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Now available: Food Forest Plants for Mediterranean Conditions 350+ Perennial Plants For Mediterranean and Drier Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens. [Paperback and eBook]

This is the third in Plants For A Future's series of plant guides for food forests tailored to specific climate zones. Following volumes on temperate and tropical ecosystems, this book focuses on species suited to Mediterranean conditions—regions with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, often facing the added challenge of climate change.

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Mediterranean Food Forest Book
Index of Common Names: D
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Abronia villosaDesert Sand VerbenaAnnual0.1 7-10  LNDM01 
Achyranthes asperaDevil's HorsewhipPerennial0.9 -  LMHSNM231
Agathis macrophyllaDakuaTree30.0 10-12 FLMHFSNM004
Agave desertiDesert AgavePerennial0.4 9-11 MLMHNDM303
Allium douglasiiDouglas' OnionBulb0.3 0-0  LMNDM321
Allium neapolitanumDaffodil Garlic, White garlicBulb0.3 7-10 MLMNDM522
Amelanchier arboreaDowny Serviceberry, Alabama serviceberry, Juneberry, Common Serviceberry, Downy ServiceberryTree10.0 5-8 SLMHSNM312
Amelanchier basalticolaDwarf Service-berryShrub3.0 4-8  LMHSNM400
Amorpha nanaDwarf Indigobush, Dwarf false indigo, Dwarf IndigoShrub0.6 4-8 MLMSNDM012
Amorphophallus konjacDevil's Tongue, Devil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato, Voodoo LilyPerennial1.3 6-11 FLMFSM422
Amorphophallus rivieriDevil's Tongue, Umbrella Arum, Leopard Palm, Snake PalmPerennial0.8 10-11  LMSNM221
Amyema pendulumDrooping MistletoeShrub0.0 -  LMHSNM10 
Anethum graveolensDillAnnual0.8 2-11 MLMNM432
Angelica acutilobaDong Dang GuiPerennial0.7 6-9  LMHSNM21 
Angelica pubescensDu HuoPerennial1.8 6-9  LMHSNM23 
Angelica sinensisDang Gui - Dong Quai - Chinese AngelicaPerennial1.0 6-9  LMHSNM051
Aralia elataJapanese Angelica Tree, Angelica TreeTree6.0 4-9 MLMHSNM322
Arctostaphylos tomentosaDowny Manzanita, Woollyleaf manzanita, Brittleleaf manzanita, Dacite manzanita, Rosy manzanita, SanShrub1.5 7-10  LMSNM333
Ardisia sieboldiiDuo Zhi Zi Jin NiuShrub6.0 0-0  LMHSM100
Aristolochia tomentosaDutchman's Pipe, Woolly dutchman's pipePerennial10.0 7-10 FLMHSNDM02 
Asarum forbesiiDu HengPerennial0.2 -  LMHFSM01 
Asclepias erosaDesert MilkweedPerennial0.8 0-0  LNDM303
Asclepias involucrataDwarf MilkweedPerennial0.0 -  LSNDM212
Asperula tinctoriaDyer's WoodruffPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHSNDM001
Aster scaber Perennial1.2 6-9  LMHNM302
Astragalus floridusDuo Hua Huang QiPerennial0.3 -  LMND02 
Atropa bella-donnaDeadly Nightshade, BelladonnaPerennial0.9 6-9  LMFSNM032
Baccharis pilularisDwarf Chaparral Broom, Coyotebrush , Chaparral BroomShrub0.5 8-10 FLMHNDM013
