desert shrub

collocation in English

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desert
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdez.ət/us
/ˈdez.ɚt/
an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not ...
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shrub
noun
uk
/ʃrʌb/us
/ʃrʌb/
a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, grown ...
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(Definition ofdesertandshrubfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The area is adesertshrubor pinyon-juniper woodland plant community.
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They can be found in a variety of habitats ranging fromdesertshrublands to low mountain areas.
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It grows in a variety of habitats fromdesertshrubup to ponderosa pine forests.
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Verdemont is made up of mainlydesertshrub.
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Most of the rest of the state is grassland, and in the west there isdesertshrubvegetation interspersed with the grasslands.
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The area is adesertshrubplant community.
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Thedesertshrub"amphipappus fremontii" was given the common name eytelia in his honor.
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It is usually placed in a cactus or an otherwise thornydesertshrubor tree.
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Thisdesertshrubgrows one half to two and a half meters tall, with spreading branches.
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Desertshrubecosystems, of which sagebrush makes a huge part, cover nearly 55 million acres of the land.
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It is part of saltbush and sagebrush-dominateddesertshrubplant communities, or pinyon-juniper woodlands.
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Cole died at sunset and was tied to a smalldesertshrubtree for reasons unknown.
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Hoffmann did not give an etymology for the name and it has been supposed that it means solitary shrub, butdesertshrubis also a possible interpretation.
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The distribution of desert shrubs varies with soil depth, texture, and elevation.
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A famous case of purported allelopathy is in desert shrubs.
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Desert shrubs, range grass and cacti abound, with salt cedars along the river.
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The flora varies from desert shrubs at the lower elevations to grassland plants to manzanita, shrub live oak, and other mountain shrubs.
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The islands may seem barren due to the lack of fresh water and arid conditions allowing only a few desert shrubs and cactus.
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The vegetation consists primarily of sparse grasses, cacti, desert shrubs, and scrub brush.
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