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Record 1 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
DEF

[Referring] to an exotic taxon voluntarily introduced for culture or ornament who escapes near the site of introduction but not mingling with native taxa and usually persists [a while] outside their introduction or culture place.

Key term(s)
  • sub-spontaneous

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
DEF

Se dit d'une plante cultivée ou introduite, qui se ressème souvent d'elle-même.

CONT

Le milieu naturel de Tagetes erecta est la forêt de pins et de chênes du Mexique [...] Il se rencontre non seulement comme cultivé comme plante ornementale dans les jardins, mais aussi comme plante subspontanée, par ex. aux États-Unis où on le trouve le long des routes.

Spanish

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