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Prostrate perennial knawel (Scleranthus perennis subsp. prostratus) on Santon Track near Brandon.
The site is owned and managed by the Forestry Commission in order to protect and enhance populations of this and other critically endangered Breckland species that require disturbed soils.
Introduced warm-season perennial tufted, sometimes stoloniferous, C4 grass; stems are erect, geniculate to prostrate, relatively brittle, to 70 cm tall and with a ring of glands below the nodes. Leaf blades are soft and sheaths are hairless or with tubercle-based hairs (i.e. with small wart-like outgrowths at their base); there are rigid 2-4 mm long hairs either side of the ligule. Flowerheads are contacted panicles at first, becoming open panicles at maturity and 8-27 cm long; lower branches are whorled, hairs are only found in the axils of the main stem and the lower ones sometimes have a brown ring of glands below them. Spikelets are 4-5.5 mm long and 1-1.5 mm wide, usually 3-7 flowered, flattened, unawned and with lemmas 1.5-1.8 mm long. Flowers in summer and autumn. A native of Africa, it grows on well-drained gravel to sandy loams in disturbed and overgrazed areas, especially roadsides. Found as far south as Wellington. Thought to have been brought in as a seed contaminant of Eragrostis curvula, it is spreading along roadsides on the north west slopes. Of no importance to livestock as it currently mostly grows on roadsides. Grows in same habitat as Eragrostis curvula and Eragrostis pilosa and often mistaken for these species.
Prostrate knotweed initially grows erect like the native Polygonum douglasii, the latter of which is not known from roadsides in the Idaho National Laboratory (and has nodding flowers tepals that are not so white). Polygonum aviculare is an abundant roadside plant along the roads in the Upper Snake River Plains. This site occurs in the Idaho National Laboratory along highway 33 to the east of Howe, Butte County, Idaho.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, erect or prostrate, tufted grass to 1 m tall. Leaves are flat, hairless (except for a few scattered hairs near the base) and usually have a pale midrib. There is no ligule. Flowerheads are an erect primary axis of racemes (to 22 cm long) with relatively short branches; with conspicuous hairs in the axils and along the racemes. Spikelets are 2.5-4 mm long and 2 flowered (fertile lemma smooth and shiny), with the apices ending abruptly in a short point or having an awn to 5 cm long. Flowers during the warmer months. Possibly a native of Asia, it is a common weed of disturbed areas, especially where there is excess moisture (e.g. wasteland, agricultural land, riverbanks, drains, shallow/drying swamps). An indicator of disturbed moist areas. A weed of summer crops. Produces palatable and good quality feed when grazed during early growth stages, but becomes harsh and unpalatable when mature. Toxic levels of nitrate can accumulate in the plant; this is especially dangerous when the plant is wilted and more attractive to stock. Rarely managed individually in pastures due to its low abundance in coastal pastures. Will decrease where dense ground cover is maintained over summer.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, erect or prostrate, tufted grass to 1 m tall. Leaves are flat, hairless (except for a few scattered hairs near the base) and usually have a pale midrib. There is no ligule. Flowerheads are an erect primary axis of racemes (to 22 cm long) with relatively short branches; with conspicuous hairs in the axils and along the racemes. Spikelets are 2.5-4 mm long and 2 flowered (fertile lemma smooth and shiny), with the apices ending abruptly in a short point or having an awn to 5 cm long. Flowers during the warmer months. Possibly a native of Asia, it is a common weed of disturbed areas, especially where there is excess moisture (e.g. wasteland, agricultural land, riverbanks, drains, shallow/drying swamps). An indicator of disturbed moist areas. A weed of summer crops. Produces palatable and good quality feed when grazed during early growth stages, but becomes harsh and unpalatable when mature. Toxic levels of nitrate can accumulate in the plant; this is especially dangerous when the plant is wilted and more attractive to stock. Rarely managed individually in pastures due to its low abundance in coastal pastures. Will decrease where dense ground cover is maintained over summer.
Tibetan Buddhists believe that walking around, or circumambulating, Mt. Kailash will forgive the sins of a lifetime. Some pilgrims choose to prostrate themselves around the kora to gain further merit, as shown in this photo. While many Tibetans complete the kora in one long day and most tourists complete it in three days, the pilgrims that prostrate themselves all the way around the 53-km (33-mile) route usually take three weeks.
I also have several video clips of prostrating pilgrims that I plan on making into a short film. When I complete the film, I'll try to post the link here.
