Ecological Garden: Summary of Useful Plants
	Herbaceous Plants
	Common Name	Latin Name	Guild Function	Human Value
	Yarrow*	Achillea millefolium	Insectory, Nutrient Accumulator	Dye
	Anise Hyssop*	Agastache anethiodorum	Insectory	Spice, tea, salads
	Hollyhock*	Alcea rosea	Insectory
	Nodding Pink Onion*	Allium cernuum	Insect (and mole) Repellent	Edible herb
	Garlic	Allium sativum	Nutrient Accumulator, suppresses grass/weeds	Edible flowers, leaves, and roots
	Chives*	Allium schoenoprasum	Nutrient Accumulator, Fortress Plant	Edible herb
	Garlic Chives	Allium tuberosum	Nutrient Accumulator, Insect Repellent	Edible herb
	Utah Serviceberry	Amelanchier utahensis	Wildlife Nurturer	Edible berries (for jams, juices)
	Indigo Bush, Lead Plant	Amorpha canescens	Nitrogen Fixer, Insectory
	Chamomile*	Anthemis tinctoria	Nutrient Accumulator
	Columbine*	Aquilegia sp.	Insectory
	Rockcress*	Arabis sp.	Ground Cover, Insectory
	Horseradish*	Armoracia lapathifolia	Spikeroot, Nutrient Accumulator, Mulch-Maker	Flavorful herb
	Black Chokecherry	Aronia melanocarpa	Wildlife Nurturer	Used to make juice, wine
	Wormwood*	Artemesia absinthium	Insect Repellent
	Wild Ginger	Asarum caudatum	Slug pollinated	Spice
	Milkweed, Butterfly Flower	Asclepias tuberosa	Spikeroot	Attracts monarch butterfly
	Asparagus*	Asparagus officinalis		Edible stem
	Alyssum, Basket of Gold*	Aurina saxatilis	Insectory
	False Indigo*	Baptisia australis	Spikeroot, Insectory
	Bluebeard*	Caryopteris incana	Insectory	Self-Seeding
	Jupiter's Beard	Centhranthus ruber	Insectory	Self-Seeding, Drought-tolerant
	Fernbush, Desert Sweet*	Chamaebatiaria millefolium	Nutrient Accumulator, mulch-maker
	Good King Henry	Chenopodium bonushenricus	Insectory, Nutrient Accumulator	Edible Flowers and leaves, Dye
	Shasta Daisy	Chrysanthemum maximum
	Chicory	Cchorium intybus	Insectory, Nutrient Accumulator	Edible flowers, Leafs, Roots
	Bugbane	Cohosh cimicifuga	Insect Repellent
	LemonGrass	Cymbopogon citratus	Fortress Plant	Edible herb
	Mormon Tea*	Ephedra viridis
	Azure Fairy' Fleabane	Erigeron sp.	Insectory
	Wild Buckwheat	Eriogonum umbellatum	Erosion Control, Green Manure, Spikeroot
	California Poppy	Eschscholzia californica	Insectory
	Apache Plume*	Fallugia paradoxa	Erosion Control, Screening, Wildlife Habitat, N-Fixer
	Fescue grass (native)	Festuca sp.	Native Understory
	Fennel*	Foeniculum vulgare	Insectory, Insect Repellent, Nutrient Accumulator	Edible
	Alpine or Woodland Strawberry	Fragaria vesca	Nutrient Accumulator, mulch-maker	Edible fruit
	Blanket Flower*	Gaillardia aristata
	Sticky Geranium*	Geranium viscosissimum	Insectory
	Utah Sweetvetch, Boreal Sweetvetch*	Hedysarum boreale	Nitrogen-Fixer, Insectory
	Blue Oat Grass*	Helictotrichon sempervirens
	Dame's Rocket*	Hesparis metronalis	Insectory	Edible herb, essential oil for perfume
	Maple Mallow, Streambank Wild Hollyhock*	Iliamna rivularis	Insectory
	Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily	Kniphofia pfitzeri	Insectory, Fortress Plant
	Perennial Pea, Everlasting Pea	Lathyrus latifolius	Nitrogen Fixer
	SweetPea	Lathyrus odoratus	Nitrogen Fixer	Flowers smell wonderful
	Lavender*	Lavandula sp.	Insectory	Fragrance, dyes
	Lovage	Levisticum officinale	Insect Repellent
	Lupine*	Lupinus sp.	Nitrogen Fixer
	Creeping Mahonia*	Mahonia repens	Groundcover, Insectory, Wildlife Nurturer
	Lemon Balm*	Melissa officinalis	Insect Repellent
	Peppermint*	Mentha X peperita vulgaris	Insectory	Edible leaf, Tea
	Spearmint	Mentha spicata	Insectory	Ecible leaf, Tea
	Bee Balm*	Monarda didyma	Insectory	Tasty tea and potpourri
	Beardtongue*	Penstemon sp.	Insectory
	Russian Sage*	Perovskia atriplicifolia	Insectory, Hummingbirds	Windbreak, Dye
	Rhubarb*	Rhuem haponticum		Edible stalks-used to make pie, Dye
	Alpine Currant*	Ribes alpinum	Wildlife Nurturer	Edible fruit
	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Wildlife Nurturer	Edible fruit
	French Sorrel*	Rumex scutatus		Edible leaf, Dye
	Garden Sage*	Salvia officinalis	Insect Repellent	Edible herb
