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MERGOAT

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

A white spherical bloom of a buttonbush

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Family: Rubiaceae

Plant Type
Shrub
Status
Native
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
Edible Parts
…
Height
5’-8’
Spread
3’-6’

Landscape Attributes

Bloom Color
White
Root Depth
…
Root Structure
Fibrous
Seasonal Interest
Summer
Lifespan
25-50 years

ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

LIGHT
Full Sun, Part Shade
GROWTH HABIT
multi-stemmed, Irregular, Rounded
WATER
Wet, Medium
RELATIONSHIPS
Birds, Pollinators

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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 purple flower of anise hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Plant Type
Forb
Native Range
Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
Edible Parts
…
Height
2’-4’
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The catkin of of an american hazelnut dangle in the afternoon sun

American Hazelnut

Corylus americanus

Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
Nuts
Height
6’-12’
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The magenta purple common milkweed flower

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Native Range
Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
3’-5’
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River Birch

Betula nigra

Plant Type
Deciduous Tree
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast
Edible Parts
Sap
Height
60-80′
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A showy cluster of white heath aster flowers

Heath Aster

Symphiotrychum ericoides

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
1’-3’
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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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The late blooming yellow flowers of witch hazel in november

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Plant Type
deciduous shrub
Native Range
Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
10’-20’
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A cluster of frost asters in the golden evening sun

Frost Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Plant Type
Forb, Wildflower
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
2’-4’
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Red clusters of berries show between yellow leaves during fall

Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata

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