A plant that grows in acidic soils where heather and similar plants thrive, especially on moorlands and heaths.
From Greek erika (heather) + phyton (plant). Created in botanical terminology to describe the type of vegetation adapted to heath ecosystems.
Ericophytes are like plants that have learned to love the worst soil—they've adapted to super-acidic ground where most plants would struggle to survive!
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