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  • Soil reclamation: Plants that can be grown in such circumstances an the spoil tips of mines in order to restore fertility. (32)
Latin NameCommon NameUseEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Achnatherum hymenoidesIndian MilletSoil reclamation30
Agave americanaAgaveSoil reclamation33
Agropyron elongatumTall WheatgrassSoil reclamation00
Ailanthus altissimaTree Of HeavenSoil reclamation13
Alnus glutinosaAlderSoil reclamation03
Alnus incanaGrey AlderSoil reclamation00
Atriplex halimusSea OrachSoil reclamation51
Atropa bella-donnaDeadly NightshadeSoil reclamation03
Capsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's PurseSoil reclamation32
Casuarina cunninghamianaRiver She-OakSoil reclamation00
Colutea istriaSoil reclamation00
Echinochloa crus-galliBarnyard MilletSoil reclamation32
Fagopyrum esculentumBuckwheatSoil reclamation33
Gleditsia triacanthosHoney LocustSoil reclamation32
Gymnocladus dioicaKentucky Coffee TreeSoil reclamation32
Hakea sericeaSilky HakeaSoil reclamation00
Kummerowia stipulaceaKorean LespedezaSoil reclamation01
Kummerowia striataCommon LespedezaSoil reclamation21
Lotus uliginosusGreater Bird's Foot TrefoilSoil reclamation00
Lupinus arboreusTree LupinSoil reclamation00
Psophocarpus tetragonolobusWinged BeanSoil reclamation30
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu VineSoil reclamation45
Salix appendiculataSoil reclamation12
Salix commutataSoil reclamation12
Salix exiguaCoyote WillowSoil reclamation12
Salix purpureaPurple OsierSoil reclamation13
Salix purpurea lambertianaPurple OsierSoil reclamation13
Sanguisorba minorSalad BurnetSoil reclamation42
Solanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSoil reclamation22
Sporobolus cryptandrusSand DropseedSoil reclamation30
Trifolium incarnatumCrimson CloverSoil reclamation20
Trifolium pratenseRed CloverSoil reclamation33

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