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annual plant

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Also known as annual

shorter-lived plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seed, within one year, and then dies

AI overview

An annual plant is one that sprouts from a seed, grows, produces its own seeds, and then dies all within a single year. These plants matter because they're common food crops and wildflowers that quickly replenish themselves each season through their seeds.

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Instance of
plant life-form
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Followed by
biennial plant
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Commons category
Annuals
topic's main category
Category:Annual plants
opposite of
perennial plant
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Encyclopedic overview

Peas are an annual plant. An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies. Globally, 6% of all plant species and 15% of herbaceous plants (excluding trees and shrubs) are annuals. The annual life cycle has independently emerged in over 120 different plant families throughout the entire angiosperm phylogeny.

Life cycle

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