[permaculture] Companion planting, plant associations & faithful species

[Lawrence London]

Companion planting, plant associations & faithful species

from the Oxford Dictionary of Ecology

faithful species

In phytosociology, a species confined, or nearly so, to a particular association. The species may or may not be constant to the association fidelity, and therefore

faithful or characteristic species can be determined satisfactorily only if a full knowledge of other *community types is available. Five fidelity classes are

commonly distinguished: a) *accidental b) *indifferent c) *preferential d) *selective e) *exclusive

see also: Companion Species, Kennarten Species and Plant Association

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