Definition of Saxicolous plant

1. Noun. Plants growing among rocks.

Exact synonyms: Rupestral Plant, Rupestrine Plant, Rupicolous Plant
Generic synonyms: Rock Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxicolous Plant

saxatile
saxaul
saxauls
saxe blue
saxefras
saxello
saxes
saxhorn
saxhorns
saxicava
saxicavid
saxicavids
saxicavous
saxicoline
saxicolous
saxicolous plant (current term)
saxifraga
saxifragaceous
saxifrage
saxifrage family
saxifrages
saxifragous
saxion
saxions
saxist
saxists
saxitoxin
saxitoxins
saxon
saxonies

Literary usage of Saxicolous plant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1920)
"... an interesting illustration of induced epiphytic habit of a typically saxicolous plant. Repeated field observations showed that this Cereus is usually ..."

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