. Bergens Museums skrifter. Science. \<ir^jjU Fig-. 105. LWios])ernmm liispidulum Sibtli. et Smith. (','1). ditfercnt ways are pi'otected against drought. Thus all of them are provided with very small leaves, much smaller than those of their nearest relatives, which grow in moister localities. They all belong to families, of which the majority of species are herbaceous; the woodening of the stem may surely be regarded as a xerophile adaptation. As a peculiarity may be noticed the covering of the stem of Galium suhrrosum with thick cork-strata in the shape of longitudinal ribs (Fig. 103, a—b
. Bergens Museums skrifter. Science. \<ir^jjU Fig-. 105. LWios])ernmm liispidulum Sibtli. et Smith. (','1). ditfercnt ways are pi'otected against drought. Thus all of them are provided with very small leaves, much smaller than those of their nearest relatives, which grow in moister localities. They all belong to families, of which the majority of species are herbaceous; the woodening of the stem may surely be regarded as a xerophile adaptation. As a peculiarity may be noticed the covering of the stem of Galium suhrrosum with thick cork-strata in the shape of longitudinal ribs (Fig. 103, a—b). Above all Sanguisorha spinosa plays a prominent part in the landscape. It is a small shrub, rarely more than 3—4 decimeters high, with numerous, strongly diverging side-branches, terminating in sharp thorns. On account of their rich ramification, the shrubs are inclined to get the shape of small semi- globular pillows. The scarcity of wood of Cyprus is so great, that this and the other shrubs, mentioned. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bergens Museum. [Bergen, Norway : s. n. ]
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