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Index of Common Names: K

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Acacia cultriformis	Knife-Leaf Wattle, Knife acacia	Shrub	4.0	9-11	S	LMH	N	DM	2	0	3
Acacia koa	Koa Acacia	Tree	20.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	DM	0	2	3
Acacia koaia	Koai'a	Tree	5.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	DM	0	1	4
Acacia leucophloea	Kuteera-Gum, White-barked acacia.	Tree	25.0	10-12	M	LMH	N	DM	2	1	3
Acacia paradoxa	Kangaroo Thorn, Paradox acacia	Shrub	5.0	7-10		LMH	N	DM	1	0	2
Aconitum koreanum	Korean Monk's Hood	Perennial	1.5	-		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Aconitum maximum	Kamchatka aconite	Perennial	0.2	0-0		LMH	SN	M	0	0	1
Actinidia chinensis	Kiwi	Climber	7.5	6-9		LMH	SN	M	4	2	2
Actinidia deliciosa	Kiwi Fruit	Climber	9.0	6-9	M	LMH	SN	M	5	1	1
Actinidia kolomikta	Kiwi	Climber	10.0	3-8	M	LMH	SN	M	4	0	0
Agastache rugosa	Korean Mint	Perennial	1.0	7-10		LM	N	DM	4	3	2
Allium carinatum	Keeled Garlic	Bulb	0.6	6-9		LMH	SN	M	3	2	1
Allium kunthii	Kunth's onion	Bulb	0.4	6-9		LM	N	M	3	2	1
Amelanchier asiatica	Korean Juneberry	Tree	8.0	4-8		LMH	SN	M	3	0
Angelica genuflexa	Kneeling Angelica	Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	1	1
Anthyllis vulneraria	Kidney Vetch	Perennial	0.2	6-9		LM	N	DM	1	2
Apocynum pictum	Kendyr	Perennial	2.0	4-9	F	LMH	FSN	M	0	2	3
Asphodeline lutea	King's Spear, Yellow Asphodel, Jacob's Rod	Perennial	1.0	6-9	M	LMH	SN	DM	4	0	2
Aster yomena		Perennial	1.5	5-9		LMH	N	M	1	0
Astroloma serratifolium	Kondrung	Shrub	1.0	-		LMH	SN	M	0	0
Athrotaxis selaginoides	King William Pine	Tree	30.0	7-10	S	LMH	SN	M	0	0	2
Berberis koreana	Korean Barberry, Barberry	Shrub	1.5	3-7	M	LMH	SN	DM	1	2	1
Betula kenaica	Kenai Birch	Tree	12.0	0-0	F	LMH	SN	M	3	1	3
Brachychiton populneus	Kurrajong, Bottletree, Kurrajong	Tree	18.0	8-11	F	LMH	N	DM	3	0	2
Brassica oleracea gongylodes	Kohl Rabi	Biennial	0.5	4-8	F	LMH	SN	M	3	1	0
Broussonetia kazinoki	Kozo	Tree	4.5	6-9		LMH	N	DM	3	1	1
Campanula takesimana	Korean Bellflower	Perennial	0.5	4-8		LM	SN	M	4	0
Carpobrotus rossii	Karkalla	Perennial	0.2	8-11		LMH	SN	DM	0	0
Carthamus lanatus	Distaff Thistle	Annual	0.6	6-10		LM	N	DM	1	1	1
Cedrelopsis grevei	Katrafay, Kathrafay	Tree	22.0	10-12	S	LMH	N	DM	2	4	3
Ceiba pentandra	Kapok Tree, Cotton Tree, Suma'ma	Tree	50.0	10-12	F	MH	N	DM	3	3	5
Cephalotaxus harringtonia koreana	Korean Plum Yew	Shrub	1.5	6-9	S	LMH	FS	M	5	0	3
Cercidiphyllum japonicum	Katsura Tree	Tree	30.0	4-8	F	LMH	SN	M	0	0	3