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Native, warm-season, perennial, prostrate and hairless herb, often forming dense mats. Occurs on the edge of freshwater or brackish pools or streams, sometimes submerged. Very palatable to stock and of high feed quality. Here growing with sea rush (Juncus kraussii) in the background and water couch (Paspalum distichum) in the foreground.
Native, warm-season, perennial prostrate to twining herb. Stems are relatively weak and may be herbaceous or woody (more so at the base). Leaves are usually less than 20mm long, with at least some narrow-sagittate, sagittate or hastate. Flowerheads rarely have sterile spine-like branches Flowers are small, green and 5 lobed. Fruit are subglobose, succulent and orange to red. Flowering can be year-round, but is mostly in summer and autumn. Found in woodlands and forests, mostly at the base of shrubs and trees.
Introduced, cool season, annual, prostrate to more or less erect, more or less hairy herbaceous legume. Leaves are 3-foliolate and hairless on the upper surface, with terminal leaflets 10–25 mm long and 10–32 mm wide; leaflets are marked by an upper central blotch or a very wide shield occupying the basal two-thirds of the leaflet. Stipules are strongly toothed and hairy on the lower surface. Flowerheads are 2–5-flowered; the peduncle is shorter than subtending petiole. Calyx teeth are equal in length to the calyx tube and the corolla is yellow.
Touch wood, get lucky. Pray for my brother Evan. Pray that any received boost to his fertility due to this act does not act before his time.
I asked him to make the look we would want the world to see while performing this act. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the very core of him.
This exposure was challenging. There were some badly blown-out spots on the left that were cropped off this frame. First I processed the RAW file with custom curves to bring the most detail out of this frame. Next, to maintain detail in the shrine yet increase sharpness and contrast on the exterior I applied a mask to the interior and any parts that would blow-out on the outside before changing any levels and finally saving the file.
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Family : Proteaceae
Here at Round Hill Headland near Town of 1770 this species occurs side by side in both red and white (or cream) coloured forms with there being more on the site of the cream form than the red form.
Interestingly, this is the site where Captain Cook and Joseph Banks, presumably who the species was named after, came ashore on the 24th May 1770.
The following is from Tony Rodd - re the naming of Grevillea banksia.
G. banksii was named by Robert Brown in 1810, in the Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Brown stated its origin as "In Novae Hollandiae ora orientale: Keppel Bay, Pine Port, &c". The actual specimen in the British Museum, chosen as lectotype by McGillivray and Makinson from among Brown's collections in the British Museum, is cited by them as "Port I [between Facing and Curtis Islands, near Gladstone]".
Here is a few other pics I have of a taller growing red form of Grevillea banksii I have growing here at home.
Here is a shot by tanetahi, with an interesting explanation, showing both red and cream plants of the taller variety growing together on the Herberton Range in North Queensland.
Introduced, cool-season, annual, prostrate legume; may grow to 50 cm tall under good conditions. Leaves have 3 oval to heart-shaped leaflets; each hairless, 10-20 mm long and with serrations towards the tip. The stalk of central leaflet is longer than the lateral ones. Flowerheads consist of 1-3 yellow pea-like flowers in the leaf axils. Burrs are coiled and have hooked spines (rarely spineless). Flowers in late winter and spring. A native of the Mediterranean, it is occasional on floodplains and in disturbed areas (e.g. roadsides) on the coast where the soils are heavier and slightly acid to alkaline. Rarely abundant on the coast, but a valuable legume in inland low to medium rainfall areas. It is palatable and nutritious, and can provide some useful autumn-spring feed after adequate cool season rain. If consumed in excessive quantities it can cause bloat and photosensitisation.
Taken from the roof of the oldest temple in Lhasa. The pilgrims immediately below are prostrating themselves repeatedly.
Some of the most dedicated do that instead of walking as they make the pilgrimage. The stretch flat you can see here, over the space of the floor before them, is the only movement forward they can make during the pilgrimage, no steps or pacing allowed. They carry wooden blocks as they do so, to protect their hands - that's the kind of swooshing noise you can hear. Their body weight on the constantly moving blocks of wood.
(kind of visual key -the people in hats or work clothes are Han Chinese, people in aprons, or country clothes are Tibetan. They worship together.)
In the longshot, later, notice how the column of pilgrims is encircling the temple. The pilgrimage is typically from a mountain far away, or from the home state (and Tibet is Inhospitable Territory for someone without even four wheel drive, remember), to this temple. But the pilgrimage cannot be as the crow flies, it must describe a massive spiral that homes in little by little on the heart of Lhasa. This in a country where even water is hard to come by.
I can safely say that I have NEVER seen religious devotion like it, before or since.
001931_ Abu Huraira reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say while prostrating himself: O Lord, forgive me all my sins, small and great, first and last, open and secret.
