florae
Plant life collectively
Florae is a plural of flora, referring to the plant life of particular regions or periods.
A botanist might study the florae of different Mediterranean islands, comparing which species evolved in each location.
The more common plural is floras; florae appears mainly in scientific contexts where Latin plurals are conventional.
Plants for seasoning
- shrubsLow woody plants
- grassesMonocot blade plants
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- mossesSmall spore-bearing plants
lichens · algae · undergrowth · groundcover · greenery · foliage · leaves · stems
Finest taxonomic rank
- endemismGeographic species restriction
- richnessState of abundance
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- nativeOriginating from a place
exotic · invasive · endangered · diversity · adaptation · distribution · rarity · abundance
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
desert · mangrove · forest · taiga · steppe · prairie · woodland · marsh
Science of categorical arrangement
- herbariumPreserved plant specimen archive
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- angiospermsPlants producing covered seeds
gymnosperms · systematics · nomenclature · paleobotany · ethnobotany · dendrology · diagnosis · descriptive
Study of environmental relations
- food webInterconnected predator-prey relationships
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
decomposition · symbiosis · succession · ecotone · habitat · niche · understory · canopy
herbs
Plants for seasoning
mosses · lichens · algae · undergrowth · groundcover · greenery · foliage · leaves · stems · seedlings
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- endemismGeographic species restriction
- richnessState of abundance
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
native · exotic · invasive · endangered · diversity · adaptation · distribution · rarity · abundance · hotspot
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
grassland · desert · mangrove · forest · taiga · steppe · prairie · woodland · marsh · alpine
taxonomy
Science of categorical arrangement
- herbariumPreserved plant specimen archive
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
angiosperms · gymnosperms · systematics · nomenclature · paleobotany · ethnobotany · dendrology · diagnosis · descriptive · monograph
ecology
Study of environmental relations
- food webInterconnected predator-prey relationships
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- carbon cycleBiogeochemical element circulation process
pollination · decomposition · symbiosis · succession · ecotone · habitat · niche · understory · canopy
floraefauna
Animal life collectively
animal life · wildlife · animal kingdom · creatures · beasts
floraebarrenness
Inability to bear fruit
lifelessness · sterility · desolation · wasteland · dead zones
- floral arrangementPurposefully composed cut blooms
- floral patternDecorative design depicting flowers
- flora and faunaAll living organisms
- floral printFabric pattern depicting blooms
- floral dressGarment with flower patterns
- diverse floraAssorted plant life
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