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Adenostoma fasciculatumGreasewoodShrub3.0 7-10  LMHNDM012
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Scirpus affinis Perennial0.6 -  LMHSNMWeWa202
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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