Rocky Soil - Plants

Characteristics

Shallow depth
Rapid drainage
Limited water holding
Often on slopes

Ideal For

Shallow-rooted herbs
Alpine plants
Sedums, thyme

Challenges

Limited root zone
Low water retention
Difficult tillage

Common In

Mountain slopes, Rocky hillsides

Tree Crops & Agroforestry

0 Ideally Suited, 287 Adequate

Adequate (287)

Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis)
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
American Basswood (Tilia americana)
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
American Chestnut (Restoration) (American Chestnut (Restoration))
American Elderberry (American Elderberry)
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
American Plum (Prunus Americana)
American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
American/hybrid Plums (American/Hybrid Plums)
Apple-Ring Acacia (Faidherbia Albida)
Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis)
Arctic Beauty Kiwi (Actinidia kolomikta)
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
Asian Pear Cultivars (Asian Pear Cultivars)
Asian Wild Apple (Malus sieversii)
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera)
Baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Barbados Cherry (Malpighia emarginata)
Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)
Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)
Bird Cherry (Prunus Padus)
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Black Currant (Black Currant)
Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Black Mulberry (Morus Nigra)
Black Spruce (Picea Mariana)
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
Black Walnut Cultivars (Black Walnut Cultivars)
Blood Oranges (Blood Oranges)
Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii)
Box Elder (Acer negundo)
Bullace (Prunus insititia)
Bunya Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii)
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Butternut (Juglans Cinerea)
California Bay Laurel (Umbellularia Californica)
California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii)
California Black Walnut (Juglans hindsii)
California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
California Foothills Pine (Pinus sabiniana)
California Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
California Pipevine (Aristolochia Californica)
California Sycamore (Platanus Racemosa)
California Tree Poppy (Romneya Coulteri)
California White Oak (Quercus Lobata)
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)
Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Canadian Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix Canariensis)
Caper Bush (Capparis spinosa)
Carob (Ceratonia siliqua)
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
Casuarina (Casuarina equisetifolia)
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia)
Chilean Guava (Ugni molinae)
Chinaberry (Melia Azedarach)
Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima)
Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona Chinensis)
Chinese Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata)
Chinese Red Pine (Pinus Tabuliformis)
Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria Sinensis)
Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Cider Apple Varieties (Cider Apple Varieties)
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum Verum)
Clove (Syzygium Aromaticum)
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Coconut (Cocos nucifera)
Cold-Hardy Avocado (Cold-Hardy Avocado)
Cold-Hardy Olive Varieties (Cold-Hardy Olive Varieties)
Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
Common Fig (Ficus Carica)
Common Figs (Parthenocarpic) (Common Figs (Parthenocarpic))
Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Common Pear (Pyrus communis)
Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)
Common Walnut (Juglans regia)
Cork Oak (Quercus suber)
Corkscrew Willow (Garrya elliptica)
Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)
Crabapples (Crabapples)
Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Cuban Oregano (Plectranthus Amboinicus)
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara)
Disease-Resistant Apple Cultivars (Disease-Resistant Apple Cultivars)
Disease-Resistant Peach (Disease-Resistant Peach)
Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes (Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes)
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Dragon Spruce (Picea asperata)
Earpod Wattle (Acacia auriculiformis)
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Eastern White Pine (Pinus Strobus)
Efb-Resistant Hazelnut (EFB-Resistant Hazelnut)
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
English Oak (Quercus robur)
English/persian Walnut Cultivars (English/Persian Walnut Cultivars)
European Beech (Fagus Sylvatica)
European Pear Cultivars (European Pear Cultivars)
European Plums (European Plums)
European/standard Apricots (European/Standard Apricots)
Feijoa (Acca sellowiana)
Fine Flavor Cacao (Fine Flavor Cacao)
Finger Lime (Finger Lime)
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
Flying Dragon Rootstock (Flying Dragon Rootstock)
Frangipani (Plumeria Rubra)
Geneva Series Rootstock (Geneva Series Rootstock)
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium)
Golden Rain Tree (Koelreuteria Elegans)
Gooseberry (Gooseberry)
Goumi (Elaeagnus Multiflora)
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera)
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
Guava (Psidium guajava)
Gum Arabic Tree (Vachellia nilotica)
Hardy Kiwi (Actinidia Arguta)
Haskap (Lonicera caerulea)
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Heartnut (Heartnut)
Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica)
Heritage Mediterranean Figs (Heritage Mediterranean Figs)
Heritage Peach Varieties (Heritage Peach Varieties)
