A calcicole, calciphyte or calciphile is a plant that thrives in lime rich soil. It is a calcicole typically found in moist woods and at the margins of woods. A plant that thrives in lime-rich soils is known as a calcicole. This species is a calcicole and as such is restricted to alkaline rich areas. Sometimes a complementary classification is used (calcicole/calcifuge, with calcicoles being "lime-loving" plants).