terminology

[Bruce Neill]

At 8:16 9/8/95, Richard Jensen wrote:
>I think Bruce Neil's response is correct (annual plants are typically
>viewed as semelparous - of course, they can flower continuously;
>perennial plants are typically iteraparous - except for those long-lived
>plants that only reproduce once).
>
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Does my memory serve me correctly?  Isn't bamboo one of those long-lived
semelparous plants?

Bruce Neill