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caespitosus (m)
caespitosa (f)
caespitosum (n)

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

 

 

From the Latin name “caespes”  which means “turf” and refers to the dense tufts of basal leaves and stems.


( The specific name implies: "growing in tufts or clumps")


For example: Lophophora “caespitosa”

 

 

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