Heritage/diverse Banana Varieties (Heritage/Diverse Banana Varieties)
Heritage/heirloom Dessert Apples (Heritage/Heirloom Dessert Apples)
Heritage/traditional Oil Olive (Heritage/Traditional Oil Olive)
Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus Armeniacus)
Himalayan Oak (Quercus leucotrichophora)
Holm Oak (Quercus ilex)
Hottentot Fig (Carpobrotus edulis)
Hupeh Crabapple (Malus Hupehensis)
Hybrid Hazels (Hybrid Hazels)
Ice Cream Bean (Inga edulis)
Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)
Jamun (Syzygium Cumini)
Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
Japanese Plum (Prunus Salicina)
Japanese White Oak (Quercus variabilis)
Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum)
Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba)
Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus Dioicus)
Khejri (Prosopis Cineraria)
Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
Korean Pine (Pinus koraiensis)
Kousa Dogwood (Cornus Kousa)
Kumquat (Kumquat)
Lebbeck Tree (Albizia lebbeck)
Lemon (Citrus limon)
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Littleleaf Linden (Tilia cordata)
Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
Lychee (Litchi chinensis)
M.111 Semi-Vigorous Rootstock (M.111 Semi-Vigorous Rootstock)
Macadamia Nut (Macadamia Integrifolia)
Madake Bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)
Mangium (Acacia Mangium)
Mango (Mangifera indica)
Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium)
Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita)
Marcona/mediterranean Almond (Marcona/Mediterranean Almond)
Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster)
Masson's Pine (Pinus massoniana)
Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus)
Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)
Medlar (Mespilus germanica)
Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia Speciosa)
Mexican Plum (Prunus Mexicana)
Meyer Lemon (Meyer Lemon)
Mongolian Oak (Quercus mongolica)
Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana)
Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)
Muscadine Grape (Muscadine Grape)
Nanking Cherry (Prunus Tomentosa)
Native/seedling Pecans (Native/Seedling Pecans)
Northern Pecan Cultivars (Northern Pecan Cultivars)
Norway Spruce (Picea abies)
Ohxf Series Rootstock (OHxF Series Rootstock)
Olive (Olea europaea)
Oregon Crabapple (Malus fusca)
Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
Oregon Plum (Prunus Subcordata)
Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana)
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)
Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)
Paper Birch (Betula Papyrifera)
Passion Fruit (Passiflora Edulis)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Peach (Prunus Persica)
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)
Perry Pears (Perry Pears)
Physic Nut (Jatropha curcas)
Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
Pinyon Pine (Pinus Edulis)
Pistachio (Pistacia vera)
Piwi Wine Grapes (PIWI Wine Grapes)
Pockholz (Guaiacum officinale)
Polyembryonic/seedling Mango (Polyembryonic/Seedling Mango)
Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
Princess Tree (Paulownia Tomentosa)
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Rabbiteye Blueberry (Rabbiteye Blueberry)
Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata)
Red Bay (Persea borbonia)
Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)
Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
Red Maple (Acer Rubrum)
Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)
Red River Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia)
Robusta Coffee (Coffea Canephora)
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Royal Poinciana (Delonix Regia)
Rubber Hedge Euphorbia (Euphorbia tirucalli)
Rubber Tree (Hevea brasiliensis)
Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
Sasanqua Camellia (Camellia sasanqua)
Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Satsuma Mandarin (Satsuma Mandarin)
Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima)
Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Seckel Pear (Seckel Pear)
Seedling Rootstock Apple (Seedling Rootstock Apple)
Self-Fertile Almond (Self-Fertile Almond)
Service Tree (Sorbus domestica)
Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
Seville/bitter Orange (Seville/Bitter Orange)
Shade-Grown Arabica Coffee (Shade-Grown Arabica Coffee)
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
Shea Tree (Vitellaria paradoxa)
Siberian Peashrub (Caragana Arborescens)
Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta)
Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
Sissoo (Dalbergia Sissoo)
Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus)
Sour/tart Cherries (Sour/Tart Cherries)
Southern Magnolia (Magnolia Grandiflora)
Stone Pine (Pinus pinea)
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)
Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Table Olive Varieties (Table Olive Varieties)
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)
Tea Plant (Camellia Sinensis)
Texas Madrone (Arbutus texana)
Texas Persimmon (Diospyros Texana)
Tipu Tree (Tipuana Tipu)
Toyon (Heteromeles Arbutifolia)
Tree Anemone (Carpenteria Californica)
Trifoliate Orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
Trifoliate Orange Rootstock (Trifoliate Orange Rootstock)
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Weeping Fig (Ficus Benjamina)
Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
Western Redbud (Cercis occidentalis)
White Ash (Fraxinus Americana)
White Oak (Quercus alba)
White Willow (Salix alba)
Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Wild/lowbush Blueberry (Wild/Lowbush Blueberry)
Willow (Salix)
Wingleaf Soapberry (Sapindus saponaria)
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
Yuzu (Yuzu)

