Herbaceous
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In botany, herbs are plants that do not produce a woody stem, and in temperate climates usually die, either completely (annual herb) or back to the roots (perennial herb), at the end of the growing season. Examples include bulbs, peonies, Hosta, grasses and the banana.
The term herbaceous means either having the characteristic of a herb or being leaf-like in color and texture. A related term (used in American English only) is forb, which means a non-woody plant that is not a grass and is not grass-like. This means that the term forb excludes sedges (Cyperaceae) and rushes (Juncaceae) along with true grasses (Poaceae). Non-herbaceous plants are woody plants which have stems above ground that remain alive during winter and grow shoots the next year; examples include trees, shrubs, and woody vines.
