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Index of Latin Names: K

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Actinidia kolomikta	Kiwi	Climber	10.0	3-8	M	LMH	SN	M	4	0	0
Aster yomena		Perennial	1.5	5-9		LMH	N	M	1	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
Euonymus latifolius		Shrub	3.0	4-8		LMH	SN	DM	0	0	1
Funtumia elastica	West African Rubber Tree. Lagos silk rubber	Tree	25.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	M	0	2	3
Kadsura coccinea		Climber	0.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	1
Kadsura heteroclita		Climber	10.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Kadsura japonica		Climber	3.5	6-9		LMH	SN	M	2	1
Kadsura longepedunculata		Climber	3.5	-		LMH	SN	M	2	2
Kadsura oblongifolia		Climber	0.0	-		LMH	SN	M	2	0
Kalimeris incisa		Perennial	1.5	4-8		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Kalimeris laureana		Perennial	1.5	-		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Kalimeris pinnatifida	Japanese Aster	Perennial	1.5	5-8	M	LMH	SN	M	1	0
Kalmia angustifolia	Sheep Laurel	Shrub	1.5	-		LMH	SN	M	0	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 sciadophylloides		Tree	0.0	-		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Kalopanax septemlobus	Tree Aralia, Castor aralia	Tree	25.0	4-8	S	LMH	SN	M	2	1	2
Kerria japonica	Bachelor's Button, Japanese rose, Jew's Mallow, Japanese Kerria	Shrub	2.0	4-9	M	LMH	SN	M	1	1
Keteleeria davidiana		Tree	30.0	6-9		LM	N	DM	0	0	2
Khaya anthotheca	White Mahogany, East African Mahogany	Tree	50.0	9-12	F	MH	N	M	0	2	4
Khaya senegalensis	Dryzone Mahogany	Tree	25.0	10-12	F	LMH	SN	MWe	2	3	4
Kickxia elatine	Fluellen, Sharpleaf cancerwort	Annual	0.5	0-0		LM	SN	M	0	1	0
Kinugasa japonica	Kinugasaso	Perennial	0.5	7-10		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Kirkophytum lyallii		Perennial	0.2	-		LMH	SN	M	1	0
Knautia arvensis	Field Scabious, Field scabiosa	Perennial	1.0	5-9		LMH	SN	DM	0	2
Knightia excelsa	Rewarewa	Tree	20.0	8-11		LMH	SN	M	1	0	3
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
Koelreuteria paniculata	Golden Rain Tree, Varnish Tree	Tree	10.0	5-8	F	LMH	N	DM	2	1	1
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos		Perennial	1.0	6-9		LM	N	M	3	0	2
Kuhnia eupatorioides		Perennial	0.2	-		LM	SN	M	0	1
Kummerowia stipulacea	Korean Lespedeza, Korean clover	Annual	0.4	0-0	F	LMH	N	DM	0	1	3
Kummerowia striata	Common Lespedeza, Japanese clover	Annual	0.2	0-0		LMH	SN	M	2	1	3
Kunzea muelleri		Shrub	0.9	-		LMH	SN	M	1	1
Kunzea pomifera		Shrub	0.0	-		LMH	N	M	1	0
Leptospermum ericoides		Shrub	3.0	7-10		LMH	N	M	1	1	2
Musa x paradisiaca	Banana	Perennial	8.0	10-12	F	LMH	N	M	5	2	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
Schisandra grandiflora		Climber	6.0	7-10		LMH	S	M	4	0
Xyris caroliniana	Carolina Yelloweyed Grass	Perennial	1.0	-		LMH	SN	MWe	0	1

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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