	Variegated Sage*	Salvia officinalis icterina	Insect Repellent	Edible herb
	Goldenrod	Solidago sp.	Insectory, Insect Repellent
	Comfrey*	Symphytum officinale	Nutrient Accumulator, mulch-maker	Compost Tea
	Lemon Thyme*	Thymus citriodorus	Ground Cover, Insectory	Flavorful herb
	Elfin Thyme*	Thymus praecox	Ground Cover, Insectory
	Wooly Thyme*	Thymus pseudolanuginosis	Ground Cover, Insectory
	Mother of Thyme*	Thymus serpyllum	Ground Cover, Insectory
	Creeping Veronica	Veronica umbrosa	Ground Cover
	Shrubs and Trees
	Common Name	Latin Name	Guild Function	Human Value
	Alder	Alnus spp	Insectory, Habitat	Windbreak, Hedgerow, Dye, Wood
	Serviceberry*	Amelanchier utahensis
	Paw Paw	Asimmina trilobata	Wildlife Habitat	Dye, Fiber
	Harlequin' Butterfly Bush*	Buddleia davidii	Insectory	Dye, Hedgerow
	Barberry	Berberis vulgaris	habitat, Forage	Edible fruit, Tea, Windbreak, Hedgerow
	Siberian Pea Shrub	Caragana aborescens	Insectory, N-fixer, soil stabilization	Dye, Windbreak, Hedgerow
	Netleaf Hackberry	Celtis reticulata		Edible fruit
	Hackberry	Celtis spp	Habitat, Chicken Forage	Edible fruit, Windbreak, Hedgerow, Dye
	Mountain Mahogany*	Cercocarpus montanus	Wildlife Nurturer
	Red Stemmed Dogwood	Cornus stolonifera	Native Understory, Wildlife Nurturer
	Filbert*	Corylus maxima	Wildlife Nurturer	Edible nuts
	Date Plum	Diospyros lotus		Edible fruit
	American Persimmon	Diospyros virginiana	Wildlife Habitat	Edible fruit
	Goumi*	Elaeagnus Multiflora	Insectory, Wildlife Habitat, N-fixer
	Autumn Olive*	Eleagnus umbellata	Nitrogen Fixer	Edible berries
	Azarole	Erataegus azarolus
	Hyssop	Hyssopus officinalis	Insectory	Windbreak, Hedgerow, Tea
	Apple*	Malus sylvestris	Insectory, Habitat, Forage	Edible fruit
	White Mulberry*	Morus alba	Habitat, Chicken Forage	Edible Fruit, Dye, Windbreak, Hedgerow
	Black Mulberry	Morus nigra	Habitat, Chicken Forage	Edible fruit
	Utah Juniper*	Juniperus osteosperma	Native Overstory, Wildlife Nurturer	Edible berries (after processing)
	Pinyon Pine*	Pinus edulis	Native Overstory, Wildlife Nurturer	Edible nuts
	Apricot*	Prunus ameniaca	Insectory, Wildlife Habitat	Edible fruit
	Sand Cherry	Prunus besseyi	Wildlife Nurturer	Edible fruit, dye
	Cherry	Prunus cerasus		Edible fruit
	Plum*	Prunus domestica	Insectory, Habitat, Forage	Windbreak, Hedgerow
	Nanking Cherry*	Prunus tomentosa		Edible fruit
	Chokecherry	Prunus virginiana melanocarpa	Wildlife Nurturer	Edible fruit
	Asian Pear*	Pyrus pyrifolia		Edible fruit
	Staghorn Sumac	Rhus typhina	Habitat	Edible fruit, Windbreak, Hedgerow, Dye, Soil Stabilizer
	Wax Currant*	Ribes cereum	Insectory, Habitat, Chicken Forage,	Edible fruit
	Golden Currant	Ribes aureum	Insectory, Habitat, Forage	Edible fruit, Hedgerow
	Gooseberry*	Ribes uva-crispa	Insectory, Habitat, Ckicken Forage	Edible Fruit, Hedgerow
	Wild Rose	Rosa acicularis	Wildlife Nurturer	Windbreak, Hedgerow, Rose hips used in tea, fruit leather, chutney, jam
	Woods Rose*	Rosa woodsii	Wildlife Nurturer
	Red Raspberry	Rubus idaeus	Insectory, Habitat, Chicken Forage,	Hedgerow
	Black Raspberry	Rubus occidentalis	Insectory, Habitat, Chicken Forage,	Tea
	Coyote Willow	Salix exigua	Wildlife Habitat	Crafts, building
	Elderberry*	Sambucus	Inectory, Wildlife Habitat	Dye
	Buffaloberry*	Sheperdia argentea	Insectory, Habitat, N-Fixer, Chicken Forage	Edible Fruit, Dye, Windbreak, Hedgerow, Drought Resistant
	Spirea*	Spirea sp.	Insectory
	Snowberry*	Symphoricarpos albus	Wildlife Nurturer, Streambank Stabilization	Edible for birds when other food sources low
	Korean Dwarf Lilac	Syringa meyeri palibin	Insectory
	Pluot*	Apricot and Plum Hybrid		Edible fruit
	Climbing Vines
	Common Name	Latin Name	Guild Function	Human Value
	Hardy Kiwi	Actinidia arguta		Edible fruit
	Mountain Yam	Discorea batatas		Edible root
	Hops	Humulus lupulus	Insectory, Habitat	Dye, Fiber
	Honeysuckle*	Lonicera spp	Insectory, Habitat	Tea, Basketmaking
	Canyon Grape	Vitis arizonica		Edible fruit
	Wisteria	Wisteria sinensis	Nitrogen Fixer, Insectory
	*indicates plant currently in the ecogarden