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Function

A term used to describe the role a plant plays within it's environment. For example, a tree can function as a windbreak, a nitrogen fixer, a hedge and so on. A plant function can be observed to occur naturally, but we use it more specifically to describe it's intentional utilization within an ecosystem design.

List of functions

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