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Quercus ferruginea, which is much like Quercus ilecifolia, and has very coriaceous leaves, this again at 7,500 feet, was succeeded by Quercus ilecifolia, Dipsacus up to this, Pteris aquilina, Gaultheria arborea.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Palm forest is intermixed with broadleaved endemic species such as Northea hornei, Pandanus hornei, Drypetes riseleyi and Dillenia ferruginea.
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Consequently, the degrade soil now supports exotic species such as 'coco plum' Chrysobalanus icaco, lemon grass Cymbopogon citratus and calice du pape Tabebuia pallida, along with the endemic Dillenia ferruginea (R), Paragenipa lancifolia, Memecyclon elaeagni, Syzygium wrightii, Pandanus multispicatus and Deckenia nobilis, as well as Intsia bijuga and Canthium bibracteatum.
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The Nearctic population of the red knot (C.c. islandica) and the curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) breeding on the Taymir Peninsula do not show such a correlation [35].
Recent and projected changes in arctic species distributions and potential ranges 2009
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The Tanna ground-dove (Gallicolumba ferruginea) is presumed to be extinct; no specimens have ever been collected.
Vanuatu rain forests 2008
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Thorny small trees and Acacia such as Olea ferruginea, Acacia modesta, and Artemisia maritima, perennial grasses of Poa and Bromus spp., and bulbous plants such as Iris, Tulipa, and Allium spp. are also found on these slopes.
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Three Palaearctic species, golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) and ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) breed in the Bale Mountains, their only known breeding sites outside the north temperate zone.
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The principal wide-leaf species include Garrya fadyenii and Vaccinium cubense, which are specific to the area located close to Constanza and the Sierra de Bahoruco; Rapanea ferruginea, is common on the slopes of the northern section of the central mountain range, close to Jarabacoa and San José de las Matas; and Buddleia domingensis is in the central mountain range.
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Fauna of the Coorong includes migratory waders such as red-necked stints (Calidris ruficollis), sharp-tailed sandpipers (C. acuminata), and curlew sandpipers (C. ferruginea).
Naracoorte woodlands 2008
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The most abundant are dunlin (Calidris alpina), bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) and redshank (Tringa totanus) all with populations of over 100,000 birds.
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