzmansgreenhouse good tree selection
xeriscaping, cacti, agave, flowers. not m
horizonherbs.com
huge herb selection. informative site.
intermountaincactus.com
onegreenworld.com
oikostreecrops.com
underwoodgardens.com
seedsofchange.com great selection of open-pollinated organi
bountifulgardens.org wide variety of heirloom open-pollinated
Exhaustive catalog. Not especially userhttp://westernnative Specializes in CO natives. Not many edi
http://blackfootnative Nursery of hardy western plants.
http://www.morningskNative prairie starts
http://www.rmrp.com Alpine seeds from around the world. Op
lection of wild-harvested western seeds. difficult site to navigate - search by species name only, no photos or other info.
ort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/amaranth.html