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  • Occasional shrublands consisting of mesquite (Prosposis glandulosa), huisache (Acacia farnesiana), lime prickly ash (Zanthoxylum fagara), and Texas persimmon (Diospyros texana) may be found in the lower one third of the Texas coast and into Tamaulipas.

    Western Gulf coastal grasslands 2009

  • The two species that characterized the Mezquital communities before alteration were mesquite itself (Prosopsis glandulosa) and the curly mesquite grass (Hilaria belangeri) which grew under it.

    Tamaulipan mezquital 2008

  • Otherwise, vegetation is short and shrubby, consisting of herbs, grasses, and Ciperaceae, though the native Colubrina glandulosa var. reitzii does still occur on Trindade.

    Trinidade-Martin Vaz Islands tropical forests 2008

  • A strong boreal element is typical of this ecoregion, characterized by such species as dwarf birch Betula glandulosa (I) and fireweed Epilobium angustifolium.

    Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada 2008

  • Other representatives of the 28 national Algerian plant rarities found on Tassili-n-Ajjer include Ficus ingens and Anticharis glandulosa.

    West Saharan montane xeric woodlands 2008

  • Some of the most important species include Callisthene fasciculata, Hirtella glandulosa, Dipteryx alata and Diospyrus hispida.

    Cerrado Protected Areas, Brazil 2008

  • Trianthema pentandra, Spergularia fontenellei, Bergia suffruticosa, Hypericum psilophytum, Convolvulus fatmensis, Anticharis glandulosa and Utricularia exoleta.

    Tassili N'Ajjer National Park, Algeria 2008

  • It is characterized by diminutive hardy vegetation such as low-growing willow Salix arctica and dwarf birch Betula glandulosa, heath Cassiope tetragona, mountain avens Dryas integrifolia, D. hookeriania, sedge Carex nigricans, Kobresia bellardii, Phyllodoce glandulifolia and Antennaria lanata.

    Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Canada 2008

  • In western Coahuila State, lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla), Prosopis glandulosa and Opuntia macrocentra and Echinocereus pectinatus are the dominant species.

    Chihuahuan desert 2008

  • The principal shrubby species are Aerva javanica, Indigofera sparteola, Jatropha pelargoniifolia (glandulosa) and Farsetia longisiliqua.

    Hobyo grasslands and shrublands 2007

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