subspontaneous

/ ˌsʌbspɒnˈteɪnɪəs /

adjective

(of a plant species, such as rhododendron) spreading naturally after having originally been introduced

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First: “Subspontaneous” by Francesca Lohmann and Rob Rhee, about the zone between “the natural and the manufactured,” inspired by plants that require human action to establish themselves, then spread on their own.