Baccharis sarothroidesDesert BroomShrub3.0 8-11 FLMNDM102
Balanites aegyptiacaDesert Date. Desert date, Soapberry treeTree6.0 10-12 SLMHNMWe323
Balsamorhiza deltoideaDeltoid BalsamrootPerennial0.6 4-8  LMNDM41 
Bambusa odashimaeOdashimae BambooBamboo15.0 9-12 FLMHSNM400
Bellis perennisDaisy, Lawndaisy, English DaisyPerennial0.2 4-8 MLMHSNM231
Berberis darwiniiDarwin's Barberry, Darwin's berberisShrub3.0 7-9 MLMHSNM423
Betula nanaDwarf BirchShrub0.3 0-0  LMHSNM223
Blephilia ciliataDowny wood mintPerennial0.7 4-7 FLMSNDM312
Brachyloma ciliatumDaphne HeathShrub0.4 8-11 SLMHSNM00 
Cantleya corniculataDaruTree30.0 10-12 FLMHNMWe104
Cardamine bulbiferaCoral Root, Coralroot bittercressPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNM20 
Cardamine leucantha Perennial0.6 4-8  LMHSNMWe21 
Carpinus cordata Tree15.0 4-8 SLMHSNM002
Carthamus lanatusDistaff ThistleAnnual0.6 6-10  LMNDM111
Cassythia glabellaDevil's TwineClimber0.0 -  LMHSNM01 
Casuarina verticillataDrooping she-oakTree10.0 8-11  LMHNDM003
Ceanothus integerrimusDeer BrushShrub3.0 5-9  LMSNDM213
Cedrus deodaraDeodar, Deodar cedarTree33.0 7-9 MLMHNDM023
Celtis pallidaDesert HackberryTree5.5 -  LMNDM203
Chaenomeles japonicaDwarf Quince, Maule's quince, Japanese Flowering QuinceShrub1.0 5-8 MLMHFSNM303
Chaenomeles x superbaDwarf Quince, Flowering QuinceShrub1.0 5-8 FLMHFSNM303
Chamaecrista nigricansDiola, DialaPerennial1.5 10-12 FLMHNM124
Chamaerops humilisDwarf Fan Palm, European fan palm, Hair Palm, Mediterranean Fan PalmTree1.5 8-11 SLMSNDM202
Chenopodium pratericolaDesert GoosefootAnnual1.0 -  LMHNM201
Chilopsis linearisDesert WillowShrub9.0 7-11 MLMHSNM112
Chrozophora tinctoriaDyer's Croton, GiradolPerennial0.0 0-0  LMHSNM102
Chrysolepis sempervirensDwarf Golden Chinquapin, Bush chinquapinShrub3.0 5-9  LMSM20 
Cichorium pumilumDwarf ChicoryAnnual0.4 6-10 FLMHNDM220
Cirsium amplexifoliumDakiba-Hime-AzamiPerennial1.5 -  LMHNM102
Cochlearia danicaDanish Scurvy GrassAnnual0.2 5-9  LMHNM11 
Codonopsis pilosulaDang Shen, BellflowerPerennial Climber1.7 5-9  LMSNM23 
Commelina communisDay Flower, Asiatic dayflowerPerennial0.8 6-9  LMSNDM321
Consolida regalisLarkspur, Royal knight's-spurAnnual/Biennial0.5 0-0  LMHSNDM032
Convolvulus tricolorDwarf Morning Glory, Bush Morning GloryAnnual/Perennial0.3 8-11 MLMHNDM00 
Cordyline australisCabbage TreeTree15.0 7-10 SLMSNM303
Cordyline indivisaCabbage TreeTree8.0 7-10 SLMSNM302
Cornus kousa chinensisJapanese DogwoodTree10.0 5-8  LMHSNM502
Cornus sanguineaDogwood, Bloodtwig dogwoodShrub3.0 4-8  LMHSNM213
Cornus suecicaDwarf Cornel, Lapland cornelPerennial0.2 0-0  LMSNM213
Crataegus punctataDotted Hawthorn,Tree10.0 4-8  LMHSNMWe322
Crataegus unifloraDwarf hawthornShrub3.0 4-8  LMHSNMWe222
Cuscuta reflexaDodder, Giant dodderPerennial0.0 0-0  LMHSNM020
Dahlia pinnataDahlia, Pinnate dahliaPerennial1.0 8-11  LMHNM101
Dahlia roseaDahlia, Pinnate dahliaPerennial1.5 8-11  LMHNM111
