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Yes Marina, the fragrant ones are often descended from a very fragrant yellow species called Tulipa sylvestris, which is shaped like a lily and has a wonderful aroma.
Hilde Soliani Il Tuo Tulipano: Perfume Review Marina Geigert 2009
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Introduced alien species, especially foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and feral cats (Felis 'sylvestris'), threaten native fauna and have caused major declines in species like the numbat.
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Angelica sylvestris "Vicar's Mead" is a dark-stemmed beauty, with a red flush to all its parts.
Jolly brollies 2010
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There are swaths of Salvias, including S. sylvestris ‘May Night’ shown, Amsonias and many other things that were stuck into this new bed last year.
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I was pleased I had added this layer of annuals and, joining them, the Nicotiana sylvestris were standing tall, their evening perfume hanging on the accumulated warmth of a late August day.
Summer podding 2010
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Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve on the west coast of Scotland includes outstanding examples of old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - downy birch (Betula pubescens) rainforests.
Cool rainforests store more carbon, book finds Juliet Eilperin 2010
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Though I wouldn't want Anthriscus sylvestris in the heart of an ornamental garden (it is a dominating force where there is shade), where there is room I will let it feather the wilder places.
Jolly brollies 2010
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Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve on the west coast of Scotland includes outstanding examples of old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - downy birch (Betula pubescens) rainforests.
Cool rainforests store more carbon, book finds Juliet Eilperin 2010
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The effects of UV-B radiation on epidermal anatomy in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.).
Effects of ultraviolet-B on forest vegetation in the Arctic 2009
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The effects of UV-B radiation on epidermal anatomy in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.).
Effects of ultraviolet-B on forest vegetation in the Arctic 2009
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