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0 0 Comfrey

Comfrey

by TonyDelandPortland, Oregon, USA

Used in permaculture as a medicinal and

0 0 Nootka lupine

Nootka lupine

by Mutter_ShibulbaIceland

Lives in mutualistic symbiosis with

0 0 Alder Nodule?

Alder Nodule?

by rat.tumour aka lipaseEngland, United Kingdom

Frankia alni forms colonies on the roots of Alder trees and

0 0 Gunnera

Gunnera

by KarenLCosta Rica

Poss Gunnera insignis. Leaves measuring 4' across.

3 4 Gunnera

Gunnera

by Marta RubioTexeiraCartago, Costa Rica

In nature, all Gunnera plants form a symbiosis with

0 1 Black Brain Fungus?

Black Brain Fungus?

by rat.tumour aka lipaseEngland, United Kingdom

Maybe an 'alder nodule' bacteria culture for

3 0 Purple Prairie-clover

Purple Prairie-clover

by DavidMroczkowskiChicago, Illinois, USA

Purple Prairie Clover has tiny, purple flowers on compact, cone-shaped heads. ...

0 0 White Clover

White Clover

by VinnyEngland, United Kingdom

's ability to fix

0 0 Cow vetch

Cow vetch

by MeikSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Perennial, herbaceous, hardy plant. Leaves are 3-8 cm long, pinnate, with 8-12 ...

1 2 Snow lichen

Snow lichen

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Uniformly gray, filamentous lichens that formed all over the a’a lava (fast ...

0 0 Grey alder - ontano

Grey alder - ontano

by Bruce WeiskottenCamaiore, Toscana, Italy

Nitrogen

0 0 Rabbits foot clover

Rabbits foot clover

by Brett Minnesota, USA

This plant can "fix"

0 0 Alder?

Alder?

by LipaseStockport, England, United Kingdom

symbiotic relationship with Frankia alni, an actinomycete, filamentous,

1 0 Cowpea

Cowpea

by KdonGalayIfugao, Philippines

Leguminous plant related to the bean and widely cultivated worldwide.

2 1 Coast She-oak

Coast She-oak

by VinnyDarwin, Northern Territory, Australia

dunes. Male and female flowers are found on separate plants. Roots may form ...

0 0 Honey Locust

Honey Locust

Massachusetts, USA

Compound, alternate. Many leaflets. Can grow from side of tree.

0 0 Nootka Lupin

Nootka Lupin

by LauraMariaIceland

fertilisation (this plant has rhizomes which help

0 0 Hairy Vetch

Hairy Vetch

by phidauexBoulder, Colorado, USA

crop for fixing

1 0 Black Locust

Black Locust

by Michael A.GentileWoodbridge, Virginia, USA

It is native to the southeastern United States, but has been widely planted and ...

0 0 Wild lupine

Wild lupine

by LindsyMinnesota, USA

Blue pea flowers in an upright, elongated cluster on a stem that shoots up from ...

0 0 Manicillo.

Manicillo.

by Jonathan SequeiraLimón, Costa Rica

reforested areas, it also helps by fixing ...

0 0 Rabbit-foot Clover

Rabbit-foot Clover

by ForestDragonWantagh, New York, USA

Small plant with trifoliate leaves. Leaflets are narrow, elongated and hairy. ...

1 0 Orchid Tree (Agpoi)

Orchid Tree (Agpoi)

by KdonGalayGapan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Nitrogen

1 0 Goat's Rue

Goat's Rue

by Nature NerdWisconsin, USA

the Eastern portion of the United States, this plant has large roots that ...

0 0 Cow's Vetch

Cow's Vetch

by Hema ShahConcord, California, USA

, like other leguminous plants, it enriches the soil in which it grows by its ...

0 0 Nootka lupine

Nootka lupine

by LisaGrantIceland

fertilization. As member of the pea family (Fabaceae, Papillionaceae section) ...

2 0 Autumn olive

Autumn olive

by drPVirginia, USA

An alien invasive shrub, often with thorny branches. Leaves have silver scales ...

0 2 Australian Acacia

Australian Acacia

by pamsaiVictoria, Australia

An Australian native shrub with feathery leaves and clusters of pompom-like ...

0 0 Sea-buckthorn

Sea-buckthorn

by sttweetsWassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

-legume nitrogen fixer.

1 0 bird's-foot trefoils, Gewöhnlicher Hornklee

bird's-foot trefoils, Gewöhnlicher Hornklee

by Monkey-mindGemeinde Kottingbrunn, Niederösterreich, Austria

creeping plant, 10-15 cm long with bright yellow flowers, the caterpillars of ...

2 0 Snowflower

Snowflower

by OliviaBouyearCalifornia, USA

themselves symbiotic parasites that help plants

2 2 White Clover

White Clover

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

White clover (Trifolium repens) is New Zealand’s most important pasture plant, ...

1 2 rattlepod

rattlepod

by S FrazierIndonesia

An unidentified species of Crotalaria, a tall spiking variety. Crotalaria ...

0 0 Clammy Locust

Clammy Locust

by KenCheeksWindsor, South Carolina, USA

Tree/shrub that grows to 40 feet in height with showy pink flowers.

1 1 Honey clover

Honey clover

by MeikGöttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

, honey production and for its nitrogen ...

0 0 White Clover

White Clover

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

, it's not all bad. It's edible to farmstock and humans, beneficial as a

2 4 Purple Prairie Clover

Purple Prairie Clover

by AjwerkoKansas, USA

. Butterflies and bees like the flowers, and neighboring plants benefit from ...

0 1 Cyanobacterium

Cyanobacterium

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Colonies of flat, convoluted, leathery and gelatinous looking growths seen on ...

1 0 The black alder

The black alder

by MauronFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina

, which forms nodules on the tree's roots. This bacterium absorbs

2 2 Perennial Peanut Plant

Perennial Peanut Plant

by Leana Lahom-CristobalNueva Ecija, Philippines

-twining, nitrogen-fixing legumes. The ...

0 0 Black alder

Black alder

by MauronSlovenia

The common alder provides food and shelter to wildlife, with a number of ...

1 0 Common Vetch (Κοινός βίκος)

Common Vetch (Κοινός βίκος)

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΉπειρος - Δυτική Μακεδονία, Greece

Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, is a

0 0 Wild Indigo

Wild Indigo

by KenCheeksAugusta, Georgia, USA

). Members of the genus Baptisia are all

1 6 Butterfly Pea flower

Butterfly Pea flower

by Randall LeeSabah, Malaysia

revegetation species (e.g., in coal mines in Australia), requiring little care ...

0 2 Meadow vetchling

Meadow vetchling

by Marta RubioTexeiraOud-Heverlee, Vlaanderen, Belgium

molds which help them to fix

0 0 Tufted vetch

Tufted vetch

by Marta RubioTexeiraBertem, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Is similar to a pea in growth habit, sending out noose-like tendrils from the ...

0 1 Soil algae

Soil algae

by DebLongLookabillPort St. Lucie, Florida, USA

A cyanobacteria, not really a true algae. It looks like dark green Gelatinous ...

4 1 Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria

by cmore.educationHawaii, USA

The hair-like substance in this image is actually a cyanobacteria of the genus ...

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