Holorcn 



Refers to saline conditions present in the soil at the 

 beginning of a Halosere (q. v.). 



Half-shrub 



A perennial plant that is partly woody, usually at the 

 base, and partly herbaceous, e.g., Artemisia frigida. 



Halic 



Refers to saline soil or to plants growing in such soil. 



Halicole 



A plant growing in soil with a high content of salts. 



Halobiont 



Any organism that grows in a Saline habitat. 



Halomorphic 



Refers to a soil found in poorly drained depressions in 

 arid and semi-arid regions, cf. Hydromorphic, Solonchalk, 

 Solonetz. 



Halophyte 



A plant growing in Saline soil. 



Halosere 



The series of stages in Succession originating on a Saline 

 area. cf. Sere, Hydrosere, Xerosere, Halarch. 



Hammada (Hamada) 



Rocky uplands in deserts, bare of fine soil or sand because 

 of wind action, used especially in the Sahara. 



Hammock 



A mesic area occupied by a community of hardwoods 

 (Florida) or an island in a swamp (Okefinokee swamp). 



Haplodiploidy 



The condition occurring in some Arthropods in which 

 males develop from unfertilized eggs and females from 

 fertilized eggs. 



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