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bog rosemary

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bog rosemary
n.
Any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Andromeda, having pink or white urn-shaped flowers grouped in nodding umbels.
bog rosemary
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for marsh andromeda
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Noun1.bog rosemary - wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowersbog rosemary - wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States
Andromeda glaucophylla, moorwort
andromeda - any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
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In summer, they are a spectacular sight with the bright yellow flowers of bog asphodel, the pink flowers of cranberry and bog rosemary, and the jewel-like hummocks of multi-coloured mosses.
The bog that has got out of the mire; Vital wetland restored to ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
In addition, blanket bogs in the Peaks - which are home to rare plants, such as bog rosemary and wild orchids, as well golden plovers and mountain hares - are also threatened by acid build-up.
Acid bacteria threat to Peak beauty by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Longer-term, the project hopes to buy land on the Migneint to conserve specially adapted plants that thrive on the water logged ground, including sphagnummoss, insect-eating sundews and bog rosemary.
Bid to bring back more blanket bogs by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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