Upper CanopyLower CanopyVertical LayerShrub LayerHerb LayerGround CoverUnderground LayerThe Underground Layer provides an excellent source of nutritious, winter foods. Many of these plants penetrate the subsoil in search of minerals, nutrients, and water which enriches the soil for plants with less vigorous rooting systems.
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Armoracia rusticana - Horseradish Corydalis bulbosa - Spring Fumewort Galanthus gracilis - Snowdrop Glycyrrhiza echinata - Wild Liquorice Ipomoea batatas - Sweet Potato Narcissus poeticus - Poet's Narcissus Oxalis tuberosa - Oca Helianthus tuberosus - Jerusalem Artichoke Scilla bifolia - Alpine Squill Tulipa sp. - Tulip |
For more plants see PLANT PROFILES