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herbaceous plant

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herbaceous plant

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plant which has no persistent woody stem above ground

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A herbaceous plant is one that doesn't have a hard, woody stem that stays alive year after year—instead, its above-ground parts are soft and often die back seasonally or at the end of the growing season. These plants, which include many common flowers, grasses, and vegetables, make up a significant portion of Earth's plant diversity and are important sources of food and materials for humans and wildlife.

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Instance of
plant life-form
Subclass of
Embryophytes
Part of
botany
Has part
Therophyte
Image
Shatili, Flora, Grass meadows, Georgia.jpg
Said to be same as
grass
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Commons category
Herbaceous plants
topic's main category
Category:Grasses
described by source
Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
opposite of
woody plant
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Encyclopedic overview

Lysimachia latifolia (broadleaf starflower) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ground layer of forests in western North America. Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.

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