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Definition of Salix uva-ursi
1. Noun. Dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base.
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Salix Uva-ursi
Literary usage of Salix uva-ursi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"1344. Salix sericea Marsh. Arb. Am. 140 (1785). 1345. Salix tristis Ait. Hort.
Kew. 3: 393 (1789). 1346. Salix uva-ursi Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 610 (1814). ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1905)
"... Salix uva-ursi Pursh, Salix herbacea L., Phleum alpinum L., Lycopodium selago
L., etc., which have remained as permanent tenants of this mountain. ..."
3. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"1344. Salix sericea Marsh. Arb. Am. 140 (1785). 1345. Salix tristis Ait. Hort.
Kew. 3: 393 (1789). 1346. Salix uva-ursi Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 610 (1814). ..."
4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1905)
"... Salix uva-ursi Pursh, Salix herbacea L., Phleum alpinum L., Lycopodium selago
L., etc., which have remained as permanent tenants of this mountain. ..."
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