Cover Crops & Soil Builders

0 Ideally Suited, 201 Adequate

Adequate (201)

Annual Bluegrass (Poa Annua)
Annual Seepweed (Suaeda salsa)
Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra)
Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila Menziesii)
Bambara Groundnut (Vigna Subterranea)
Biofumigant Mustard (Biofumigant Mustard)
Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
Black Cumin (Nigella sativa)
Black Gram (Vigna Mungo)
Black Oat (Avena Strigosa)
Black Oats (Black Oats)
Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii)
Black-Eyed Pea (Vigna unguiculata)
Blackwood (Acacia Melanoxylon)
Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Bluebonnet (Lupinus angustifolius)
Bocking 14 (Symphytum x uplandicum)
Borage (Borago officinalis)
Brake Fern (Pteris Vittata)
Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)
Bur Clover (Medicago polymorpha)
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
California Buckwheat (Eriogonum Fasciculatum)
California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)
California False Indigo (Amorpha Californica)
California Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum)
California Lilac (Ceanothus species)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
California Wax Myrtle (Myrica californica)
California Wild Rose (Rosa Californica)
Camelina (Camelina)
Canadian Buffaloberry (Shepherdia Canadensis)
Canary Island Broom (Chamaecytisus Palmensis)
Caraway (Carum carvi)
Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)
Chia (Salvia Hispanica)
Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Chinese Artichoke (Stachys Affinis)
Chinese Milk Vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
Chinese Wolfberry (Lycium chinense)
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera Truncata)
Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)
Cleavers (Galium aparine)
Climbing Ground Cherry (Physalis heterophylla)
Coastal Strawberry (Fragaria Chiloensis)
Coastal Tidytips (Layia Platyglossa)
Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Common Camellia (Camellia japonica)
Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Cornflower (Centaurea Cyanus)
Couch Grass (Elytrigia repens)
Cowpeas/black-Eyed Peas (Cowpeas/Black-Eyed Peas)
Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis Stolonifera)
Crofton Weed (Ageratina Adenophora)
Crownvetch (Coronilla varia)
Dayflower (Commelina communis)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis)
Egyptian Riverhemp (Sesbania Sesban)
Elegant Madia (Madia elegans)
English Ivy (Hedera Helix)
Euphorbia (Euphorbia Characias)
Field Peas (Field Peas)
Flax (Linum usitatissimum)
Foxtail Agave (Agave Attenuata)
Franciscan Clarkia (Clarkia Franciscana)
French Marigold (Tagetes patula)
Gamba Grass (Andropogon Gayanus)
Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia Trifida)
Giant Reed (Arundo Donax)
Glossy Privet (Ligustrum Lucidum)
Goji Berry (Lycium Barbarum)
Golden Currant (Ribes Aureum)
Golden Wattle (Acacia saligna)
Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica)
Grassnut (Triteleia Laxa)
Greater Periwinkle (Vinca Major)
Green Alder (Alnus Viridis)
Grey Alder (Alnus incana)
Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
Hairy Fleabane (Conyza Bonariensis)
Hispid Honeysuckle (Lonicera Hispidula)
Honey Mesquite (Prosopis Glandulosa)
Horse Gram (Macrotyloma Uniflorum)
Horseweed (Conyza Canadensis)
Hummingbird Tree (Sesbania Grandiflora)
Incarnate Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)
Indigobush (Amorpha fruticosa)
Italian Alder (Alnus Cordata)
Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis)
Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum Cuspidatum)
Japanese Pagoda Tree (Sophora japonica)
Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium Vimineum)
Japanese White Birch (Betula platyphylla)
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
Korshinsky Caragana (Caragana Korshinskii)
Kura Clover (Trifolium Ambiguum)
Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
Lamb's Ears (Stachys Byzantina)
Lantana (Lantana camara)
Laurustinus (Viburnum Tinus)
Lead Tree (Leucaena leucocephala)
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Lupins (Lupins)
Maiden Grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia Leucantha)
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia Rotundifolia)
Mile-A-Minute Vine (Mikania Micrantha)
Milk Thistle (Silybum Marianum)
Mimosa (Acacia dealbata)
Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
Moroccan Toadflax (Linaria Maroccana)
Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)
Naked Lady (Amaryllis Belladonna)
Napier Grass (Pennisetum Purpureum)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Niger (Guizotia abyssinica)
Nodding Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis)
Non-Gmo Grain Soybean (Non-GMO Grain Soybean)
Nutans Wild Rye (Elymus Nutans)
Nutgrass (Cyperus Rotundus)
Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea Quercifolia)
Oriental Arborvitae (Platycladus Orientalis)
Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
Paperwhite Narcissus (Narcissus Papyraceus)
Parsnip (Pastinaca Sativa)
Parthenium Weed (Parthenium Hysterophorus)
Peruvian Nightshade (Solanum Peruvianum)
Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan)
Pigeon Peas (Pigeon Peas)
Pinto Peanut (Arachis Pintoi)
Poinsettia (Euphorbia Pulcherrima)
Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Pride Of Madeira (Echium Candicans)
Purple False Brome (Brachypodium Distachyon)
Purslane (Portulaca Oleracea)
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota)
Red Alder (Alnus Rubra)
Red Fescue (Festuca Rubra)
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
Rugosa Rose (Rosa Rugosa)
Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Rye (Secale cereale)
Salal (Gaultheria shallon)
Saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima)
Saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron)
Scrub Mahogany (Intsia bijuga)
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus)
Seepweed (Suaeda glauca)
Sheep's Fescue (Festuca Ovina)
Shore Grass (Paspalum Vaginatum)
Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Showy Rattlebox (Crotalaria Spectabilis)
Siam Weed (Chromolaena Odorata)
Siberian Crabapple (Malus baccata)
Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila)
Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Silk Tree (Albizia Julibrissin)
Silverberry (Elaeagnus x ebbingei)
Slender-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum tenuipes)
Smoke Bush (Cotinus coggygria)
Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
Spearmint (Mentha spicata)
Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum Jasminoides)
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Subterranean Clover (Trifolium subterraneum)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Tall Goldenrod (Solidago Altissima)
Tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis)
Teff (Eragrostis tef)
Thrift (Armeria maritima)
Tree Germander (Teucrium Fruticans)
Tree Marigold (Tithonia Diversifolia)
Triticale (Triticosecale)
Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens)
Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis Velutina)
Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)
Verbena Bonariensis (Verbena Bonariensis)
Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides)
White Lupin (Lupinus Albus)
White Mustard (Sinapis alba)
White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus)
Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum)
Wild Marigold (Tagetes minuta)
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria Vesca)
Yellow Lupin (Lupinus luteus)
Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)
Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium)

