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Species Names Describing Habitat

alpina(um)(us)	alpine regions
arvense(is)	fields or cultivated land	eg.Cirsium arvense
aquatica(um)(us)	of water, growing by water
campestre(is)	of plains, flat areas
littorale(is)	of sea shores	eg. Griselinia littoralis
maritima(um)(us)	by the sea
montana(um)(us)	of mountains	eg. Hosta montana
palustre(is)	of swamps or marshes
rivulare(is)	of streams or rivers
rupestre(is)	of rocks or cliffs
sylvatica(um)(us)	of woods	eg. Geranium sylvaticum

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