Dynamic Accumulators of Nutrients for Composting
Name |
Botanical Name |
Na |
I |
Fl |
B |
Si |
S |
N |
Mg |
Ca |
K |
P |
Mn |
Fe |
Cu |
Co |
Alfalfa |
Medicago sativa |
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Arrowroot |
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Bladder wrack |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Borage |
Borago officinalis |
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x |
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x |
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Bracken, eastern |
Pteridium aquifolium |
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Bridal bower |
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x |
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Buckwheat |
Fagopyrum esculentums |
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x |
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Burdock |
Arctium minus |
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Calamus |
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x |
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x |
x |
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Carageen |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Caraway |
Carum carvi |
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x |
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Carrot leaves |
Daucus carota |
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x |
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x |
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Cattail |
Typha latifolia |
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x |
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Chamomile, corn |
Anthemis arvensis |
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x |
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Chamomile, German |
Chamomilla recutita |
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x |
x |
x |
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Chickweed |
Stellaria media |
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x |
x |
x |
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Chicory |
Cichorium intybus |
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x |
x |
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Chives |
Allium sp. |
x |
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x |
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Cleavers |
Galium aparine |
x |
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x |
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Clovers |
Trifolium sp. |
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x |
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x |
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Clover, hop |
Medicago lupulina |
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x |
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x |
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Clover, rabbit foot |
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x |
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x |
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Clover, red |
Trifolium protense |
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x |
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x |
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Clover, white |
Trifolium repens |
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x |
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x |
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Coltsfoot |
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x |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
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Comfrey |
Symphytum officinale |
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x |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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Dandelion |
Taraxacum vulgare |
x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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x |
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x |
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Dock, broad leaved |
Rumex obtusifolias |
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x |
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x |
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Dulse |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Fat hen |
Atriplex hastata |
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x |
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x |
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Fennel |
Foeniculum vulgare |
x |
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x |
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x |
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Flax, seed |
Linum usitatissimum |
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x |
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Garlic |
Allium sativum |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Groundsel |
Senecio vulgaris |
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x |
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Horsetails |
Equisetum sp. |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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x |
Kelp |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Lamb’s quarters |
Chenopodsum album |
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x |
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x |
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Lemon Balm |
Melissa offcinalis |
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x |
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Lupine |
Lupinus sp. |
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x |
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x |
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Marigold, flowers |
Tagetes sp. |
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x |
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Meadow sweet |
Astilbe sp. |
x |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Mistletoe |
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x |
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Mullein, common |
Verbascum sp. |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Mustards |
Brassica sp. |
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x |
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x |
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Nettles, stinging |
Urtica urens |
x |
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x |
x |
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x |
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Oak, bark |
Quercus sp. |
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x |
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Oat Straw |
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x |
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Parsley |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
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Peppermint |
Mentha piperita |
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x |
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x |
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Pigweed, red root |
Amaranthus retroflexus . |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Plantains |
Plantago sp. |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Primrose |
Oenothera biennis |
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x |
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Purslane |
Portulaca oleracea |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Salad burnet |
Poterium sanguisorba |
x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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x |
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Savory |
Satureja sp. |
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x |
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Scarlet Pimpernel |
Anagallis arvensis |
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x |
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Shepherd’s purse |
Capsella bursa-pastoris |
x |
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x |
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x |
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Skunk cabbage |
Navarretia squanosa |
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x |
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Sorrel, sheep |
Rumex acetosella |
x |
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x |
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x |
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Sow thistle |
Sonchus arvensis |
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x |
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x |
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x |
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Spurges |
Euphorbia sp. |
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x |
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Strawberry, leaves |
Fragaria sp. |
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x |
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Tansy |
Tanacetum vulgare |
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x |
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Thistle, Canada |
Cirsium arvense |
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x |
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Thistle, creeping |
Sonchus arvensis |
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x |
x |
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x |
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Thistle, nodding |
Carduus nutans |
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x |
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Thistle, Russian |
Salsola pestifer |
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x |
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Toadflax |
Linaria vulgaris |
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x |
x |
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x |
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Tobacco, stems/stalk |
Nicotiana sp. |
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x |
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Valerian |
Valeriana ofjicinalis |
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x |
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Vetches |
Vicia sp. |
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x |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
Watercress |
Nasturtium ofpcinale |
x |
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x |
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x |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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Willow, bark |
Salix sp. |
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x |
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Yarrow |
Achilea millefolium |
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x |
x |
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x |
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