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MERGOAT

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

The large showy inflorescence of Devil’s Walking Stick hangs over the large compound leaves

Devil’s Walking Stick

Aralia spinosa

Family: Araliaceae

Plant Type
Shrub
Status
Native
Native Range
Southeast, Mid-Atlantic
Edible Parts
…
Height
10’-20’
Spread
6’-10’

Landscape Attributes

Bloom Color
White
Root Depth
…
Root Structure
…
Seasonal Interest
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Lifespan
25-50 years

ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

LIGHT
Full Sun, Part Sun
GROWTH HABIT
Erect, Suckering
WATER
Medium
RELATIONSHIPS
Birds, Large Mammals

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Black Cohosh

Actaea racemosa

Plant Type
Forb
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
4’-6’
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Winterberry Holly

Ilex verticillata

Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
6’-12’
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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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The cool tones of blue mist flower seem to glow agains the background of green foliage

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Plant Type
Wildflower, Forb
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic
Edible Parts
…
Height
1’-3’
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Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomaratus

Plant Type
Grass
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
3’-6’
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Pink muhly grass glows in the morning sun

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Plant Type
Grass
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
3’-4’
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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 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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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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Betula nigra

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