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An ephemeral plant marked by short growing times, usually six to eight weeks. The word ephemeral means transitory or quickly fading. In regards to Plant s, it refers to several distinct growth strategies. The first, '''spring ephemeral''', refers to perennial plants that die back to their underground parts after a short growth and reproduction phase each Spring when excess light is available. Another strategy is that of '''weedy ephemerals''', which are very short lived Weed y Annual s whose entire Life Cycle takes less than a Growing Season . '''Desert ephemerals''' are plants which are Adapted to take advantage of the short wet periods in Arid Climate s. SPRING EPHEMERALS Spring ephemeral describes a life habit of , Trillium s, and Harbinger Of Spring . WEEDY EPHEMERALS Alternatively ephemeral also refers to annual plants that complete their life-cycle in much less than one year; when plants are classified simply as '''ephemeral plants''' this is often what is meant. Allowing more than one generation of the plant to set seed in one growing season. These plants rarely have any commercial use, and can be '' and '' Cannabis Ruderalis ''. DESERT EPHEMERALS Desert ephemerals are plants which are Adapted to take advantage of the very short favourable seasons in Desert s. Annual Plant s in deserts may use the weedy ephemeral strategy to survive in the desert environment. These Species survive the dry seasons through Seed Dormancy . Alternatively, some Perennial desert plants may die back to their underground parts and become dormant when there is not enough Water available. |
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