Volunteer (botany)

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In gardening and agronomic terminology, a volunteer is a plant that grows on its own, rather than being deliberately planted by a farmer or gardener.[1] The action of such plants — to sprout or grow in this fashion — may also be described as volunteering.[2]

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Volunteer sunflowers growing on the field that is now used for another cultivar, in Switzerland