contorta

Original it is, -- _sed in his tracta quaedam et fluens expetitur, nan haec contorta, et acris Oratorio_; upon which Dr. Ward has made the following remark: -- "Sentences, with respect to their form or composition, are distinguished into two sorts, called by Cicero _tracta_, strait or direct, and _contorta_, bent or winding.

Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. Marcus Tullius Cicero

The subalpine zone is dominated by lodgepole pine P. contorta which is also associated at higher elevations with mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana and whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis.

Yosemite National Park, United States 2009

The Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) is a dominant tree of the northern United States and Canada.

Fire ecology fact sheet 2009

Approximately 80% of the park is forested, and 80% of that is dominated by lodgepole pine Pinus contorta. 15% is grassland.

Yellowstone National Park, United States 2009

Species commonly used in protection forests include downy birch, Sukachev larch (Larix sukaczewii), Siberian larch (L. sibirica), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), willows, and alder.

Land tenure and management in the boreal region 2009

Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta var. latifolia occurs along the slopes of the Cretaceous plateau on the western edge of the park.

Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada 2008

Invasive lodge pole pine Pinus contorta threatened to convert native communities into forest and was a particular problem in the eastern Rangipo desert area, but management measures have controlled and in some areas eradicated the pine.

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

The subalpine zone is characterized by lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) and alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa).

Fraser Plateau and Basin complex 2008

Second, the Kata Tjuta foothills which support annual grasses, principally mulga grass Aristida contorta and oat grass Enneapogon polyphyllus, some low Acacia aneura, and shrubs Cassia spp. and Ptilotus spp ..

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia 2008

Alpine tundra communities consist of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmanii), subalpine fir (Abies lasciocarpa), and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta).

Cascade Mountains leeward forests 2008