Dalbergia greveanaMadagascar RosewoodTree15.0 10-12 SLMHNDM024
Dalbergia latifoliaBlack Rosewood, East Indian Rosewood, Kala sheeshan, SatisalTree30.0 10-12 MLMHNM024
Dalbergia oliveriRedwoodTree23.0 10-12 SLMHSNM004
Damasonium alismaThrumwortAnnual/Perennial0.3 6-9  LMHSNWeWa10 
Daphne bholua Shrub2.0 7-10  MHFSNDM013
Daphne genkwaLilac DaphneShrub1.5 4-8  MHSNM03 
Daphne odoraWinter Daphne, Fragrant DaphneShrub1.5 7-9 SMHSNM023
Daphne oleoides Shrub1.0 7-10  MHNDM11 
Daphne papyracea Shrub1.5 7-10  MHSM011
Daphniphyllum macropodum Shrub6.0 5-9  LMHFSM102
Dasylirion leiophyllumGreen sotolShrub2.0 8-11 SLMHNDM202
Datura inoxiaDowny Thorn Apple, PricklyburrAnnual1.0 8-11  LMNDM131
Datura metelThorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Hindu Datura, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn AppleAnnual1.5 8-11 MLMNDM13 
Datura stramoniumThorn Apple, Jimsonweed, Jamestown WeedAnnual1.5 6-9 MLMNDM041
Daviesia horrida Shrub1.6 8-11  LMHSNM01 
Debregeasia hypoleuca Shrub5.0 7-10  LMHSM202
Debregeasia longifoliaWild RheaShrub5.0 7-10  LMHSM112
Deguelia utilisBarbasco, cube, timbo, nicou, lancepodTree15.0 10-12 MMHFSNM035
Delphinium semibarbatumZalilPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHNM01 
Dendrobium nobile Perennial0.6 -  LMHSNM02 
Descurainia incanaMountain Tansy MustardAnnual/Biennial1.0 -  LMHSNDM21 
Desmanthus illinoensisPrairie Mimosa, Illinois bundleflowerPerennial1.3 4-8  LMHNM411
Desmodium caudatum Shrub1.5 -  LMHNM011
Desmodium cinereumRensoni. TickcloverPerennial2.0 9-11 FLMHNMWe004
Desmodium elegans Shrub1.5 5-9  LMHNM022
Desmodium glutinosumPointed-leaved TicktrefoilPerennial0.9 3-9 FLMSNM003
Desmodium intortumPega-pega. BeggarlicePerennial1.5 10-12 FLMHFSNMWe003
Desmodium paniculatumPanicled tick trefoilPerennial1.0 4-10 FLMHSNDM003
Desmodium uncinatumSilverleaf desmodium. Spanish tick-cloverPerennial2.0 10-12 FLMHSNDMWe003
Deutzia scabraFuzzy pride-of-rochester, DeutziaShrub3.0 5-8 MLMHSNM102
Dianella laevisFlax LilyPerennial1.0 8-11  LMNDM002
Dianthus gratianopolitanusCheddar PinkPerennial0.3 3-7  LMHND003
Dianthus superbusFringed PinkPerennial0.6 4-8  LMHSNDM23 
Dicentra cucullariaDutchman's BreechesPerennial0.1 5-9 MLMFSM02 
Dicentra eximiaDwarf bleeding heart, turkey-cornPerennial0.4 3-9 MLMHFSM004
Dichelostemma pulchellumWild HyacinthCorm0.6 4-8  LMNDM401
Dicoria canescensDesert twinbugsPerennial0.8 7-10  LMNDM100
Dictamnus albusBurning Bush, Gasplant, White Dittany,Perennial1.0 4-9 SLMNDM232
Diervilla loniceraBush Honeysuckle, Northern bush honeysuckleShrub1.0 3-8 MLMHSNM022
Digitalis ferrugineaRusty FoxgloveBiennial/Perennial1.2 4-9 MLMHSNDM02 
Digitalis grandifloraLarge Yellow FoxglovePerennial0.9 3-10 MLMHSNDM02 
Digitalis lanataGrecian FoxgloveBiennial/Perennial0.6 -  LMHSNDM04 
