Solent autem eadem in lacunis nata esse, quae sidentes praeter reliquum agrum excipiunt ex imbribus et agris per hiemem propterque capacitatem diutius conservant umorem.
These plants usually grow in marshy places; for these, settling below the level of the rest of the ground, receive water from the rains and from the rest of the land in winter, and because of their capacity retain the moisture.
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