Vegetables & Specialty Crops

0 Ideally Suited, 118 Adequate

Adequate (118)

African Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
Aloe Vera (Aloe Vera)
American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Autumn Sage (Salvia Greggii)
Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis)
Bee Balm (Monarda Didyma)
Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
Bitter Leaf (Gymnanthemum amygdalinum)
Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum)
Black Raspberry (Black Raspberry)
Black Soybean (Black Soybean)
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)
Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
Bramble (Rubus species)
Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major)
Burpee Tomato (Solanum Burbankii)
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
California Buckthorn (Frangula Californica)
California Fuchsia (Epilobium Canum)
California Milkweed (Asclepias californica)
Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
Citronella Grass (Cymbopogon Nardus)
Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii)
Common Groundsel (Senecio Vulgaris)
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Common Ragweed (Ambrosia Artemisiifolia)
Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
Coyote Mint (Monardella Villosa)
Desert Thorn Apple (Datura Wrightii)
Dill (Anethum Graveolens)
Disease-Resistant Potato (Disease-Resistant Potato)
Drumstick Tree (Moringa Oleifera)
English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
Field Mint (Mentha arvensis)
Fingerling Potatoes (Fingerling Potatoes)
Flytrap Dogbane And Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum)
Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Groundnut - (Apios americana)
Heirloom Dry Beans (Heirloom Dry Beans)
Heritage Popcorn (Heritage Popcorn)
Heritage/heirloom Potatoes (Heritage/Heirloom Potatoes)
Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)
Hops (Humulus lupulus)
Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense)
Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Hummingbird Sage (Salvia Spathacea)
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
Joseph's Coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
Korean Ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Krantz Aloe (Aloe arborescens)
Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album)
Leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus)
Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
Malabar Spinach (Basella alba)
Malanga (Xanthosoma Sagittifolium)
Mexican Mint (Tagetes lucida)
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias Fascicularis)
Naturally Colored Cotton (Naturally Colored Cotton)
New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides)
Non-Gmo/organic Cotton (Non-GMO/Organic Cotton)
Obovate Dandelion (Taraxacum obovatum)
Oca (Oxalis tuberosa)
Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus)
Oleander (Nerium Oleander)
Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)
Pima/extra-Long Staple Cotton (Pima/Extra-Long Staple Cotton)
Pineapple (Ananas Comosus)
Pineapple Sage (Salvia Elegans)
Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
Primocane/everbearing Raspberry (Primocane/Everbearing Raspberry)
Quamash (Camassia quamash)
Ramps (Allium tricoccum)
Rocket (Eruca vesicaria)
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis)
Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea)
Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus)
Sage (Salvia officinalis)
Samphire (Salicornia europaea)
Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis)
Shallot (Allium Ascalonicum)
Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
Statice (Limonium Sinuatum)
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana)
Strawberry (Fragaria)
Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Sweet Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Sweet Marjoram (Origanum majorana)
Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Sweet Sorghum (Sweet Sorghum)
Sweet Wormwood (Artemisia annua)
Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)
Tartary Buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum)
Thornless Blackberry (Thornless Blackberry)
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus)
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
Tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica)
Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica)
White Sage (Salvia apiana)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Winter Savory (Satureja montana)
Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria)