Chimonobambusa marmorea	Kan-Chiku	Bamboo	1.5	5-9	F	LMH	SN	M	1	0	3
Cimicifuga heracleifolia	Komarov's Bugbane	Perennial	1.0	3-7		LMH	S	M	0	2
Cirsium kamtschaticum	Kamchatka thistle	Perennial	1.8	0-0		LMH	N	M	1	0	2
Citrus hystrix	Kaffir Lime	Shrub	6.0	9-12	M	LMH	N	M	3	2	3
Corynocarpus spp.	Karaka	Tree	15.0	7-10	F	LMH	SN	M	2	0	4
Crataegus coccinoides	Kansas Hawthorn	Tree	6.0	4-8		LMH	SN	DMWe	3	2	2
Cymbalaria muralis	Kenilworth Ivy	Perennial	0.1	3-7		LMH	S	DM	2	1	1
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides	Kahikatea	Tree	6.0	8-11	S	LMH	S	M	2	0	3
Dipterocarpus kerrii	Kerr's Keruing	Tree	40.0	10-12	M	MH	SN	M	0	2	3
Ehretia acuminata	Koda Tree	Tree	9.0	6-9		LM	N	M	2	1	2
Epimedium koreanum	Korean Epimedium	Perennial	0.3	-		LMH	S	DM	0	3
Erythronium japonicum	Katakuri	Bulb	0.2	-		LM	S	M	4	0
Euonymus latifolius		Shrub	3.0	4-8		LMH	SN	DM	0	0	1
Fritillaria camschatcensis	Kamchatka Lily, Kamchatka fritillary	Bulb	0.5	4-8		LM	SN	M	4	0
Fuchsia excorticata	Konini	Shrub	10.0	8-11	M	LMH	SN	M	2	0	2
Funtumia elastica	West African Rubber Tree. Lagos silk rubber	Tree	25.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	M	0	2	3
Gleditsia koraiensis	Korean Honey Locust	Tree	20.0	-		LMH	N	DM	2	2	2
Guibourtia copallifera	Kobo Tree, Sierra Leone gum copal	Tree	20.0	10-12	S	LM	N	M	0	1	4
Gymnocladus dioica	Kentucky Coffee Tree	Tree	20.0	3-8	S	LMH	N	DM	3	2	3
Hibiscus cannabinus	Kenaf, Brown Indianhemp	Annual/Perennial	1.8	6-12	F	LMH	N	M	4	2	3
Hosta nigrescens	Kuro-Giboshi	Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Ilex rotunda	Kurogane holly	Tree	20.0	6-9		LMH	SN	M	0	1
Indigofera kirilowii	Kirilow's indigo, Indigo	Shrub	1.5	5-7	M	LM	N	M	0	1
Ipomoea aquatica	Kangkong, Swamp Morning Glory	Annual/Perennial	0.5	10-12	F	LMH	N	MWeWa	4	2	2
Kadsura longepedunculata		Climber	3.5	-		LMH	SN	M	2	2
Kalmia latifolia	Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Ivy	Shrub	3.0	4-8	S	LMH	SN	M	0	2	2
Kalmia polifolia	Swamp Laurel, Bog laurel	Shrub	0.5	0-0		LMH	SN	M	0	2
Kalopanax septemlobus	Tree Aralia, Castor aralia	Tree	25.0	4-8	S	LMH	SN	M	2	1	2
Kinugasa japonica	Kinugasaso	Perennial	0.5	7-10		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Kniphofia uvaria	Red Hot Poker , Common Torch Lily, Torch Lily, Poker Plant, Tritoma	Perennial	2.0	5-9	F	LM	N	M	0	0
Koeleria macrantha	June Grass, Prairie Junegrass	Perennial	0.5	0-0		LMH	SN	M	1	1	2
Kummerowia stipulacea	Korean Lespedeza, Korean clover	Annual	0.4	0-0	F	LMH	N	DM	0	1	3
Leptospermum ericoides		Shrub	3.0	7-10		LMH	N	M	1	1	2
