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Prostrate to ascending, minutely pubescent. Tiny flowers, just a few mm across. Growing in the bed of a drying lagoon, amongst Water Ribbons (Cycnogeton procerum).
Flowering September to May.
"Semi-prostrate or erect, lignotuberous shrub, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. yellow, Jun to Sep. Mainly on lateritic gravelly soils, occasionally granitic soils."
Native warm-season perennial hairless prostrate spreading shrub to 1 m diameter (rarely to 2 m). Leaves are lanceolate to elliptic and 2–12.5 cm long; margins have prominent recurved teeth towards the base and are entire or occasionally with some small teeth near the apex. Flowers 1-2 (rarely 3) in leaf axils; corolla 3.5–11 mm long, white to pale mauve. Fruit subglobose, 7–10 mm long; exocarp fleshy, glabrous and white to reddish purple; endocarp woody. Flowers in spring and summer. It is not common and appears to be restricted to small colonies of plants in widely scattered sites. It may have been
more abundant in the past, as it
is palatable to stock. Despite its low growth-habit, it is grazed heavily at times.
Native, cool-season to yearlong green, perennial, erect or prostrate, hairy herb to 60 cm tall; more or less woody at the base. Basal leaves are petiolate, soon withering; cauline leaves are wedge-shaped to spathulate, 8–40 mm long, sparsely hairy and sessile; margins toothed towards apex. Heads 6–20 mm diam., solitary or in loose leafy cymes of 2 or 3; involucral bracts scabrous-hairy and with scattered glandular hairs; receptacle conical, without scales. Disc florets are tubular and yellow; ray florets are white, blue or purple and 3–9 mm long. Achenes have a pappus of 2–4 rigid barbed awns, with 2–4 basal scales. Widespread on a wide variety of soil types and situations.
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.
Olive trees, prostrate rosemary and lavendar make up the garden box along the edge of teh saltwater pool
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.
Showing twisted, prostrate older branches and straight, upright younger branches.
Greece: Crete, Chania, S of Melidoni, south of church of Agio Pnevma Fre, 20 April 2022.
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.
This annual bunchgrass lies mostly prostrate on the sandy and gravelly shores of the Jefferson River in this area. The short cylindrical spikes are much like those of Timothy except for being much shorter (mostly abrout 2-3 cm long) and borne at the ends of prostrate to ascending stems. The combination of this spicate inflorescence, annual rosette growth form, and a hairy ligule is very distinctive.
Vaccinium dentatum Smith var. lanceolatum (A. Gray) Skottsberg (O`ahu type)
Hawaiian names: `ōhelo
Family: Ericaceae - the heath family
Habit: a prostrate shrub.
Endemic to O`ahu (Wai`anae and Ko`olau Mountains).
I do not know what the lower and upper limits of V. dentatum var. lanceolatum are along this ridge. There is some growing at the Poamoho Trail trailhead, and it appears that for at least 1.8 kilometers past the trailhead the only Vacciniums present are V. dentatum var. lanceolatum, V. calycinum var. calycinum, and V. calycinum var. calycinum x V. dentatum var. lanceolatum hybrids. Vaccinium dentatum var. dentatum is apparently restricted to the wettest areas along or near the Ko`olau summit ridge.
A V. calycinum var. calycinum x V. dentatum var. lanceolatum hybrid from the same area:
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Formerly Abies magnifica 'Prostrata'. A low spreading steely-blue conifer with prostrate branches .
A cultivar of the Noble Fir it grows slowly but would grow to 1.5m across in 10 years without pruning Most winters we lightly prune to keep it to size and in particular, to maintain its prostrate form, we remove any upright leaders which it occasionally produces.
This abies apparently needs moist conditions and protection from drying winds however ours is in full sun and always seems to look tidy! Like other of our abies cultivars it has significant ability to produce new growth from 'old' wood.
After a heavy air frost intense early morning sunlight can occasionally cause some scorching of the needles. However, most of our 'Glauca Prostrata' plants have shade protection in early morning and therefore not not experience sunlight scorching after frost.
Another beautiful blue picea we have planted in our garden is
: Abies concolor 'Compacta' Colorado white fir
Native, warm-season, annual or short-lived perennial, prostrate to erect, aromatic herb covered with glandular and other hairs. Leaves are elliptic to ovate, lamina to 30 mm long, sinuate to entire; petioles are usually shorter than the blades. Flowerheads consist of few- to many-flowered axillary clusters. Flowers are bisexual or female and about 1 mm across; perianth segments 5, free to base, keeled or inflated upwards, hairy towards apex, often spathulate; stamen 1 or 0. Flowering is in summer. Grows in woodlands and open areas in eucalypt forest and rainforests. Becomes a weed of cultivation. Suspected of poisoning stock.