Digitalis purpureaFoxglove, Purple foxglove, Common FoxgloveBiennial1.2 4-8 MLMHSNDM042
Digitaria ciliarisSouthern Crab Grass, Southern crabgrassAnnual0.6 7-10  LMHSNM102
Dioscorea alataWater Yam, Purple yam, Greater yam, White yamPerennial Climber15.0 10-12 FLMHSM412
Dioscorea batatasChinese YamPerennial3.0 4-11  LMHSNM553
Dioscorea bulbiferaAerial Yam, Air PotatoPerennial Climber10.0 9-12 FLMHSNM420
Dioscorea cayennensisYellow Yam, Yellow Guinea yamPerennial Climber10.0 10-12 FLMSNM400
Dioscorea esculentaLesser Yam, Potato Yam, Chinese Yam, Wild YamPerennial Climber3.0 8-12 FLMSNM400
Dioscorea trifidaCush Cush Yam, Sweet yamPerennial Climber3.0 10-12 FLMHSNM402
Dioscorea villosaWild YamPerennial Climber3.0 5-9  LMHNM24 
Diospyros conzattiiZapote negro mont's, zapotillo.Tree10.0 10-12 SLMHNDM402
Diospyros crassifloraBenin EbonyTree15.0 10-12 SLMHNM024
Diospyros digynaBlack Sapote, Chocolate Pudding TreeTree15.0 10-12 SLMHSNM412
Diospyros ebenumEbony, Ceylon Ebony, Mauritius Ebony, Ebony PersimmonTree20.0 10-12 SLMHNM124
Diospyros kakiPersimmon, Japanese persimmonTree12.0 7-10 MLMHSNM433
Diospyros lotusDate PlumTree9.0 7-9 MLMHSNM513
Diospyros malabaricaIndian Persimmon, Gaub, Timbiri, Mountain ebonyTree35.0 10-12 SLMHFSNM134
Diospyros mespiliformisWest African Ebony, Monkey guava, jackalberryTree20.0 10-12 MLMHNM434
Diospyros tessellariaBlack ebony, Mauritian ebonyTree15.0 10-12 SLMHNM204
Dipcadi erythaeumSnakerootBulb0.0 -  LMHSNM01 
Dipsacus fullonumTeasel, Fuller's teaselBiennial/Perennial1.8 4-8  LMHNM022
Dipsacus mitis Perennial1.0 -  LMHSNM10 
Dipsacus sativusFuller's Teasel, Indian teaselBiennial/Perennial1.8 4-8  LMHNM022
Dipterocarpus alatusApitong, baume de gurjun, gurjun balsamTree30.0 10-12 SLMHSNM024
Dipterocarpus grandiflorusApitongTree40.0 10-12 SMHSNM003
Dipterocarpus kerriiKerr's KeruingTree40.0 10-12 MMHSNM023
Distichlis spicataDesert saltgrassPerennial0.3 4-9  LMHNDM234
Docynia indica Tree4.0 7-10  LMHNM202
Dodonaea viscosaNative Hops, Florida hopbush, Hopseed Bush, Varnish Leaf, Hopbush, Narrow-leaf hopbush, Wedge-leaf hShrub3.0 9-11 MLNDM223
Dorema ammoniacumAmmoniacumPerennial2.5 -  LMHSNDM031
Doronicum pardalianchesGreat Leopard's BanePerennial1.0 5-9 FLMHSNM01 
Drimys lanceolataMountain PepperShrub4.5 7-10 SLMSM314
Drimys winteriWinter's BarkShrub7.5 7-10 MLMSM323
Dryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler Fern, Spinulose woodfernFern1.0 6-8 MLMHSMWe242
Dryopteris dilatataShield FernFern1.2 4-8  LMHSM243
Duchesnea indicaMock Strawberry, Indian strawberryPerennial0.1 5-11 FLMHSNM223
Durio dulcisDurian Marangang, Merangang, Red Durian, Tutong, LahongTree30.0 11-12 MLMHNM402
Durio zibethinusDurianTree30.0 10-12 MLMHNM512
Edgeworthia gardneriNepalese Paper BushShrub2.0 7-10  LMHSNM002
Emex australisDoublegee, Southern threecornerjackAnnual0.1 0-0  LMHSNM110
Enterolobium cyclocarpumDevil's Ear. Earpod treeTree30.0 10-12 FLMHNM223
