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CALCIPHILOUS PLANT [1 record]

Record 1 1999-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Geochemistry
  • Soil Science
DEF

Plant that grows best on calcareous (chalk and limestone) soils ...

CONT

Mere traces of lime enable calcicoles to survive.

CONT

True calcicoles ... dependent on the chemical rather than the physical properties of the limestone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Géochimie
  • Science du sol
DEF

[...] plante qui croît dans les terrains calcaires.

Spanish

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