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Tuesday - October 26, 2010
From: Round Rock, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Plant Identification from Round Rock TX
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
I am looking for the name of a ground cover I saw that looked like large bur oak leaf in a silvery green color. It was in the shade. I tried a search with no luck. Thanks!ANSWER:
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