Vegetative style: Glossary Biocenose or biocœnose: an association of plants The technique is used for arrangements on and animals living in equilibrium in a given biological branches, in containers, and in suspension....environment (biotope). The biocenose and its biotope form an ecosystem. Plants need water and moss naturally retains Biotope: A habitat’s smallest subdivision, which is moisture. characterised by a high de(as in its climate, in itsgree of uniformity in its environmental conditionsdistribution of biotic and abiotic components), and- The Japanese kokedama technique "koke" (moss) in its plant and animal life and "dama" (ball) just recently arrived in France. In . Japan the technique is a real craze. The technique Ecosystem: a biological community (biocoenosis) consists of removing the original earth from a of interacting organenvironment (biotope).isms and their physicalplant's root ball and suspending the root ball in a mud (clay) ball and coating it with soft green moss. Geotropism: the growth of the parts of plants in The result may be suspended using discreet wire. responseto the force of gravity. The upward growth The following clays are used: "Ketoh" black clay ofantpl shoots is an instance of negative from Japanese rice paddy fields or naturally geotropism; the downward growth of roots is occurring red "akadama" granular clay. positive geotropism. Morphology: the study of the forms of things and This new Japanese plant art renders plant beauty theranchfo biology thatb deals with the form of awe-inspiring. The plants used are chosen for their livingorganisms, and withrelationships between graphic qualities and the ease of growing them. This their structures. technique is different from the "tontine" technique. Phototropism: Orientation of a plant in response tosource of light (positivePlants last well and their roots grow easily in the lighteither,phototropism)towards theor away from it (negative specific earth mixture. phototropism). Physiology: the branch of biology that deals with Do not suffer the winter cold and change your the normal functions of living organisms and their habits!