Phanerophyte

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phanerophyte [′fan·ə·rō‚fīt]

(ecology)

A perennial tree or shrub with dormant buds borne on aerial shoots.

Phanerophyte

a life form of plants in which the overwintering buds are located high above the soil surface. Trees, shrubs, and woody lianas are phanerophytes. Phanerophytes are distinguished by height into microphanerophytes (2–8 m), mesopha-nerophytes (8–30 m), and megaphanerophytes (over 30 m).

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