Equisetum hyemaleDutch Rush, Scouringrush horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Rough HorsetailPerennial1.0 3-11  LMHSNM223
Equisetum scirpoidesDwarf scouring rushPerennial0.2 1-9 SLMHFSNMWe223
Erica x darleyensisDarley Dale Heath, Cape Heath, Molten Silver Heath, HeatherShrub0.6 6-9 SLMNM002
Erophila vernaWhitlow GrassAnnual0.2 -  LMHSNDM11 
Erysimum diffusumDiffuse wallflowerBiennial/Perennial1.2 0-0  LMHSNDM01 
Erythrina humeanaDwarf Kaffirboom, Dwarf erythrinaShrub4.0 8-11  LMHSNM01 
Erythrina subumbransDadap. December treeTree20.0 10-12 FLMHNDM223
Erythronium dens-canisDog's-Tooth VioletBulb0.2 3-7  LMSM30 
Eupatorium capillifoliumDogfennelPerennial3.0 3-10  LMHSNM011
Euphorbia pekinensisDa JiPerennial0.6 -  LMNDM03 
Filipendula vulgarisDropwort, MeadowsweetPerennial0.8 3-10 MLMHNDM213
Galeopsis segetumDowny Hemp NettleAnnual0.6 -  LMHSNM02 
Gaylussacia dumosaDwarf HuckleberryShrub0.3 5-9  LMSNM300
Gaylussacia frondosaDangleberry, Blue huckleberryShrub1.8 5-9  LMHSNDM300
Gaylussacia ursinaBear HuckleberryShrub1.8 5-9  LMHSNM20 
Genista tinctoriaDyer's Greenweed, Common Woadwaxen, BroomShrub0.6 4-7 MLMNDM123
Gentiana puberulentaDowny gentianPerennial0.4 5-9  LMHSNM03 
Geranium molleDovefoot GeraniumAnnual0.4 -  LMHNDM01 
Gigantochloa albociliataClumping bambooBamboo12.0 10-11 FLMHSNM303
Goodyera pubescensDowny Rattlesnake PlantainPerennial0.4 6-10 MLMSNDM02 
Helenium hoopesiiOwls Claws, Orange SneezeweedPerennial0.9 4-8 MLMHSNM111
Hemerocallis darrowianaDay LilyPerennial0.1 0-0  LMHSNDM412
Hemerocallis dumortieriDumortier's daylilyPerennial0.5 4-8 MLMHSNDM413
Heracleum pubescensDowny Cow-ParsnipBiennial/Perennial0.8 -  LMHFSNM20 
Hesperocallis undulataDesert LilyBulb0.3 8-11  LMNDM10 
Hylocereus undatusDragon Fruit, Red PitayaShrub4.0 10-12 FLMHSNDM403
Hyphaene thebaicaDoum Palm. Gingerbread palm.Shrub10.0 10-12 SLMHNDM223
Inga densifloraDensely flowered IngaTree15.0 10-12 MLMHNM402
Iris pallidaDalmation Iris, Sweet iris, Fragrant Iris, Zebra IrisPerennial1.0 4-10 MLMSNDM213
Irvingia gabonensisDika NutTree30.0 10-12 SLMHSNM433
Iva axillarisDeathweed, PovertyweedPerennial0.2 0-0  LMHSNM010
Juncus dudleyiDudley's RushPerennial0.2 -  MHSNMWe002
Juniperus osteospermaDesert Juniper, Utah juniperTree12.0 4-8 SLMHNDM223
Khaya senegalensisDryzone MahoganyTree25.0 10-12 FLMHSNMWe234
Lagarostrobus colensoi Tree0.0 7-10  LMSM002
Lagarostrobus frankliniiHuon PineTree15.0 7-10 SLMSM203
Larix gmeliniiDahurian Larch, Kurile larchTree30.0 0-0 SLMNM003
Larix x marschlinsiiDunkeld Hybrid LarchTree50.0 2-6 FLMNM003
Lemna minorDuckweed, Common duckweedPerennial0.0 4-8   NWa123
Lepidium fremontiiDesert PepperweedPerennial0.5 -  LMHSNDM20 
Lepidium latifoliumDittander, Broadleaved pepperweedPerennial1.2 5-9  LMHSNM311
Lepidothamnus intermediusYellow Silver PineTree10.0 7-10 SLMSM002