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
عن أبي هريرة : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقول في سجوده : اللهم اغفر لي ذنبي كله ، دقه وجله ، وأوله وآخره ، وعلانيته وسره .
#شرح_الحديث :🌺:
في هذا الحديثِ أنَّه كان مِن دُعاء النَّبيِّ صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم في سُجودِه: "اللهمَّ اغْفِر لي ذَنبِي كلَّه"، أي: اللهم اغْفِر وامحُ عنِّي كلَّ ذُنوبي، "دِقَّه وجِلَّه"، أي: اغْفِر لي صغيرَ الذَّنبِ وكبيرَه، "وأوَّلَه وآخِرَه"، أي: أوَّلَ ذَنبٍ ارتكبتُه وآخِرَه وما بينهما، وفي هذا طلبٌ بغُفْرانِ كلِّ الذُّنوب من أوَّلِها إلى آخرِها, "وعلانيتَه وسِرَّه"، أي: اغْفِر لي كلَّ الذُّنوب التي ارتكبتُها في الظَّاهِر والعَلَن وفي الخفاءِ والسِّرِّ، ممَّا لا يَعلمه إلَّا أنت سُبحانَك.
وكان استغفارُ النَّبيِّ صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم شُكرًا للهِ وطَلبًا لرحمتِه وفَضْله.
-•✵ من دل على خير
فله مثل أجر فاعله ✵•- youtu.be/No0Aqoq58m0
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ غَزِيَّةَ ، عَنْ سُمَيٍّ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ : اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ ، دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ ، وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ ، وَعَلَانِيَتَهُ وَسَرَّهُ .
الراوي: أبو هريرة المحدث: ابن حبان - المصدر: صحيح ابن حبان - الصفحة أو الرقم: 1931 خلاصة حكم المحدث: أخرجه في صحيحه
Introduced, cool-season, annual, prostrate legume; may grow to 50 cm tall under good conditions. Leaves have 3 oval to heart-shaped leaflets; each hairless, 10-20 mm long and with serrations towards the tip. The stalk of central leaflet is longer than the lateral ones. Flowerheads consist of 1-3 yellow pea-like flowers in the leaf axils. Burrs are coiled and have hooked spines (rarely spineless). Flowers in late winter and spring. A native of the Mediterranean, it is occasional on floodplains and in disturbed areas (e.g. roadsides) on the coast where the soils are heavier and slightly acid to alkaline. Rarely abundant on the coast, but a valuable legume in inland low to medium rainfall areas. It is palatable and nutritious, and can provide some useful autumn-spring feed after adequate cool season rain. If consumed in excessive quantities it can cause bloat and photosensitisation.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, erect or prostrate, tufted grass to 1 m tall. Leaves are flat, hairless (except for a few scattered hairs near the base) and usually have a pale midrib. There is no ligule. Flowerheads are an erect primary axis of racemes (to 22 cm long) with relatively short branches; with conspicuous hairs in the axils and along the racemes. Spikelets are 2.5-4 mm long and 2 flowered (fertile lemma smooth and shiny), with the apices ending abruptly in a short point or having an awn to 5 cm long. Flowers during the warmer months. Possibly a native of Asia, it is a common weed of disturbed areas, especially where there is excess moisture (e.g. wasteland, agricultural land, riverbanks, drains, shallow/drying swamps). An indicator of disturbed moist areas. A weed of summer crops. Produces palatable and good quality feed when grazed during early growth stages, but becomes harsh and unpalatable when mature. Toxic levels of nitrate can accumulate in the plant; this is especially dangerous when the plant is wilted and more attractive to stock. Rarely managed individually in pastures due to its low abundance in coastal pastures. Will decrease where dense ground cover is maintained over summer.
Boraginaceae (forget-me-not family) » Coldenia procumbens
kol-DEN-ee-uh -- named for Cadwallader Colden, correspondent of Linnaeus
pro-KUM-benz -- lying along the ground
commonly known as: creeping coldenia • Gujarati: basario okharad • Hindi: त्रिपंखी tripankhi • Kannada: ಹಂಸಪಾದಿ hamsapaadi • Konkani: तिरपंखी tirpunkhi • Marathi: त्रिपक्षी tripakshi, त्रिपंखी tripankhi • Oriya: moyinibuta • Sanskrit: त्रिपक्षी tripakshi • Tamil: ஆற்றுச்செருப்படி arru-c-ceruppati, தலைவிரிச்சான் talai-viriccan • Telugu: హంసపాది hamsa-padi
Native range obscure: tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, s-e Asia, n Australia; naturalized elsewhere
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA
Common names: Berry saltbush, creeping saltbush
A prostrate plant growing in land often classed as wasteland. It is not a weed. We found it growing along the banks of the Avon River in York. Other plants growing there included Frankenia, Heliotrope and other saltbush plants.
