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#196678 01/27/11 06:34 AM
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PRONUNCIATION:(pro-KUM-buhnt)
MEANING:adjective:
1. Lying face down; prone; prostrate.
2. Of a plant: Growing along the ground without putting new roots.

Must criticize the definition's information "without putting new roots"

One of my favorite procumbents "sweet woodruff" is definitely spreading through rooting stems. Furthermore it's been called 'a nuisance plant' by the City of Portland. mad

Sweet woodruff is an old kitchen garden herb, lovely to add to salads or added to white wine it gives 'May wine' a lovely flavour.(it flowers in May)
Dried it used to be added to pillows for a restful sleep.
(common name in Dutch is Lievevrouwenbedstro-Sweetladiesbedstraw)

I must protest against the City of Portland. mad
* as the rooting system is very light it can easily be controlled.

Name: Sweet woodruff; Galium odoratum
Invasive Status: Invasive in Oregon, other Pacific Northwest states. Listed by the City of Portland as a nuisance plant.
Description: Perennial, procumbent herb, grows to 12 inches. Whorled leaves are fine-textured and deep green. Clustered flowers are white and produce small fruits.
Invasive Characteristics: Spreads through rooting stems. Noted to be invasive under conditions where moisture is adequate during the summer.


Photo Credit: Oregon State University


BranShea #196699 01/27/11 04:28 PM
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One never knows what a jurisdiction will call a nuisance.
We have "noxious" weeds here, too, and I love them.
Our State Flower is a weed by most definitions, goldenrod,
horrible to have around allergic folks, yet it grows
everywhere. I had some in my hard, 8 feet tall last summer.


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LukeJavan8 #196701 01/27/11 04:39 PM
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Of course. Yes, goldenrod is invasive but not procumbent and it roots real awfully deep. Still a wonderful flower.

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No, it's not procumbent, I was just commenting on the city and
its actions. That flower you posted really is pretty. I'd
like some.


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LukeJavan8 #196705 01/27/11 05:12 PM
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Ha! I wanted to be mad at something anyway and why not at the City of Oregon? laugh

BranShea #196709 01/27/11 05:17 PM
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I for one enjoyed your venting.
May it always make you feel better. It does me.


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LukeJavan8 #196712 01/27/11 05:21 PM
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It was masterfully done laugh a good vent does one good, I myself had one last night at a friend who refused to believe that A Christmas Carol was, infact, science fiction...

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I may have been a little young when I first saw it, but
I had nightmares after seeing it.


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LukeJavan8 #196716 01/27/11 05:29 PM
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Have you read the original novel? Not quite as creepy as the film's Ghost of chritmas future but...


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No I haven't.
There are certain works of Literature, that I unfortunately
saw on video/movie that I don't care about reading, when
there is so much out there I want to read. It's like I
just don't want to waste time on them.
Scrooge, being one, Wizard of Oz, another, Alice in
Wonderland, a third.


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