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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 cluster of frost asters in the golden evening sun

Frost Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Family: Asteraceae

Plant Type
Forb, Wildflower
Status
Native
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
2’-4’
Spread
3’

Landscape Attributes

Bloom Color
White
Root Depth
…
Root Structure
Rhizome
Seasonal Interest
Fall
Lifespan
Perennial

ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

LIGHT
Full Sun
GROWTH HABIT
Basal rosette, Erect
WATER
Dry, Medium
RELATIONSHIPS
Bees, Butterflies, Wasps, Pollinators

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River Birch

Betula nigra

Plant Type
Deciduous Tree
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast
Edible Parts
Sap
Height
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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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A dense cluster of white wood aster flowers rest in the evening sun

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 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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Red Maple lead in bright fall color

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

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