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On the higher plateau, the vegetation comprises different steppe types depending on edaphic factors, such as steppe of Stipa tenacissima in the sides of the Atlas and glacis with argilo-sandy soils; steppe of Artemisia "Herba alba" in the glacis and depressions that are silty; steppe of Lygeum spartum which follows sandy accumulations.
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For instance, Qinghaosu is extracted from Qinghao (Herba Artemisiae Chinghao) with anti-malarial effect.
Chapter 8 1991
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In vain did loyal Frenchmen baptize the weed as the queen's own favorite, _Herba
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 Various
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They resolved by joint consent to carry on the war in the vicinity of Herba, on account of the advantages of its situation.
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"Herba vulnera _conferruminans_;" good for joining the edges of a wound.
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"Herba [Greek: panchrêstos], ad multos usus efficacissima."
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_Geum urbanum_ he calls _Caryophyllata_, _Herba benedicta_, and _Geum
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The Herba capillaris is the Adiantum pedatum of Linnæus (Sp. Pl., p. 1557).
The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) George Warburton 1836
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Herba (Suffrutex sec.D. Sturt), bipedalis sericeo-incana; caule angulato erecto.
Expedition into Central Australia Charles Sturt 1832
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Herba (v. Suffrutex) erecta ramosa canescens, pube ramosa; foliis lato-linearibus remote dentatis; racemis terminalibus.
Expedition into Central Australia Charles Sturt 1832
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