Liatris scariosaDevil's BitePerennial0.8 3-7  LMSNDM02 
Litchi chinensisLychee, LitchiTree12.0 10-12 SMHSNM522
Lobelia inflataIndian TobaccoAnnual0.6 -  LMHSNM031
Lobelia tupaDevil's TobaccoPerennial2.0 7-10  LMHSNM01 
Lolium temulentumDarnelAnnual1.0 4-8  LMHNM110
Lomatium foeniculaceumDesert Biscuitroot, Inyo biscuitroot, Macdougal's biscuitrootPerennial0.2 0-0  LMHNDM30 
Lonchocarpus nicouBarbasco, timbo, cubeClimber10.0 10-12 MLMHSNM004
Lonchocarpus urucuBarbasco, timbo urucuClimber12.0 10-12 MLMHSNM004
Lycium fremontiiDesert Thorn, Fremont's desert-thornShrub3.0 0-0  LMHNDM122
Mahonia pumilaDwarf BarberryShrub0.3 6-9 SLMSNDM323
Malva neglectaDwarf Mallow, Common mallowAnnual0.6 4-8  LMHSNDM421
Malva pusillaDwarf Mallow, Low mallowAnnual0.3 5-9  LMHSNM421
Mazus stachydifoliusDan Dao Zi CaiPerennial0.4 -  LMHNM10 
Mentzelia pumilaDwarf MentzeliaPerennial0.0 -  LMHNDM21 
Mercurialis perennisDog's MercuryPerennial0.3 4-8 FLMHFSM012
Metasequoia glyptostroboidesDawn RedwoodTree15.0 5-8 FLMHNDMWeWa003
Microcachrys tetragona Shrub0.2 7-10 SLMHSNM20 
Moringa stenopetalaAfrican horseradish tree, cabbagetreeTree9.0 10-12 MLMHSNDM434
Muhlenbergia rigensDeergrassPerennial0.8 6-10  LMHNM203
Musa acuminataDwarf Banana, Edible bananaPerennial3.0 10-12  LMHSNM522
Nageia nagiNagi, Nagi Podocarpus, Broadleaf PodocarpusTree25.0 9-11 MLMHSNM102
Nageia wallichianaNageiaTree20.0 9-12 MLMHFSNM024
Olneya tesotaDesert ironwood, IronwoodTree9.0 0-0 MLMHSNM202
Oplopanax horridusDevil's ClubShrub2.0 4-8  LMHFSM221
Opuntia dilleniiDillen prickly pear,Perennial1.0 10-12 MLMNDM303
Orchis ustulataDark-Winged OrchisBulb0.2 4-8  LMHNMWe22 
Origanum dictamnusDittany Of Crete, Hop MarjoramPerennial0.2 7-9 MLMHNDM21 
Pachyrhizus ahipaAhipa, Yam beanPerennial0.5 0-0  LMNM302
Panicum turgidumDesert Grass. Turgid panic grass, AfezuPerennial1.5 10-12 FLMNDM202
Panicum urvilleanumDesert PanicgrassPerennial1.0 -  LMHNDM20 
Paraderris ellipticaDerrisClimber16.0 10-12 MLMHSNM024
Persoonia chamaepeuceDwarf GeebungShrub0.3 8-11  LMNDM20 
Phaseolus polystachiosThicket Bean. Wild beanClimber3.0 6-10 FLMHSNM203
Phoenix dactyliferaDate PalmTree25.0 8-12 SLMHNDM523
Pinus mugoDwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain PineTree4.5 2-7 SLMNDM123
Pinus pumilaDwarf Siberian PineShrub3.0 3-7 SLMNDM323
Pinus sabinianaDigger Pine, California foothill pine, Bull Pine, Gray Pine, Digger PineTree25.0 8-10 FLMHNDM422
Pleioblastus pygmaeusDwarf Fern-Leaf Bamboo, Pigmy BambooBamboo0.3 7-10 FLMHSNM003
Pleioblastus variegatusDwarf White-Striped Bamboo, Chigo Zasa, Dwarf White Stripe BambooBamboo0.8 7-10 FLMHSNM003
Podocarpium podocarpum Perennial1.2 -  LMHNM10 
Podocarpium podocarpum fallax Perennial1.0 -  LMHNM11 
Podocarpium podocarpum japonicum Perennial1.2 -  LMHNM21 
Populus maximowicziiDoronoki, Japanese poplarTree30.0 4-8 FLMHNM012
Porophyllum gracileDeerweed or slender pore-leafPerennial0.4 7-10  LMHNDM110