The plants were growing on the banks of the Avon River in York and attracted insects that were feeding on the tiny flowers of the plant.
I like the little red berries that look like a pixie cap.
ID: Dr Kelly A. Shepherd, Senior Research Scientist Western Australian Herbarium
Photo: Jean
"Most Holy Father Mr. and Mrs. Palm and children, humbly prostrate at the feet of Your Holiness, beg the Apostolic Benediction and a Plenary Indulgence to be gained at the hour of death, on condition that, being truly sorry for their sins, even though unable to confess them and to receive the Holy Viaticum, they shall at least invoke with their lips or heart the Holy Name of Jesus."
and some illegible writing and date. The signature is Joseph Mignone - I found other indulgences signed by him on ebay. That's how I found out what it was.
An easier day today, with everyone in refreshed after a good night's sleep and a lie in. A relaxed 10 am departure gave me time for photos of beautiful swathes of the pink flowers on the opposite bank of the Lham-chu, and a chirpy bouncy red breasted bird. Most trekkers aim to complete today's portion as part of day 2 - but to be honest I doubt any of us could have done that without getting to the jelly legs stage. The boulder fields continued, interspersed with patches of bog and mud, but eventually the going got easier and we got a sense of perspective when we encountered two Tibetan prostrating pilgrims on their kora.
We lunched at the new (large) tent camp in the meadow where the Tobchan-chu joins the Lham-chu (now known as the Dzong-chu), and then strolled along to Zutul-puk Monastery. Although the monastery looks old, it's one of the many that had to be rebuilt after the cultural revolution. That notwithstanding it was a lovely small place to soak up Tibetan Buddhism, and put me in mind of the dzong we'd visited in Bhutan.
Our river bank camp was a short distance further on, but it took us ages to get there as we were all distracted by super cute marmots. Unfortunately the rain set in shortly after we arrived, c3pm, and so most of the afternoon was spent drinking tea and chatting in the dining tent and snoozing in my tent - it was one of those times that I wished I had a good book to read! Antisocial, I know....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kailash
www.sacred-destinations.com/tibet/mount-kailash
www.walkopedia.net/walks/display-walk.asp?WalkID=1
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The prostrate habit and relative broad ovate leaves are distinctive of this species and distinguish it from Amaranthus blitoides, which is another often prostrate amaranth in this area. Like Amaranthus blitoides, the flowers are congested into axillary clusters, but each bears 1-3 sepals and these are not obscured by the short subtending flower bracts. This site lies on a newly constructed area involving the Animal Bioscience Building on the Montana State University campus, Bozeman.
'ohai.
Beautiful federally-listed endangered endemic Hawaiian species. This is the prostrate form from Ka Lae, Hawai'i Island.
This particular form of this variable species is my most favourite because of the subtle uniqueness of its leaf shape and the lovely yellow flowers which are normally red/orange.
The flowers of the Prostrate Toadflax, Linaria supina look like little birds.
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Die Blüten des Niederliegenden Leinkrautes, Linaria supina sehen aus wie kleine Vögel.
Introduced, cool-season, annual, low-growing, hairless legume, with prostrate to ascending stems. Leaves have 3 leaflets, each oblong to round and 4-13 mm long. The central leaflet has a distinctly longer stalk than the lateral ones. Flowerheads are loose to somewhat dense hemispherical clusters (6-7 mm long) of 3-20 yellow pea-like flowers. Flowering is in spring. A native of Europe, it is found in pastures, woodlands, lawns and roadsides. Although it often occurs at reasonably high density in short pastures, productivity is low and it has a high proportion of stem to leaf. It is palatable and grows from autumn to early summer (very dependent on rainfall), but only produces useful amounts of feed in spring. Requires moist soil for growth, so tends to burn-off rapidly in late spring as temperatures rise and soil moisture often remains low. Growth increases with applied phosphorus as long as pastures are kept short in late winter and early spring, but the response is likely to be too small to be economic.
Picea abies 'Vermont Gold' (Greg Williams, VT 1990s) Photo: F.D.Richards, SE Michigan, 3/2021 - Prostrate Norway Spruce, PYE-see-uh AY-beez, Size at 10 years: 6in.x4’, golden, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, In Garden Bed N3,13 for 22 MONTHS (Stanley). Planted in 2019.
