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Searsia leptodictya is known as mountain karee in English, bergkaree in Afrikaans, and mohlwehlwe in Sotho. An evergreen tree reaching a height of 5 metres and a similar spread, it is drought resistant but only semi frost hardy. It is an attractive small tree with a rounded crown and a pleasing weeping effect.
The king asleep in mountain (D 1960.2 in Stith Thompson's motif index system) [1] is a prominent folklore trope found in many folktales and legends. Thompson termed it as the Kyffhäuser type. [ 2 ] Some other designations are king in the mountain , king under the mountain , sleeping hero , or Bergentrückung ("mountain rapture").
The rowans (/ ˈ r aʊ ə n z / ROW-ənz or / ˈ r oʊ ə n z / ROH-ənz) [1] or mountain-ashes are shrubs or trees in the genus Sorbus of the rose family, Rosaceae.They are native throughout the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in the Himalaya, southern Tibet and parts of western China, where numerous apomictic microspecies occur. [2]
Black Pear Tree is an EP by The Mountain Goats and Kaki King, released in 2008 as a vinyl only and tour only EP. [1] Track 6's title is a reference to Super Mario Bros. Track listing
Larix lyallii, the subalpine larch, or simply alpine larch, is a deciduous, coniferous tree native to northwestern North America. It lives at high altitudes, from 1,500 to 2,900 meters (4,900 to 9,500 ft), [3] in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, and Alberta. There is a disjunct population in the Cascade Range of Washington.
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Magnolia fraseri, commonly known as Fraser magnolia, mountain magnolia, earleaf cucumbertree, or mountain-oread, is a species of magnolia native to the southeastern United States in the southern Appalachian Mountains and adjacent Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain from West Virginia to northern Florida and to eastern Texas.
The Redwood Mountain Grove contains the most giant sequoia trees within its area. [3] The area has old-growth giant sequoia groves and other distinctive natural features of the forest for visitors to view and experience. The Redwood Mountain Grove is protected primarily within Kings Canyon National Park, and in Giant Sequoia National Monument.