Potentilla fruticosaShrubby Cinquefoil, PotentillaShrub1.2 2-6 MLMHSNM113
Primula denticulataDrumstick PrimulaPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHSNMWe202
Prumnopitys taxifoliaMataiTree25.0 8-11 SLMHSNM203
Prunus andersoniiDesert PeachShrub1.8 -  LMHSNM221
Prunus besserianaDwarf AlmondTree0.0 -  LMHSNM212
Prunus dawyckensisDawyck CherryTree9.0 5-9  LMHSNM312
Prunus fasciculataDesert AlmondShrub3.0 6-9  LMHSNDM211
Prunus fremontiiDesert ApricotShrub2.5 7-9  LMNDM212
Prunus insititiaDamsonTree6.0 5-9 MLMHSNM513
Prunus pumilaDwarf American Cherry, Sandcherry, Western sandcherry, Eastern sandcherry, Great Lakes sandcherryShrub0.6 3-8  LMHNDM412
Prunus pumila susquehanaeDwarf American CherryShrub0.6 -  LMHNDM412
Prunus tenellaDwarf Russian AlmondShrub0.8 0-0  LMHSDM313
Prunus x gondouiniiDuke CherryTree6.0 4-8  LMHSNM212
Prunus x jacquemontiiDwarf Bush cherryShrub1.5 3-8 MLMHNM313
Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas Fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-firTree75.0 3-6 FLMHNMWe223
Pseudowintera axillarisHeropitoShrub7.5 -  LMHSNM012
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu VinePerennial Climber10.0 5-9 FLMHNM454
Quercus prinoidesDwarf Chinkapin OakShrub4.0 4-8  MHSNDM222
Quercus pubescensDowny OakTree20.0 4-8  MHSNDM223
Rhamnus dahuricaDahurian BuckthornShrub7.0 4-8  LMHSNM113
Rhamnus saxatilis tinctoriusDyer's BuckthornShrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM001
Rheum palmatum tanguticumDa HuangPerennial2.0 5-9  MHSNM350
Rhexia virginicaDeer Grass, Handsome HarryPerennial0.3 3-7  LMNM31 
Rhus copallinaDwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining SumacShrub2.0 4-10 FLMHNDM423
Rhus microphyllaDesert Sumach, Littleleaf sumacShrub2.0 8-11  LMHND202
Ribes cynosbatiDogberry, Eastern prickly gooseberryShrub1.5 0-0  LMHSNM310
Ribes velutinumDesert GooseberryShrub1.2 5-8 FLMHSNM200
Ribes warszewicziiDowny currantShrub1.5 3-7  LMHSNM40 
Rosa caninaDog RoseShrub3.0 3-7 FLMHSNMWe334
Rosa corymbiferaDog roseShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM310
Rosa x damascenaDamask RoseShrub1.5 4-8  LMHSNM212
Rubus acaulisDwarf RaspberryPerennial0.1 -  LMHSNM311
Rubus caesiusDewberry, European dewberryShrub0.2 4-8  LMHSNM201
Rubus pubescensDwarf Red BlackberryShrub0.5 -  LMHSNM211
Rumex longifoliusdooryard dockPerennial1.2 -  LMHSNM111
Sagittaria latifoliaDuck Potato, Broadleaf ArrowheadPerennial1.2 6-9  LMHNWeWa510
Salicornia bigeloviiDwarf Glasswort, Dwarf saltwortAnnual0.3 8-11  LMHNM403
Salix hookerianaDune WillowShrub1.0 5-9 FLMHNMWe123
Salix piperiDune WillowTree0.0 0-0  LMHNMWe123
Salvia multiorrhizaDan ShenPerennial0.6 5-9  LMNDM03 
Sambucus ebulusDwarf Elder, Dwarf elderberryPerennial1.2 4-8 FLMHSNM123
Satureja subspicataDwarf SavoryShrub0.2 5-9 MLMNDM322
