Meanings
adjectivepaucennial (not comparable)
- not comparablerareRare spelling of pauciennial.
Digitalis purpurea behaves as a paucennial ruderal species.
1991, J. van Andel, J. van Baalen, N. A. M. G. Rozijn, “Population ecology of plant species in disturbed forest and grassland habitats”, in J. Rozema, J. A. C. Verkleij, editors, Ecological responses to environmental stresses (Tasks for vegetation science; 22), Dordrecht/Boston/London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, →DOI, →ISBN, page 140, column 11 more example
Ecological differences between the species are a further aspect of niche differentiation. Besides the annual, biennial/paucennial, or perennial life-cycle and the allied longevity of local populations, major ecophysiological differences exist between and within species or populations.
1985, J. Haeck, J. W. Woldendorp, editors, Structure and Functioning of Plant Populations 2: Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation in Plant Populations, North-Holland Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 45
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