Letestua durissima	Kong-Afane, Congotali	Tree	40.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	M	0	2	4
Libocedrus plumosa	Kawaka	Tree	9.0	7-10	S	LMH	SN	M	0	0	2
Lilium kelleyanum	Kelley's Lily	Bulb	1.0	4-8		LM	SN	M	2	0
Magnolia kobus	Kobus magnolia, Northern Japanese Magnolia	Tree	12.0	4-7	M	LMH	SN	M	1	1	2
Malus x micromalus	Kaido Crab Apple	Shrub	4.0	4-8		LMH	SN	M	2	0	1
Mangifera kemanga	Kemang	Tree	30.0	10-12	M	LMH	N	M	4	0	0
Morus australis	Korean Mulberry, Aino Mulberry	Tree	7.5	6-9	F	LMH	SN	M	2	2	1
Morus bombycis	Kuwa	Tree	8.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	2	2	1
Musa x paradisiaca	Banana	Perennial	8.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	M	5	2	2
Pandanus julianettii	Karuka	Shrub	4.0	10-12	F	LM	SN	M	4	0	3
Phyllostachys makinoi	Kei-Chiku, Makino bamboo	Bamboo	6.0	7-10		LMH	SN	M	3	0	3
Phyllostachys nigra punctata	Kurodake	Bamboo	6.0	6-9		LMH	S	M	4	3	2
Phyllostachys sulphurea viridis	Kou-Chiku	Bamboo	4.0	6-9		LMH	SN	DM	4	0	3
Picrorhiza kurroa	Kuru	Perennial	0.0	-		LMH	SN	M	0	3
Pinus koraiensis	Korean Nut Pine, Chinese pinenut	Tree	20.0	4-7	M	LM	N	DM	4	2	3
Pittosporum crassifolium	Karo, Stiffleaf cheesewood	Shrub	5.0	8-11		LM	SN	DM	0	0	3
Poa pratensis	Kentucky Blue Grass, Spreading bluegrass	Perennial	1.0	3-9	M	LMH	N	M	1	0	0
Podocarpus macrophyllus	Kusamaki, Yew plum pine, Buddhist Pine, Chinese Podocarpus, Chinese Yew Pine, Japanese Yew, Souther	Tree	10.0	8-11	S	LMH	SN	M	2	1	3
Polygonatum commutatum	King Solomon's Seal, Smooth Solomon's seal	Perennial	2.0	4-8		LMH	FS	M	2	1	1
Polygonum aviculare	Knotweed, Prostrate knotweed	Annual	0.3	4-8		LMH	SN	M	2	3	1
Polygonum douglasii	Knotweed, Douglas' knotweed, Austin knotweed, Engelmann's knotweed, Johnston's knotweed, Large kno	Annual	0.3	0-0		LMH	SN	DM	2	0
Polygonum salicifolium	Knotweed		0.0	0-0		LMH	SN	MWe	1	0
Protea cynaroides	King Protea	Shrub	2.0	8-11		L	N	DM	1	0
Prunus cerasus caproniana	Kentish Red Cherry	Tree	9.0	3-7		LMH	SN	M	3	1	3
Prunus glandulosa	Korean Cherry, Dwarf Flowering Almond	Shrub	1.0	5-8	M	LMH	N	DM	2	1	1
Prunus japonica	Korean Cherry, Japanese bush cherry	Shrub	1.5	4-8		LMH	SN	M	3	3	1
Pueraria montana	Kudzu Vine	Perennial Climber	10.0	10-12	F	MH	N	M	4	5	3
Pueraria montana lobata	Kudzu Vine	Perennial Climber	10.0	5-9	F	LMH	N	M	4	5	4
Pulsatilla koreana	Korean Pasque Flower	Perennial	0.3	-		LM	N	M	0	2
Pycnanthemum albescens	Whiteleaf Mountain Mint	Perennial	0.5	-		LMH	SN	DM	0	1
Pycnanthemum flexuosum	Mountain Mint, Appalachian mountainmint	Perennial	1.0	4-8		LMH	SN	M	1	2