Saxifraga punctataDotted SaxifragePerennial0.1 -  LMHSNM10 
Sesbania herbaceaColorado River Hemp, Bigpod sesbaniaAnnual3.0 0-0  LMHSNM002
Shorea javanicaDammar, White merantiTree40.0 10-12 FLMHNM103
Shorea polyspermaDark-red Philippine-mahoganyTree25.0 10-12 FLMHNM004
Shorea siamensisDark red meranti, Light red meranti, Red lauanTree18.0 10-12 FLMNDM024
Sorbus devoniensisDevon WhitebeamTree13.0 6-9 MLMHSNM302
Sphenostylis stenocarpaAfrican Yam BeanPerennial Climber2.0 10-12 FLMNM402
Stachys germanicaDowny Woundwort, German hedgenettlePerennial1.0 4-8  LMHSNM02 
Stenotaphrum secundatumBuffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass, St. AugustinegrassPerennial0.2 7-12 SLMHFSNDMWe004
Stipagrostis pungensDrinnPerennial1.0 10-12 FLMNDM312
Succisa pratensisDevil's Bit Scabious, DevilsbitPerennial0.4 4-8  LMHSNM221
Symplocarpus foetidusSkunk CabbagePerennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNMWe231
Tanacetum cinerariifoliumDalmation Pellitory, PyrethrumPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHNDM014
Taraxacum officinaleDandelionPerennial0.5 5-9 FLMHSNM433
Thapsia garganicaDrias PlantPerennial1.2 8-11  LMNDM021
Thaumatococcus danielliiSweet Prayer Plant, KatemfePerennial2.0 10-12 FMHFSNM403
Theligonum cynocrambeDog's CabbageAnnual0.1 -  LMHSNDM11 
Thelypteris palustrisMarsh Fern, Eastern marsh fernFern0.8 4-8 FLMHSNMWe11 
Tieghemella africanaDoukaTree45.0 10-12 FLMHFSNM324
Triticum turgidum durumDurum WheatAnnual1.0 10-12  LMHNM302
Tropaeolum minusDwarf NasturtiumPerennial0.3 8-11  LMNM432
Turnera diffusa aphrodisiacaDamianaShrub1.0 8-11  LMHND13 
Vaccinium arbusculaDwarf bilberryShrub0.6 0-0  LMSNMWe10 
Vaccinium caespitosumDwarf BilberryShrub0.3 0-0  LMSNM310
Vaccinium darrowiiDarrow's blueberryShrub0.0 0-0  LMSNDM10 
Vaccinium neglectumDeerberryShrub1.5 8-11  LMSNM20 
Vaccinium stamineumDeerberryShrub3.0 4-8  LMSNDM300
Vaccinium vacillansDryland BlueberryShrub1.2 5-9  LMSNDM300
Verbascum nigrumDark Mullein, Black mulleinBiennial/Perennial1.0 4-8  LMHNDM032
Vigna hoseiSarawak BeanPerennial Climber1.0 10-12 FLMHSNMWe004
Vigna unguiculata unguiculataBlack-Eyed PeaAnnual Climber4.0 10-12 FLMHSNDM422
Viola caninaDog VioletPerennial0.4 5-9  LMHSNM31 
Viola epipsilaDwarf Marsh VioletPerennial0.1 4-8  LMHSNM301
Washingtonia filiferaDesert Fan Palm, California fan palm, California Washingtonia Palm, Petticoat Palm, Desert Fan PalTree12.0 9-11 MLMHNDM202
Weigela japonica Shrub5.0 5-9  LMHSNM012
Wikstroemia sikokiana Shrub2.0 8-11  LMHSNM001
Wisteria floribundaJapanese WisteriaClimber8.0 5-9 MLMHNM202
Yucca aloifoliaSpanish Bayonet, Aloe yucca, Dagger Plant, Yucca, Spanish BayonetTree7.5 8-10 SLMHSNDM312
Yucca giganteaSpineless yucca, IzoteTree6.0 9-11 FLMHSNDM302

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water. Rating: 1 = Minor 5 = Great.

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