A species is the largest group of organisms that can produce fertile offspring.
In the context of Recomposition, we document species as they relate to our collective programming. This may include species that we work with as part of our Dye Program, Mycology Program, as well invasive species that we are looking to remove or native species that we are looking to propagate and return to a landscape.
The reason we create our own documentation rather than just relying on extant web documentation is three-fold:
Below is the list of species pages in our current documentation:
Members with wiki access can improve Recomposition's general documentation by creating new pages from species on the lists below.
They can also expand these lists with species relevant to collective programming or their personal research.
| Species | Binomial | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Dyer’s Chamomile | Anthemis tinctoria | Yellow Dye Plant, Tea Plant, Decorative |
| Dyer’s Coreopsis | Coreopsis tinctoria | Yellow, Yellow-Orange dye , Decorative |
| Dyer’s Broom | Genista tinctoria | Yellow Plant Dye , Medicinal Potential |
| Murasaki | Lithospermum erythrorhizon | Purple Dye, Medical Potential, Decorative |
| Poke | Phytolacca americana | Pink Dye, Soap Producing Root, Native Animal Forage, Decorative |
| Safflower | Carthamus tinctorius | Yellow, Red Dye, Oil Crop, Seed Crop |
| European Woad | Isatis tinctoria | Blue Dye / Indigo |
| Chinese Woad | Isatis indigotica | Blue Dye / Indigo |
| Japanese Indigo | Persicaria tinctoria | Blue Dye / Indigo |
| Hopi Black Sunflower | Helianthus annuus | Seed Crop, Oil Crop, Black Dye Source, Decorative |
| Red Cone Flower | Ratibida columnifera | Yellow Dye, Decorative |
| Sand Dock | Rumex hymenosepalus | Tannin Source, Minor Dye Plant |
| Blood Root | Sang. canadensis | Native Red Dye Plant |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Native Resilient Fruit Tree |
| Horse Chestnut | Aesculus hippocastanum | Shade Tree, Fungal Substrate |
| Shagbark Hickory | Pending | Native, Nut Production, Brown Dyes,Fungal Substrate |
| American Hazelnut | Pending | Native, Nut production, Coppice |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | Wild Food Plant, Medicinal Potential, Wine Ingredient |
| Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Species | Binomial | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Varnish Shelf | Ganoderma tsugae | Native, Reishi Variety, Medicinal Potential, Bio-fabrication Applications |
| Artists Conk | Ganoderma applanatum | Native, Rust Dye, Bio-fabrication Applications |
| Tinder Hood Fungus | Fomes fomentarius | Native, Bio-Fabrication Applications |
| Oyster Mushroom | Pleurotus | Native Food |
| Wine Cap | Stropharia rugosoannulata | Native, Food |
| Shiitake | Lentinula edodes | Food |
| Chicken of the Woods | Laetiporus sulphureus | Native, Food |
| Hen of the Woods | Grifola frondosa | Native, Food |
| Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Species | Binomial | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Purple Martin | Pending | Native Synanthropic Fly Catcher, Dependant on humans for shelter, Unique Population threat |
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | Native Synanthropic Fly Catcher, Dependant on humans for shelter, Vulnerable |
| American Cockroach | Periplaneta americana | Common Household Pest |
| Pending | Pending | Pending |
| Species | Binomial | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Aspergillus niger | Citric Acid Production |
| Penicillium | Peniciilium sp. | Anti-biotics, cheese making |
| Weizmann Organism | Clostridium acetobutylicum | Acetone Production |
| Pending | Pending | Pending |