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A calcicole, calciphyte or calciphile is a plant that thrives in lime rich soil. The word is derived from the Latin 'to dwell on chalk'. Under acidic conditions, aluminium becomes more soluble and phosphate less. As a consequence, calcicoles grown on acidic soils often develop the symptoms of aluminium toxicity, i.e. necrosis, and phosphate deficiency, i.e. anthocyanosis (reddening of the leaves) and stunting. A plant that thrives in acid soils is known as a calcifuge. A plant thriving on sand (which may be acidic or calcic) is termed psammophilic or arenaceous (see also arenite). ==Examples of calcicole plants== * Beet * Clematis * Sanguisorba minor * Some European orchids * Some succulent plants genera ''Sansevieria'' and ''Titanopsis'' or cacti genus ''Thelocactus''. * Calcicolous grasses 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「calcicole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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