Glossary of terms

A reference section with categories and short explanations.

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Lignification

Термины кактусовода

See lignification.

Life form

Термины кактусовода

1. The external appearance of plants reflecting their adaptability to environmental conditions. 2. A unit of ecological classification of plants with a similar adaptive structure.

Lectotype

Термины кактусовода

A specimen selected as the nomenclatural type from the original material not by the author of the description but by subsequent researchers (in the absence or loss of the holotype)

Leaf mold

Термины кактусовода

Soil composed of decayed leaves - leaf mold

Lomas

Термины кактусовода

The plant formation of the Pacific coastal deserts of South America, which includes ephemerals, epiphytes, etc., whose vegetation occurs in the winter and spring periods under the influence of frequent fogs and drizzle (garua).

Lignification

Термины кактусовода

The final phase of cellular life, when cell walls become rigid and strong and the cells ultimately die.

Litter

Термины кактусовода

Dead plant parts that have fallen onto the soil surface and constitute the main portion of the decomposition products that form the soil's organic structure.