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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
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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.
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Yellow Star Grass, Hypoxis hirsuta is a low, tufted, grass-like perennial, growing 3-8 in. tall from a hard, hairy corm.
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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.
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Herbaceous elements are present and include Plantago linearis, Bouteloua hirsuta, and Commelina coelestis.
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Bryophytes are abundant and include Dumortiera hirsuta and Phyllogonium fulgens.
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The salt steppes are dominated by Lepidium cartilagineum, Pandera pilosa, Sueda altissima, Frankenia hirsuta, Limonium liliacium and Acanthalimon halophilum.
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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.
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Frankenia hirsuta-Limonium iconium association: This association can be seen on the gently sloping elevations around Tuz Lake.
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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.
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