Nidiformis
/nid-ih-FOR-mis/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: nidiforme
A habit epithet describing a plant that grows in the distinctive form of a bird's nest — dense outer growth with a hollow depression at the centre. Appears as nidiformis (both genders).
Etymology
From Latin nidus (nest) + forma (shape), meaning "nest-shaped."
Example
“Picea abies 'Nidiformis' (bird's-nest spruce) grows in a perfectly nest-like flat-topped, hollow-centred form — one of the most popular rock garden conifers.”