Hay & Grazing Crops

0 Ideally Suited, 70 Adequate

Adequate (70)

Baby Sage (Salvia microphylla)
Bahia Grass (Paspalum Notatum)
Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon)
Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium Bellum)
Bmr Silage/forage Corn (BMR Silage/Forage Corn)
Bromegrass (Bromus inermis)
Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides)
Buffelgrass (Pennisetum Ciliare)
Bulrush Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
Burning Bush (Bassia scoparia)
California Aster (Symphyotrichum Chilense)
California Blackberry (Rubus Ursinus)
California Fescue (Festuca Californica)
Chinese Bushclover (Lespedeza cuneata)
Common Mallow (Malva neglecta)
Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)
Crested Wheatgrass (Agropyron Cristatum)
Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
Deer Grass (Muhlenbergia Rigens)
Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)
Dog Rose (Rosa Canina)
Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana)
Eastern Prickly Pear (Opuntia Humifusa)
Forage Sorghum (Forage Sorghum)
Giant Buckwheat (Eriogonum Giganteum)
Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea)
Giant Feather Grass (Stipa Grandis)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Holy Clover (Onobrychis viciifolia)
Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis)
Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis)
Kikuyu Grass (Pennisetum Clandestinum)
Lippia (Phyla nodiflora)
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Maximiliani's Sunflower (Helianthus Maximiliani)
Meadow Brome (Bromus Riparius)
Naked Buckwheat (Eriogonum Nudum)
Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata)
Pearl Millet (Pearl Millet)
Pencil Cactus (Cylindropuntia Leptocaulis)
Perennial Peanut (Arachis glabrata)
Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Puncturevine (Tribulus Terrestris)
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
Red Brome (Bromus Rubens)
Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria)
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris Arundinacea)
Rhodes Grass (Chloris Gayana)
Saltbush (Atriplex halimus)
Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
Short-Flower Needle Grass (Stipa Breviflora)
Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
Signal Grass (Urochloa Brizantha)
Sorghum-Sudan Grass Hybrid (Sorghum-Sudan Grass Hybrid)
Sorghum-Sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor x Sorghum sudanense)
Spanish Needles (Bidens pilosa)
Tall Fescue (Schedonorus Arundinaceus)
Timothy Grass (Phleum pratense)
White Mulberry (Morus alba)
Wild Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Yellow Bluestem (Bothriochloa Ischaemum)
Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus)
Yellow Foxtail (Setaria Pumila)

Grains & Cereals

0 Ideally Suited, 20 Adequate

Adequate (20)

Chickpeas/garbanzo (Chickpeas/Garbanzo)
Einkorn Wheat (Einkorn Wheat)
Finger Millet/ragi (Finger Millet/Ragi)
Flint Corn (Flint Corn)
Flour Corn (Flour Corn)
Foxtail Millet (Foxtail Millet)
Hard Red Spring Wheat (Hard Red Spring Wheat)
Heritage/landrace Sorghum (Heritage/Landrace Sorghum)
Hulless/naked Oats (Hulless/Naked Oats)
Kernza Perennial Wheatgrass (Kernza Perennial Wheatgrass)
Khorasan/kamut Wheat (Khorasan/Kamut Wheat)
Milling/food Oats (Milling/Food Oats)
Perennial Rice (Perennial Rice)
Pigmented/heritage Rice (Pigmented/Heritage Rice)
Red Fife Wheat (Red Fife Wheat)
Specialty Lentils (Specialty Lentils)
Spelt (Spelt)
Tepary Bean (Phaseolus Acutifolius)
Turkey Red Wheat (Turkey Red Wheat)
Upland Rice (Upland Rice)

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