Woody plant
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A woody plant is a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue and thus has a hard stem. In cold climates, woody plants further survive winter or dry season above ground, as opposed to herbaceou
A section of rosemary stem, an example of a woody plant, showing a typical wood structure
Winter buds on Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Shrub
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A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are d
Woody plant
…further survive winter or dry season above ground, as opposed to herbaceous plants that die back to the ground until spring. Woody plants include trees, shrubs, or lianas. These are usually perennials whose stems and larger roots are reinforced with wood produced from secondary xylem. The main stem, larger…
A broom shrub in flower
A rhododendron shrubbery in Sheringham Park
Shrub vegetation (with some cacti) in Webb County, Texas.
Blackthorn shrub (Prunus spinosa) in the Vogelsberg