Prostrata
/pros-TRAY-tuh/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: prostratus, prostratum
A growth habit epithet for a plant whose stems lie flat against the ground rather than rising, spreading outward to form a low mat. Growth of this kind suits ground cover, bank planting and the front edge of a border. Appears as prostratus (masculine), prostrata (feminine), or prostratum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin prostratus, meaning "prostrate" or "laid flat."
Example
“Atriplex prostrata (creeping saltbush) and Bossiaea prostrata (creeping bossiaea) both hug the soil, spreading sideways instead of upward.”