Cushion plant
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cushion-plant-284-12826022
title:
Cushion plant
text:
A cushion plant is a compact, low-growing, mat-forming plant that is found in alpine, subalpine, arctic, or subarctic environments around the world. The term "cushion" is usually applied to woody plants that grow as spreading mats, are limited in height above the ground, have relatively large and deep tap roots, and have life histories adapted to slow growth in a nutrient-poor environment with delayed reproductivity and reproductive cycle adaptations. The plant form is an example of parallel or
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Plant life-form
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushion_plant
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date modified:
2023-03-26T16:34:31Z
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