AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: A herb, also called as non woody plant or herbaceous plant are relatively “short-lived shoot system that has no woody stem”.

Detailed explanation-2: -Herbaceous plants are plants that have no persistent woody stem above ground. They are classified following life-cycle classification as annuals, biennials or perennials.

Detailed explanation-3: -Herbaceous plants are non-woody plants, such as most ferns and grasses, which either form tiny amounts of hard woody tissue, or none at all. Unlike woody plants, such as trees, these plants don’t have a stem that will remain above the ground when their leaves die.

Detailed explanation-4: -Herbaceous plants do not have a woody stem above the ground, instead they have a soft, green flexible stem. They are mostly biennials and annuals, along with a few perennials. In unfavourable seasons, the top growth dies down to the ground.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of herbaceous biennials include carrot, parsnip and common ragwort; herbaceous perennials include potato, peony, hosta, mint, most ferns and most grasses.