procumbent
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Ratany, rat′a-ni, n. a perennial procumbent shrub, yielding the medicinal ratany root.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The flowers are ½in. to ¾in. across, produced terminally and singly on short procumbent stems.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
In reality it is of procumbent habit, with divergent stems like the ordinary Cupid, a fact which can easily be observed by anyone who will watch them grow without the artificial aid of prepared supports.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett
The most striking characteristics of the Prostrate Gromwell are its fine dark blue flowers and procumbent habit.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
Weak, procumbent or ascending, rooting below and perennial by lateral and terminal filiform runners; leaves several pairs, oblong-spatulate, 1–2´ long; inflorescence racemosely 1–9-flowered; petals pale rose-color; capsule small, 1–3-seeded.—In a cold ravine, Winona Co.,
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
