#autoecious

• Autoecious — Describing parasitic organisms (especially fungi from the Uredinales order) that carry out and complete their entire vital and evolutionary cycle on a single host plant, without requiring an intermediate host for reproduction; it also refers to plants presenting both male and female reproductive structures or fructifications on the same individual. This type of ecological and biological adaptation ensures a high reproductive stability within the same micro-ecosystem, decreasing the species' reliance on external migratory factors.