Definition
A plant that grows on cliff faces or rocky outcrops, adapted to survive in harsh, rocky environments with little soil.
Etymology
From English 'cliff' + 'weed' (Old English wēod). The compound descriptively names plants by their habitat, following the English tradition of geographic plant naming like 'mountain ash' or 'sea lavender'.
Kelly Says
Plants that colonize cliffs often have special adaptations like deep roots that crack rock or waxy leaves that reduce water loss—nature's engineers that actually reshape landscapes over centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
崖壁 እንስሳ
ya-bi-bi en-si-sa
ARالعربية
شجيرة الصخور
sha-jire al-sukh-ur
BNবাংলা
প্রান্তিক উদ্ভিদ
pran-tik ud-bhid
CACatalà
planta de penya-segats
plan-ta de pe-nya-se-gats
CSČeština
skalní bylina
ska-l-ni by-li-na
DADansk
klippeplante
klippe-plan-te
DEDeutsch
Fels-kraut
fels-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
φυτά απόκρημνες
fy-ta apo-krem-nes
ESEspañol
hierba de acantilado
ye-r-ba de a-can-ti-la-do
FAفارسی
گیاهه ی صخره ای
gi-ya-he ye sa-khare-e
FISuomi
kalliopuut
kal-li-o-puu-t
FRFrançais
plante des falaises
plan-te des fa-la-iz
GUGU
રિક્ષાઓની છોડ
rik-sha-o-ni cho-d
HAHA
gidan tsaro
gi-dan tsaro
HEעברית
צמחי צוק
tz-ma-chi t-zuk
HIहिन्दी
पहाड़ी जड़ी बूटी
pa-ha-ree ja-di boo-tee
HUMagyar
sziklák növe
shik-lak noe
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput tebing
rum-put te-bing
ITItaliano
erba delle scogliere
erba delle sko-gli-ere
JA日本語
断崖の植物
dan-gai no sho-butsu
KKKK
таулы өсімдігі
tau-lyy o-sim-di-gi
KMKM
ព្រៃ ទន្ទឹង
prey ton-deng
MRMR
खडकांची झाड
khad-ka-nchi ja-ad
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput tebing
rum-put te-bing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်းပေါ် ပင်
kyun-paw pin
NLNederlands
kliffplant
klif-plant
NONorsk
klippplante
klipp-plante
PAPA
ਪਹਾੜੀ Herbs
pa-ha-ree Her-bs
PLPolski
trawa skalna
tra-wa ska-l-na
PTPortuguês
erva de penhasco
er-va de pe-n-has-co
RORomână
plantă de stâncă
plan-ta de stan-ca
RUРусский
растение обрывов
ras-te-nie ob-ry-vov
SVSvenska
klippväxt
klip-v-axt
SWKiswahili
mmea ya mwamba
m-mea ya m-wam-ba
TAதமிழ்
கடற்கரையின் தாவரம்
ka-d-ra-kai-nin tha-va-ram
TEతెలుగు
తెరటిలో పువ్వులు
te-ra-ti-lo puv-vulu
THไทย
พืชหน้าผา
phi-ch na-pha
TLTL
damo sa mga taluktok
da-mo sa mga ta-luk-tok
TRTürkçe
kıyı şeridindeki bitki
ki-y şe-ri-din-ki bit-ki
UKУкраїнська
рослина обривів
ros-ly-na ob-ry-viv
URاردو
چٹانوں کی پود
chat-an-on ki pod
VITiếng Việt
cây mọc trên vách đá
cay moc tren vach da
YOYO
ọpọ ṣọpọ
o-po sho-po
ZUZU
umthi wase
um-thi wa-se