mesic
Of, or adapted to, a temperate, moderately moist habitat; neither xeric nor hydric.
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Mesic- Refers to a habitat that is well-drained but usually moist through most of the growing season.
Node- The place on a stem where the leaves or branches are attached.
Perennial- A plant that normally lives for 3 years or more.
Mesic- Characterized by intermediate moisture conditions, neither decidedly wet nor decidedly dry.
Mesophyte- A plant whose normal habitat is neither very wet nor very dry.
mesic search for term- a. (Gr. mesos, middle) conditioned by temperate moist climate; neither xerix nor hydric; pertaining to conditions of medium moisture supply.microphyllidious search for term- small, leaf-shaped.
Native plant communities are classified by ecologists into three broad categories based on their moisture conditions: xeric or dry, hydric or wet, and mesic or moist.
By Deb Wiley. Photographs by Janet Mesic-Mackie.
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Running beside Zoie's Garden
Gallery, a trickling stream reminds
artist Nancy Endres to listen to
what her garden is telling her.
Rich black earth and plants that soar taller than 8 feet are characteristic of the tallgrass or mesic prairie that once dominated Illinois.
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