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  • We see those roadside guys too, it is almost always the little procumbens junipers that have been pruned and stuck into pots.

    Bonsai Theatre « Fairegarden 2010

  • There are trees and shrubs there also, three green Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Wells Special’, a crepe myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica ‘Zuni’ at each end, Juniperus horizontalis ‘Mother Lode’ and J. procumbens ‘Nana’ around the crepes along with several dwarf gold arborvitae.

    Justification « Fairegarden 2010

  • Only four alien species are widespread on the island, but the integrity of the ecosystem has recently been threatened by the invasion of an alien groundcover, procumbent pearlwort Sagina procumbens.

    Gough Island Wildlife Reserve, United Kingdom 2008

  • Common woody species are white milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme), dune kokotree (Maytenus procumbens), and Septemberbush (Polygala myrtifolia).

    Albany thickets 2008

  • Neurada procumbens, Anastatica hyrochuntina, and Astragalus gombo.

    North Saharan steppe and woodlands 2008

  • Black spruce and dwarf larch Larix larieina scrub colonises exposed moraines, giving way to an ericaceous shrub formation in the more exposed and unstable areas with alpine bearberry Anctostaphylos alpina, alpine azalea Loiseleuria procumbens and diapensia.

    Gros Morne National Park, Canada 2008

  • Sagina procumbens , pearlwort, is said to be a protective herb in case the fairies decided to carry away a member of the family in days of yore.

    Check That, A Fairy Preview « Fairegarden 2008

  • Alpine heaths composed conspicuously of Empetrum nigrum and dwarf shrubs (Arcterica nana-Loiseleuria procumbens association) form at some of the highest altitudes.

    Hokkaido montane conifer forests 2007

  • Wintergreen Wintergreen is the leaf of Gaultheria procumbens or fragrantissima, a North American bush in the blueberry and cranberry family, whose distinctive, refreshing aroma is created mainly by methyl salicylate.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Wintergreen Wintergreen is the leaf of Gaultheria procumbens or fragrantissima, a North American bush in the blueberry and cranberry family, whose distinctive, refreshing aroma is created mainly by methyl salicylate.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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