Debilis
/DEB-ih-lis/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: debile
A growth habit epithet describing a plant with weak, slender, feeble stems unable to support themselves. Appears as debilis (both genders).
Etymology
From Latin debilis, meaning "weak" or "feeble," from de- (without) + habilis (capable).
Example
“Vicia debilis and Stellaria debilis both have the characteristically weak, trailing stems the epithet describes — plants that drape over neighbours rather than standing independently.”