Calcicoles
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Name (Latin)
Calcicoles
Other forms of name
Calcareous plants
Calcicolous plants
Calciphile plants
Calciphiles
Calciphilic plants
Calciphilous plants
Calciphytes
Calciphytic plants
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Plants
MARC
MARC
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Wikidata:
Q1151587
Library of congress:
sh2018002671
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Rogers, G. The calcicolous vascular flora of New Zealand, 2018:p. 1 (calcicoles; calcicolous flora) p. 2 (Calcareous landforms of limestone, marble and dolomite are also characterised by peculiar landforms and are globally acclaimed for their floras, which are rich in uncommon and threatened species; this study investigated the floristic distinctiveness of New Zealand's calcareous substrates) p. 3 (Molloy (1994) defined a calcicole as "a wild plant characteristic of limestone and other base-rich parent materials", allowing the inclusion of plants that are found not only on limestone but also on basic volcanics, schists, calcareous mudstones and allied parent materials. However, Molloy (1994) also suggested that "Perhaps the term 'calcicole' should be abandoned and replaced by another such as 'basicole', embracing plants showing a preference for all base-rich materials, not just limestone". However, Ferreira (1963, 1964) provided evidence for a distinction between calciphilous and basiphilous plants based on their field behaviour and experimental tolerances to soil chemistry.)
- Henderson's dictionary of biological terms, 2000(calcicole: a plant that thrives in soil rich in lime or other calcium salts; adj. calcicolous; calciphile: calcicole; calciphyte: calcicole)
- Oxford dictionaries website, Oct. 18, 2018(calcicole: A plant that grows best in calcareous soil (occurring chiefly on chalk and limestone); calcicolous, adjective)
- Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Oct. 18, 2018(calcicole: a plant normally growing on calcareous soils; calcicolous, adjective; calciphile, noun: calcicole; calciphile, adjective, variants calciphilic or less commonly calciphilous: calcicolous)
- LIAS glossary, a database with definitions of descriptive characters of Ascomycetes, via WWW, Oct. 18, 2018(calcicolous (adjective) - growing on calcareous substrates)
- Ewald, J. The calcareous riddle : why are there so many calciphilous species in the Central European flora?, in Folia geobotanica, Dec. 2003:p. 357 (vascular plant taxa that are restricted to very base rich and calcareous soils; calciphilous plants) p. 362 (calciphytes)
- New phytologist, v. 73 (1974):p. 1221 (species from calcareous soils; calcicole species) p. 1224 (plants in calcareous soils; plants from calcareous soils) p. 1229 (calcareous soil plants)
- McPherson, J.I. Conservation assessment of calcareous ecosystems in Pennsylvania, 2013:p. 7 (calcareous flora) p. 8 (the separation of plant species on the landscape according to their tolerance of calcareous substrate and/or high soil pH has been noted for several centuries; European authors term plants that are found in high pH environments "calcicoles" and plants found in acidic environments "calcifuges." North American authors more commonly used the term "calciphile" in place of "calcicole") p. 10 (calciphiles) pp. 12-13 (relatively large group of plants that were rated as occupying calcareous habitats, and a smaller subset of these are habitat specialists; calcareous habitat specialists; calciphile habitats; calciphile taxa; taxa rated as strongly but not exclusively calciphilic) p. 40 (calcareous plants) p. 67 (calciphilic habitat preference)
- Raney, P.A. Fantastic wetlands and where to find them, in Wetlands, Feb. 2018:p. 81 (calciphytic plant communities) p. 83 (calciphytic species)
Wikipedia description:
Calcicoles—literally "lime‑dwellers"—are organisms, most commonly vascular plants but also including bryophytes, lichens and other taxa, that grow preferentially on calcium-rich, often alkaline, substrates. Because they grow only on specific lime-rich soils, calcicoles give ecologists a clear, real-world example of how soil chemistry determines where organisms can live. Their distribution on chalk, limestone and other calcareous rocks reflects a suite of physiological adaptations that enable them to regulate cytosolic Ca2+, acquire otherwise insoluble iron and phosphorus, and withstand high soil pH. In contrast, calcifuges ("lime‑avoiders") dominate on acidic, aluminium‑rich soils. Modern research has linked the calcicole habit to indicators such as Heinz Ellenberg's soil‑reaction values and the Index of calcifugy, while pharmacognostic studies have uncovered an array of bioactive compounds in many limestone specialists.
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