Clonal colony
GROUP OF GENETICALLY IDENTICAL PLANTS, FUNGI, OR BACTERIA, ORIGINATING VEGETATIVELY FROM A SINGLE ANCESTOR, GROWING AT A SINGLE SITE
Genet (biology); Ramet; Clonal colonies; Ramets
A clonal colony or genet is a group of genetically identical individuals, such as plants, fungi, or bacteria, that have grown in a given location, all originating vegetatively, not sexually, from a single ancestor. In plants, an individual in such a population is referred to as a ramet.