self-seeded
Grew without planting
Self-seeded describes a plant that has grown from seeds it dropped naturally, without being deliberately planted: The garden is full of self-seeded poppies.
A self-seeded plant reproduces on its own terms, spreading where conditions suit it rather than where a gardener placed it.
Seed's initial growth phase
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
wildflowers · dormancy · pioneer species · succession · understory · native species · invasive species · perennial
From living matter
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- emergentNewly come into existence
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
bottom-up · accidental · serendipitous · unexpected · unbidden · arising · springing up · taking root
Range of life forms
- ecosystemsInterdependent organism-environment systems
- habitatsNative dwelling places
- floraPlants of a region
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
rewilding · meadow · prairie · woodland · hedgerow · pollination · wildlife corridor · natural regeneration
Self-directed and free
- unassistedWithout outside help
- unaidedWithout external support
- freestandingNot attached to anything
- bootstrappedFunded without outside capital
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
naturalization · wildflowers · dormancy · pioneer species · succession · understory · native species · invasive species · perennial · annual
organic
From living matter
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- emergentNewly come into existence
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
grassroots · bottom-up · accidental · serendipitous · unexpected · unbidden · arising · springing up · taking root · spreading
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- ecosystemsInterdependent organism-environment systems
- habitatsNative dwelling places
- floraPlants of a region
wilderness · rewilding · meadow · prairie · woodland · hedgerow · pollination · wildlife corridor · natural regeneration · microhabitat
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- unassistedWithout outside help
- unaidedWithout external support
- freestandingNot attached to anything