DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
PLANT CLASSIFICATION
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Woody plant
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Herbaceous plant
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Annual, biennial or perennial plants that do not have a persistent woody stem above the ground (in botanical term: herb).
Detailed explanation-2: -Description. Herbaceous plants include graminoids, forbs, and ferns. Forbs are generally defined as herbaceous broad-leafed plants, while graminoids are plants with grass-like appearance including true grasses, sedges, and rushes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Herbaceous plants are plants that have non-woody stems, including grasses, sedges, rushes, ferns, and forbs. Forbs are broad-leaf plants often referred to as wildflowers or weeds. Annual herbaceous plants live for only one year, whereas perennials live for multiple years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Yes, all true grasses are herbaceous plants rather than woody plants.