Plant phenology

Plant phenology

What is plant phenology?Phenology deals with the regularly recurring growth and development processes of living organisms throughout the year. In plant phenology, the start dates (corresponding to a specific day of the year) of so-called phenophases—such as leaf unfolding, flowering, fruit maturing, leaf coloring, and leaf drop of various plant species—are observed.One example of phenological

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Plant phenology

Tags: Nature and Environment, Weather and climate, Climate change, Vegetation
Spatial extent: Switzerland
Time: 1951 – 2023
Distinction: Dandelion, flowering (50%), Field daisy, flowering (50%)