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The glacial till barrens are a mosaic of shrublands with scattered pitch pines variously dominated by scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia), sheep-laurel (Kalimia angustifolia), and rhodora (Rhododendron canadense); a small proportion of the barrens consists of pitch pine woodlands.
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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Below there filled in a solid mass of pale pink sheep-laurel, and yellow St. John's wort, while the amber threads of the dodder interlaced everywhere.
Freckles 1904
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Below there filled in a solid mass of pale pink sheep-laurel, and yellow St. John's wort, while the amber threads of the dodder interlaced everywhere.
Freckles Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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In this region the rhododendron is called laurel and the laurel (the sheep-laurel of New England) is called ivy.
On Horseback Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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In this region the rhododendron is called laurel and the laurel (the sheep-laurel of
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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