procumbent

Ratany, rat′a-ni, n. a perennial procumbent shrub, yielding the medicinal ratany root.

On the steep bluffs along the river was often a heavy growth of red cedar; and some large areas of procumbent juniper occurred.

It is a smooth plant, with procumbent, branching stems varying from six inches to two feet in length.

It is a profusely-branched, evergreen shrub, either erect or procumbent, and usually from one to five feet high.

Its stem and branches are round or scarcely angular, and usually procumbent and crooked.