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  • In association with the shrub complex are a variety of herbs such as Gentiana prolata, G. stellata, edelweiss Leontopodium stracheyi, Codonopsis thalictrifolia, Thalictrum chelidonii, lilies Lilium nepalense and Notholirion macrophyllum, Fritillaria cirrhosa and primroses, Primula denticulata, P. atrodentata, P. wollastonii and P. sikkimensis.

    Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal 2008

  • The red-throated diver Gavia stellata, great northern diver Gavia immer, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, rednecked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus and the purple sandpiper Calidris maritima are believed to nest in the area, but at present no information is available to confirm this.

    Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark-Greenland 2008

  • Typical oaks are blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) and post oak (Quercus stellata) in the southern part of this ecoregion.

    Central forest-grasslands transition 2008

  • Common associated trees are bluejack oak (Quercus incana) and post oak (Q. stellata), with a characteristic understory of Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria) and flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).

    Piney Woods forests 2008

  • Pine-oak forest is the tallest type, with a well-developed tree layer composed of post oak (Quercus stellata) and blackjack oak.

    Atlantic coastal pine barrens 2008

  • The natural vegetation had dominant trees of sweetgum (Liquidamber styraciflua), post oak (Quercus stellata), blackjack oak (Q. marilandica), and red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), along with patches of bluestem prairie.

    Ecoregions of Mississippi (EPA) 2008

  • Common hardwoods of the oak-hickory association include scarlet, post, and blackjack oaks (Quercus coccinea, Q. stellata, and Q. marilandica, respectively), and pignut and mockernut hickories (Careya glabra and C. tomentosa).

    East Central Texas forests 2007

  • Alas, the Oxford English Dictionary nixes this, reporting that it comes from Anglo-L. camera stellata 14th c.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » English Law and Hebrew: 2007

  • For in process of time, when the meaning of the Jewish starrs was forgotten, the word star-chamber was naturally rendered in law-french, la chaumbre des esteilles, and in law-latin, camera stellata; which continued to be the style in latin till the dissolution of thatcourt.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » English Law and Hebrew: 2007

  • Among the tallest are the forest-dwelling Cariniana micrantha and Couratari stellata which reach 55 to 60 meters in height.

    Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World 2007

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