PLANTS
CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS
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annual
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biennial
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dicot
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monocot
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perennial
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Detailed explanation-1: -Biennials-Plants which require two years to complete their life cycle. Biennial Foxglove. First season growth results in a small rosette of leaves near the soil surface. During the second season’s growth stem elongation, flowering and seed formation occur followed by the entire plant’s death.
Detailed explanation-2: -The biennials that are grown for seeds, fruits and flowers are grown for two years, whereas those for edible roots and leaves are grown for one year only. Examples of biennials include: parsley, fennel, onion, cabbage, silverbeet and carrot.
Detailed explanation-3: -A biennial requires all or part of two years to complete its life cycle. During the first season, it produces vegetative structures (leaves) and food storage organs. The plant overwinters and then produces flowers, fruit and seeds during its second season.