Semi-prostrate
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A growth habit between fully prostrate (flat to the ground) and mounding. Semi-prostrate plants spread horizontally but their stem tips or lateral branches rise 15–45 cm, creating a low, undulating profile useful for slopes, rock gardens, and ground-cover plantings where some height variation is desired.
Etymology
Latin semi- (half) + prostratus (thrown down)
Example
“Cotoneaster dammeri is semi-prostrate, draping over walls and banks with arching branches.”