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Sedum Glaucophyllum
''Sedum glaucophyllum'', the cliff stonecrop, is a species of ''Sedum'' native to the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States from West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. ''Sedum glaucophyllum'' is a prostrate, mat-forming evergreen perennial plant forming patches up to in diameter. The leaves are glaucous green, succulent, rounded, long and wide, arranged in a dense helix on the stems. The flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...s are white, in diameter, with four slender, pointed petals; they are produced in clusters on erect stems up to tall, held above the foliage. References Flora of the Eastern United States Plants described in 1946 glaucophyllum {{Crassulaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Theodore Clausen
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
