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- noun Plural form of
mesophyte .
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Examples
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Oak – hickory is the general forest type; undisturbed ravine vegetation is rich in mesophytes, such as beech and sugar maple.
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While oak-hickory is the general forest type, some of the undisturbed bluff vegetation is rich in mesophytes, such as beech and sugar maple, with similarities to hardwood forests of eastern Tennessee.
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While oak-hickory forest is the general natural vegetation type, some of the undisturbed bluff vegetation is rich in mesophytes, such as beech (Fagus grandifolia) and maples (Acer spp.).
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Undisturbed ravine vegetation can be rich in mesophytes, such as beech and sugar maple.
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A forest of southern magnolia and beech, with a mix of other mesophytes, oaks, and hickories, is the general natural vegetation type.
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(_hydrophytes_), those that grow in medium soils (_mesophytes_), and those that grow in dry places (_xerophytes_).
Studies of Trees Jacob Joshua Levison
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