Hemicryptophyte
Hemicryptophytes (also Hemicryptophyten) (Greek. Ἥμι hemi- "semi" κρυπτός kryptós "hidden"; φυτόν Phyton "plant") are plants whose Überdauerungs buds are at the surface. As a rule, these are covered by snow, leaves or earth as protection from the weather.
There are several types of these perennial herbaceous surface plants :
- Rosette hemicryptophytes (this subheading also includes eyrie hemicryptophytes, e.g. eyrie grasses);
- Creeping hemicryptophytes, also called creeping plants, form root shoots on the surface and thereby spread further;
- Shaft plants, which develop a vertical root, on the shaft of which the plant renews itself after wintering;
- Climbing perennials.
As a hemicryptophyte society, they form a perennial ruderal corridor on fallow land .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Rudolf Schubert , Günther Wagner: Botanical Dictionary . 11th edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-8252-1476-1 .