Ground Hugging

These exquisite, ground-hugging little flowers are the moorland pasture equivalent of woodland primroses, brought into precious bloom by a month of sunshine. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The new chimney was built a kilometer out of town, connected to the smelter by a large, ground-hugging flue. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It was a beautiful day, with thick, creamy clouds along the horizon; ground-hugging ice plant bursting out in yellow, magenta, ivory and pink; and a bevy of long-billed curlews rooting in the sand for delicacies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The pilot in the lead chopper marked the target and began to pull up while the other three Little Birds continued their ground-hugging ride in a race against the clock to deliver their deadly warriors before the enemy could respond and put up a fight. ❋ Vince Flynn (2010)

Each small, slightly spherical corm easily slips four inches deep under the outer foliage of a ground-hugging perennial such as lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis) or annual apricot-colored pansies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Perceived as a West Coast offensive disciple, Childress might be returning to his ground-hugging, 1990s roots as a University of Wisconsin assistant under coach Barry Alvarez, back when the Badgers pounded the ball with Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It begins as a ground-hugging basal rosette of thick, fuzzy, oval, toothless leaves, soft to the touch. ❋ Will (2009)

The ground-hugging planes are difficult to detect on radar. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the following day, the 24th, the morning brought heavy ground-hugging fog and very low visibility. ❋ Michael Turton (2008)

Out in the real world, the agents visibly erode simple stratiform clouds and their ground-hugging variant, fog. ❋ Langewiesche, William (2008)

When the opportunity came to partner with a race car driver around a grand-prix track at 150 miles an hour in a supercharged, ground-hugging, open to the elements hell-on-wheels speedster in Austin, Texas, I said "sure." ❋ Unknown (2008)

The other small populations of this ground-hugging herb are found on Rakiura Island. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Plants are mainly ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Competing with the Silk Cotton (Kapok) and Ficus trees for light and sustenance are ground-hugging ferns. ❋ Unknown (2004)