Procumbent

Procumbent [ Botany ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonyms: Trailing, Prostrate, Lying flat, Creeping,

Lying flat, said of a stem growing horizontally on the surface of the ground.

Growth habit of a plant lying on the soil surface or trailing, but not rooting at the nodes.

Procumbent plants are plants that trail along the ground surface. The term, procumbent is used to refer to plants that cannot grow upright unless aided by humans through training. Also Known As: trailing plants, creeping vines.
Compare with: Decumbent

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