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  • Minuta, called 'hirsuta' in S. 985: an ugly characteristic to name the lovely little thing by.

    Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859

  • Another blogger and dear friend, Gail has made sure that this plant, Hypoxis hirsuta, yellow star grass has a good foothold at the Fairegarden, bringing one as a hostess gift on her very first visit here in 2008, and three more on her next, last fall.

    Wildflowers Of Spring On A Wednesday* « Fairegarden 2010

  • Yellow Star Grass, Hypoxis hirsuta is a low, tufted, grass-like perennial, growing 3-8 in. tall from a hard, hairy corm.

    Seeing Yellow In A Mish Mash Way « Fairegarden 2009

  • For example, eastern forb species such as Liatris pycnostachya and Coreopsis grandiflora are largely limited to the alfisols of the Eastern Marginal prairies, while grasses such as Bouteloua hirsuta and Muhlenbergia reverchonii, as well as a diversity of species in the genus Dalea are generally found on the mollisols of the White Rock Cuesta.

    Texas blackland prairies 2008

  • Herbaceous elements are present and include Plantago linearis, Bouteloua hirsuta, and Commelina coelestis.

    San Lucan xeric scrub 2008

  • Bryophytes are abundant and include Dumortiera hirsuta and Phyllogonium fulgens.

    Santa Marta montane forests 2008

  • The salt steppes are dominated by Lepidium cartilagineum, Pandera pilosa, Sueda altissima, Frankenia hirsuta, Limonium liliacium and Acanthalimon halophilum.

    Central Anatolian steppe 2008

  • These forests and woodlands alternate with extensive steppe grasslands (Stipa tenacissima, Lygeum spartium) and shrub communities (Artemisia herba-alba, Thymelaea hirsuta, Ononistridentata, Helianthemum squamatum, Thymus mastigophorus) resulting a complex mosaic-like landscape.

    Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests 2008

  • Frankenia hirsuta-Limonium iconium association: This association can be seen on the gently sloping elevations around Tuz Lake.

    Central Anatolian steppe 2008

  • In the less saline conditions of the Karapınar plains, Limonium anatolicum is dominant, accompanied by species such as Petrosimonia brachiata, Alhagi pseudoalhagi, Salsola crassa, Petrosimonia nigeensis and Frankenia hirsuta.

    Central Anatolian steppe 2008

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