American Conifer Society: Picea abies 'Vermont Gold' is a broadly spreading, slow-growing selection of Norway spruce with layered branches and golden-yellow foliage that looks its best when given 3 to 4 hours of morning sun. If grown in shade, plants will appears greenish yellow and if grown in full sun young plants will burn badly.
After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 2 feet (60 cm) tall and 4 feet (1.3 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 6 inches (10 - 15 cm).
This cultivar originated as a golden branch sport found on a specimen of P. abies 'Repens' in the mid-1990s by Greg Williams of Kate Brook Nursery, Wolcott, Vermont, USA. It was first listed under the illegitimate name, 'Repens Aurea' and later changed. Another illegitimate synonym is 'Repens Gold.'
Stanley & Sons Nursery: A prostrate, golden form of Norway Spruce. Leaves solid gold and normal size. Plant completely prostrate. Old name of cultivar is `Picea abies `Repens Aurea'. Grows 4 to 6 inches a year. Found and introduced by Greg Williams.
Additional photos of this plant from 2019, 20, 21:
On the plains just south of the Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, most plants stuggle to grow in the sandy, nutrient poor soil, and end up being very stunted.
Introduced, warm-season, perennial, prostrate to erect, woody herb or shrub to 1 m tall. Stems are reddish, hairless, with weak opposite longitudinal ridges; they arise from rhizomes or woody crowns. Leaves are opposite, sessile, hairless, to 3 cm long and have many translucent dots (oil glands) that are easily seen when held to the light. Flowerheads are panicles or corymbose cymes. Flowers are numerous and 15-20 mm wide. Petals are yellow and have black glands on their edges. Styles are 3-branched. Fruit are sticky 3-valved capsules, 5 to 10 mm long. Flowers in late spring and summer. Found in neglected pastures, sparse bushland and disturbed areas. Tiny seeds spread by water and in soil, hay and livestock. Sticky fruits adhere to animals; long runners spread from crowns. Causes photosensitisation and numerous other disorders in livestock; animals tend to recover once removed. Established plants are very competitive and are best controlled by herbicides or, if suitable, by cultivation. Introduced insect (Chrysolina beetles) and mite (St John’s wort mite ) predators provide good levels of control in many areas. Promote dense, healthy pastures to compete with seedlings, which are not robust.
This is practically a true story. I can't afford to see the doctor much, so I must get as much "bang for my buck" as possible, from them. I want my Driver's License to reflect my medical needs, in case I get pulled over. I whipped out my #4B for this one and drew really small.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, erect or prostrate, tufted grass to 1 m tall. Leaves are flat, hairless (except for a few scattered hairs near the base) and usually have a pale midrib. There is no ligule. Flowerheads are an erect primary axis of racemes (to 22 cm long) with relatively short branches; with conspicuous hairs in the axils and along the racemes. Spikelets are 2.5-4 mm long and 2 flowered (fertile lemma smooth and shiny), with the apices ending abruptly in a short point or having an awn to 5 cm long. Flowers during the warmer months. Possibly a native of Asia, it is a common weed of disturbed areas, especially where there is excess moisture (e.g. wasteland, agricultural land, riverbanks, drains, shallow/drying swamps). An indicator of disturbed moist areas. A weed of summer crops. Produces palatable and good quality feed when grazed during early growth stages, but becomes harsh and unpalatable when mature. Toxic levels of nitrate can accumulate in the plant; this is especially dangerous when the plant is wilted and more attractive to stock. Rarely managed individually in pastures due to its low abundance in coastal pastures. Will decrease where dense ground cover is maintained over summer.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, erect or prostrate, tufted grass to 1 m tall. Leaves are flat, hairless (except for a few scattered hairs near the base) and usually have a pale midrib. There is no ligule. Flowerheads are an erect primary axis of racemes (to 22 cm long) with relatively short branches; with conspicuous hairs in the axils and along the racemes. Spikelets are 2.5-4 mm long and 2 flowered (fertile lemma smooth and shiny), with the apices ending abruptly in a short point or having an awn to 5 cm long. Flowers during the warmer months. Possibly a native of Asia, it is a common weed of disturbed areas, especially where there is excess moisture (e.g. wasteland, agricultural land, riverbanks, drains, shallow/drying swamps). An indicator of disturbed moist areas. A weed of summer crops. Produces palatable and good quality feed when grazed during early growth stages, but becomes harsh and unpalatable when mature. Toxic levels of nitrate can accumulate in the plant; this is especially dangerous when the plant is wilted and more attractive to stock. Rarely managed individually in pastures due to its low abundance in coastal pastures. Will decrease where dense ground cover is maintained over summer.