evergreen plant
Sign in to saveright|300px|thumb|A Abies alba|silver fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves thumb|304x304px|Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean cypress), an evergreen tree In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many different species, the unique feature of evergreen plants lends itself to various environments and purposes.
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An evergreen is a plant that keeps its green leaves and remains functional year-round, unlike deciduous plants that lose all their leaves during winter or dry seasons. Because evergreens maintain their foliage throughout the year, they can adapt to different environments and serve various purposes in nature and human landscapes.
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11 sectionsContents
- Evergreen species
- Prominent families including evergreen species
- Differences between evergreen and deciduous species
- Reasons for being evergreen or deciduous
- Uses
- Cultural uses
- Nutritional and medicinal uses
- Culinary uses
- See also
- References
- External links
right|300px|thumb|A Abies alba|silver fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves thumb|304x304px|Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean cypress), an evergreen tree In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many different species, the unique feature of evergreen plants lends itself to various environments and purposes.
==Evergreen species==