pungens

The needles have a very sharp point, which gives the species its name "pungens," from the Latin word for sharp.

CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2010

Domoic acid is produced by the diatom Nitzschia pungens and has been isolated in shellfish from Prince Edward Island, Canada. 10 This toxin is responsible for amnestic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans causing symptoms of gastroenteritis and neurotoxicity.

Fish poisonings and envenomations 2010

Elsewhere in the inter-montane areas, the vegetation is sparse, mainly Fagonia bruguieri, Zygophyllum simplex, Cornulaca monocantha, Citrullus colocynthis, Tephrosia and Indigofera spp. and the grasses Stipagrostis pungens and S. plumosa.

Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

The sand dunes are dominated by Stipagrostis pungens, Cornulaca monacantha, Euphorbia balsamifera and Calligonum comosum.

Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania 2009

Fifth, the sand dunes, rises and plains are dominated by spinifex grass Triodia pungens, open scrub of Eucalyptus gamophylla, Acacia kempeana, broom bush Templetonia hookeri with occasional desert oaks Allocasuarina decaisneana in moister locations.

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia 2008

White fir is an optional evergreen ornamental tree to the too commonly used Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens glauca with respect to its bluish-colored foliage, in addition to having a slightly superior drought tolerance.

OUT: BLUE SPRUCE/ IN: WHITE FIR Pooky 2008

Spinifex (Plectrachne pungens) hummock grasses are common in the understory of the Fall and coastal plains.

Carpentaria tropical savanna 2008

White fir is an optional evergreen ornamental tree to the too commonly used Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens glauca with respect to its bluish-colored foliage, in addition to having a slightly superior drought tolerance.

Archive 2008-01-01 Pooky 2008

In the more sandy accumulations, there are mosaic vegetation types including patches of Thymeleae muicrophila, of Aristida pungens, of Retama retam, and of Tamarix sp.

Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe 2008

Some of the flora in these areas include Acacia glamerosa, Bulnesia arborea, Bourreria cumanensis, Copaifera venezuelana, Gyrocarpus americanus, Jacquinia pungens, Malpighia glabra, Myrospermum frutescens, Piptadenia flava, and Ritterocereus griseus.

Maracaibo dry forests 2008