suffrutex

• Sous-arbrisseau, plante vivace ligneuse à la base mais aux pousses annuelles herbacées, souvent mentionnée en botanique.

A low-growing woody shrub or perennial plant with a woody base, often used in botanical contexts.

1. Low-growing woody plantC2formal

   A perennial plant with a woody base and herbaceous upper stems, often considered a small shrub or subshrub.

   Suffrutex / sous-arbrisseau

   • The suffrutex thrived in the rocky soil of the alpine region.
   • Botanists classified the plant as a suffrutex due to its woody base.
   • Many suffrutex species are adapted to dry, arid environments.

   Synonymessubshrubundershrub