Pycnanthemum incanum	Hoary Mountain Mint	Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	DM	1	2
Pycnanthemum muticum	Cluster Mountain Mint	Perennial	1.0	4-8		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Pycnanthemum pilosum	Mountain Mint, Whorled mountainmint	Perennial	1.5	4-8		LMH	SN	DM	2	0
Pycnanthemum virginianum	Virginia Mountain Mint	Perennial	1.0	4-8		LMH	SN	DM	2	2
Quercus coccifera	Kermes Oak	Shrub	4.0	5-9		MH	SN	M	3	2	3
Rubus bellobatus	Kittatinny Blackberry	Shrub	2.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	2	0	1
Rubus coreanus	Korean Bramble	Shrub	3.0	5-9		LMH	SN	M	1	2	1
Rubus crataegifolius	Korean raspberry	Shrub	2.5	4-8		LMH	SN	M	4	0	1
Salix koriyanagi	kori-yanagi	Shrub	5.0	5-9		LMH	N	MWe	0	2	3
Sasa veitchii	Kuma-Zasa, Kuma bamboo grass	Bamboo	1.5	7-10		LMH	S	M	1	0	3
Schisandra grandiflora		Climber	6.0	7-10		LMH	S	M	4	0
Scleranthus annuus	Knawel, German knotgrass	Annual/Biennial	0.3	0-0		L	SN	DM	0	1	0
Scrophularia nodosa	Knotted Figwort, Woodland figwort	Perennial	1.0	6-9		LMH	SN	M	1	3
Solanum aviculare	Kangaroo Apple, New Zealand nightshade	Shrub	1.8	8-11		LMH	N	M	2	2	2
Solanum laciniatum	Kangaroo Apple	Shrub	3.0	8-11		LMH	N	M	2	2	2
Sophora flavescens	Ku Shen, Shrubby sophora	Shrub	1.5	5-9	S	LMH	N	M	0	3	2
Sophora tetraptera	Kowhai	Tree	10.0	7-10	S	LMH	N	M	0	0	2
Sorbus alnifolia	Korean Mountain Ash	Tree	15.0	4-7	F	LMH	SN	M	1	0	2
Tamarix hispida	Kashgar Tree	Shrub	1.0	5-9	M	LMH	N	DM	0	0	3
Tinospora cordifolia	Kanda Amrta	Climber	15.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	DM	2	4	2
Torilis nodosa	Knotted Hedge-Parsley	Annual	0.5	6-10	F	LMH	N	DM	2	0	0
Torreya nucifera	Kaya, Japanese torreya	Tree	20.0	6-8	S	LMH	FS	M	5	2
Trachomitum scabrum	Kendry, Rough Kendry	Perennial	2.0	4-9	F	LMH	N	M	0	0	4
Triticum turgidum turanicum	Khurasan Wheat	Annual	1.2	0-0		LMH	N	M	2	0	3
Vaccinium praestans	Kamchatka Bilberry	Shrub	0.2	4-8	S	LM	S	M	4	0	4
Valerianella carinata	Keeled-Fruited Cornsalad, European cornsalad	Annual	0.3	0-0		LMH	N	DM	2	0
Vitex pinnata	Keleban	Tree	20.0	10-12	M	LMH	N	DM	0	2	4
Weinmannia racemosa	Kamahi	Tree	25.0	8-11		LM	SN	M	2	0	3
Wolffia globosa	Khai Nam	Perennial	0.0	10-12	F		N	WeWa	4	0	0
Xyris caroliniana	Carolina Yelloweyed Grass	Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	MWe	0	1
Zoysia japonica	Korean Lawn Grass	Perennial	0.2	0-0		LMH	N	M	1	0	0

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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