suffrutex

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

• 🇵🇹Planta lenhosa de pequeno porte ou planta perene com base lenhificada, frequentemente usada em contexto botânico.

1. Low-growing woody plant C2 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇵🇹Subarbusto

   Sinônimos: subshrubundershrub