Tham thuc vat đai dien cho suc khoe va su sach cua đoi song thuc vat va luong đat nen đuoc cung cap boi thuc vat va đong vat. Tham thuc vat khong co đon vi phan loai, dang song, cau truc, lien ket khong gian mo rong cu the, hay bat ky thuc vat cu the hoac cac đac tinh tot khac. No rong hon so voi he thuc vat von chi danh rieng cho thanh phan loai. Co le tu đong nghia nhat voi no la quan xa thuc vat, nhung tham thuc vat co the, va thuong la, đe cap đen mot pham vi rong hon pham vi khong gian cua thuat ngu kia, bao gom ca quy mo lon nhu toan cau. Rung cay go đo nguyen sinh, bai ngap man ven bien, đam lay reu nuoc, lop vo đat sa mac, nhung đam co dai ven đuong, canh đong lua mi, vuon cay va tham co trong; tat ca đeu nam trong pham vi nghia cua tham thuc vat.


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