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Record 1 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
DEF

An annual plant that overwinters as a seed.

OBS

Plant with renewal bud as a seed, annual plants, a Raunkiaer life form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

[Plantes qui] subsistent à l'état de grains [pendant] la mauvaise saison.

CONT

Les géophytes, seule la partie souterraine persiste (bulbe, tubercule, rhizome). Ce sont généralement des bisannuelles. Les thérophytes, elles disparaissent totalement, et ne laissent que des graines dans le sol. Ce sont les annuelles.

OBS

Dans la classification en types biologiques due à Raunkiær, synonyme de «plante annuelle».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Biología vegetal
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