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- adjective botany Growing, or capable of growing, underneath
snow
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Examples
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A sparse subnival zone supports cushion plants like Saussurea gnaphaloides and Melandrium apetalum above 5,300 m.
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Over it diverse plant communities of dwarf shrubs, cushion heaths, alpine meadows and subnival desert are found.
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The high subnival desert belt is dominated by small forbs, rosettes, and small-sized grasses.
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