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MERGOAT

Mergoat Land Design and Restoration

Sorrel Inman

[email protected]
(865) 250-6140

The seed head of yellow prairie grass

Yellow Prairie Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Family: Poaceae

Plant Type
Grass
Status
Native
Native Range
Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
3’-6’
Spread
1’-2’

Landscape Attributes

Bloom Color
Yellow
Root Depth
24”+
Root Structure
Fibrous
Seasonal Interest
Summer, Fall
Lifespan
Perennial

ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES

LIGHT
Full Sun
GROWTH HABIT
Erect
WATER
Dry, Medium
RELATIONSHIPS
…

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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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Bushy bluestem stands tall in the sun

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomaratus

Plant Type
Grass
Native Range
Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest
Edible Parts
…
Height
3’-6’
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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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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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River Birch

Betula nigra

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