- A
calcicole,
calciphyte or
calciphile is a
plant that
thrives in lime rich soil. The word is
derived from the
Latin 'to
dwell on chalk'.
Under acidic...
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lower soil pH. A
plant that
thrives in lime-rich
soils is
known as a
calcicole.
Andromeda polifolia Calluna (common heather) C****iope
lycopodioides Daboecia...
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foxglove (Digitalis),
gorse (Ulex spp.), and
Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris).
Calcicole (lime loving)
plants include ash
trees (Fraxinus spp.),
honeysuckle (Lonicera)...
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genus of
flowering plants in the
nightshade family, Solanaceae: tall,
calcicole,
herbaceous perennials (rhizomatous hemicryptophytes),
bearing large leaves...
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mixture of shallow-rooted
calcifuge ("calcium-hating") and deeper-rooted
calcicole ("calcium-loving") plants,
growing on a thin
layer of
acidic soil over...
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native to
eastern England, but
scarce in
Scotland and Ireland. It is
calcicole,
characteristic of
soils on
chalk or limestone,
growing in gr****land,...
- sandwort, is a
perennial herb of the
family Caryophyllaceae. A.
ciliata is a
calcicole occurring in open gr****land and on bare rock in
mountainous areas. It...
- a deep
cerise pink with
white spots,
appearing from June to August. A
calcicole, the
species is
found in the north-eastern
limestone Alps of
Austria from...
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produces a
haven for
plants that
thrive in lime-rich soils,
known as
calcicoles. Only four such
sites have
survived the new millennium;
three are protected...
- buttercup, is a
perennial species of
buttercup native to Eurasia. It is a
calcicole typically found in
moist woods and at the
margins of woods. It is apomictic...