Tenerife.
Los Silos.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is a prostrate succulent plant that is native to Africa, Western Asia and Europe.The plant is covered with large, glistening bladder cells, reflected in its common names of Common Ice Plant, Crystalline Iceplant or Iceplant
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Introduced, cool season, annual, hairy, prostrate to ascending legume with branches to 90 cm long. Leaves are trifoliolate; leaflets obovate to obcordate, toothed towards the apex, densely hairy when young and sometimes with darker flecks. Flowerheads are 1- or 2-flowered. Flowers are yellow. Pods are coiled burrs. A native of Europe and western Asia, it occurs in pastures, disturbed ground, road edges, along water courses and on flats around swamps and lakes.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, prostrate to ascending herb with several stems to 30 cm long, often forming dense mats. Leaves are oblong, elliptic or obovate-oblong, mostly 3–8 mm long and usually 1–4 mm wide; margins are finely toothed to nearly entire; lamina often with a reddish brown spot in the middle. Flowerheads consist of cyathia with narrow white to pink, lobed appendages to 0.5 mm wide. Capsules are 1.3 mm long, with appressed hairs scattered over the 3 faces. Flowering is in summer. A native of NorthAmerica, It is a garden weed; often grows in cracks and paths.
Native, warm season, perennial, dioecious herb; branches are prostrate or ascending, hairless and often zigzagging. Leaves are often distichous, oblong-oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, 10–30 mm long and 3–15 mm wide; margins are ± toothed. Flowers are unisexual; peduncles 3–13 mm long, recurved in fruit. Corollas are 6–9 mm long, white or pink, tinged purple; lobes spreading to recurved and hairy inside. Male flowers have blue-black anthers. Female flowers have pale sterile anthers. Flowering is mainly from January to April. Usually grows on heavy soils in moist depressions; widespread.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, prostrate to ascending herb with several stems to 30 cm long, often forming dense mats. Leaves are oblong, elliptic or obovate-oblong, mostly 3–8 mm long and usually 1–4 mm wide; margins are finely toothed to nearly entire; lamina often with a reddish brown spot in the middle. Flowerheads consist of cyathia with narrow white to pink, lobed appendages to 0.5 mm wide. Capsules are 1.3 mm long, with appressed hairs scattered over the 3 faces. Flowering is in summer. A native of NorthAmerica, It is a garden weed; often grows in cracks and paths.
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....
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Some pilgrims, not just monks, make circuits of the Barkhor prostrating themselves at every step. Exceptionally devout pilgrims travel long distances on pilgrimages, sometimes many hundreds of miles, prostrating themselves at every step - such pilgrimages, e.g. to Mount Kailash can take years.
This prostrate creeping forb is common in lawns and pastures with moist soils and along stream banks in town. This site lies along Spring Creek and is adjacent to the Graf Street trail in south Bozeman, Montana.
Introduced, warm-season, perennial, prostrate herb covered in stiff hairs. Stems are to 15 cm long. Leaves are opposite, hairy, narrow-ovate to ovate,0.5-2 cm long and 0.3-1 cm wide. Flowerheads are heads of up to 15 small white flowers, mostly with 4 petals and sepals. Flowering is from spring to autumn. A native of South America, it is a weed in coastal districts south from Newcastle in disturbed places, such as over-grazed pastures, stockyards and roadsides. An indicator of disturbance and poor ground cover. Of little importance to livestock grazing, as it usually occurs in low abundance, is very low growing and produces little bulk. Control is not required; abundance is suppressed with healthy vigorous pastures.
Native, warm season, perennial, dioecious herb; branches are prostrate or ascending, hairless and often zigzagging. Leaves are often distichous, oblong-oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, 10–30 mm long and 3–15 mm wide; margins are ± toothed. Flowers are unisexual; peduncles 3–13 mm long, recurved in fruit. Corollas are 6–9 mm long, white or pink, tinged purple; lobes spreading to recurved and hairy inside. Male flowers have blue-black anthers. Female flowers have pale sterile anthers. Flowering is mainly from January to April. Usually grows on heavy soils in moist depressions; widespread.
Digitaria ischaemum 7/2021 Smooth Crabgrass- (Weed) Smooth Crabgrass, Mature size: 1-3in., prostrate, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed W1 for 0 DAYS (Native). Planted in 2021.
Summer annual weed grass, having a prostrate or ascending growth habit, with leaves and sheaths that do not have hairs and stems that do not root at the nodes. Found throughout the United States.
Very aggressive weed in my SE Michigan garden. Also in the lawn.
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2021: