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Physiology Of Drought In Stressed Plants
... humidity in their immediate environment by releasing water to the air by transpiration. In a dense canopy, water lost through transpiration will humidify the air surrounding the leaves, and slow the ... is considered drought tolerant because of this type of root system. Turfgrasses often form very dense mats of roots through which little water is able to pass. By developing highly fibrous root ...
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Rubiaceae - Madder Family #1
... ovate pointed leaves, opposite and whorled(6 around Plant: Low trailing and branching plant forming dense mats. General Comments: The most common bluet seen in Houston, blooms profusely in lawns and on ...
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Rosidae UW Aberystwyth Botanic Gardens
... to cacti. Right: Acalypha hispida, the chenille plant, has pendulous catkin-like female inflorescences with dense mats of crimson styles. It was first collected in New Guinea in 1896 and is now ...
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ALGAE-THE SCUM OF THE EARTH
... algae--what we often call pond scum or seaweed--are conspicuous plants that can form dense mats of vegetation. The largest of these, the kelp, can be hundreds of feet in length ...
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CPN Samples
... intermedia, and U. ochroleuca: in this group, ripe turions are always less dense than water and are firmly connected to the mother shoots ... shortage. The same may be true for carnivorous plant turions. Dense mats of filamentous algae or aquatic mosses may also impede rising ... often grow in very shallow waters, often germinate at the bottom. Dense stands of reeds and sedges are not suitable habitats ...
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Pollution of the Snake River
... from chemical fertilizers and livestock waste are in excess, algal growth increases. This results in dense mats of algae can choke off waterways to boaters and, through decay and respiration, can reduce ...
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EarlySpring
... hellebore blossoms, surrounded with the new leaves of the season. The hellebore arises from a dense, vertical rhizome with the stems and leaves sprouting from its crown. It has masses of ... also equipped with nodes from which their roots and lateral branches grow. They can make dense mats, crowding out everything around them and, if not divided regularly, their bloom can begin to ...
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Featured Encyclia
... to 3200 meters. One report I've read indicates plants are found commonly growing in dense mats on fence posts in their native lands. Plant Description The plant itself is a very ...
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Ajuga reptans
... reptans Ajuga reptans Blue flower spikes in May here in zone 3. Fast spreading, forms dense mats of leaves. Not that difficult to uproot if it spreads too much, but is what ...
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Floridata: Ophiopogon japonicus
... but are of little interest as they are hidden in the dense foliage as are the small blue-black berries that follow. Mondo grass ... only to about 2 in (5 cm) long to form very low dense mats that I think resemble a fuzzy moss. 'Kyoto Dwarf' grows 2-4 ... grass is a perfect low maintenance ground cover for shady areas. The dense foliage suppresses weeds and the long slender foliage is able to "consume ...
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