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Sorrel Inman & Hazel Hoffman

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MERGOAT

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

A bumble bee collecting pollen from the inflorescences of blue-stemmed goldenrod

Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod

Solidago caesia

Family: Asteraceae

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Status
Native
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
Edible Parts
…
Height
2’-3’
Spread
1.5’-3’

Landscape Attributes

Bloom Color
Yellow
Root Depth
…
Root Structure
Rhizome, Fibrous
Seasonal Interest
Fall
Lifespan
Perennial

ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

LIGHT
Part Shade, Dappled Light
GROWTH HABIT
loose colony
WATER
Medium, Dry
RELATIONSHIPS
Pollinators

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Muhlenbergia capillaris

Plant Type
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Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
3’-4’
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Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata

Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
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American Hazelnut

Corylus americanus

Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
Nuts
Height
6’-12’
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Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Plant Type
Deciduous Tree
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
40’-70’
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White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
2’-3’
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The inflorescences begin to open on the racemose flower of black cohosh

Black Cohosh

Actaea racemosa

Plant Type
Forb
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
4’-6’
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The yellow fall leaves of a posion ivy vine hang over a drying cluster of white berries

Poison Ivy

Toxidendron radicans

Plant Type
vine
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
1’-3’
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Betula nigra

Plant Type
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Native Range
Southeast, Northeast
Edible Parts
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Height
60-80′
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