defination on herbs shrubs
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Herb -
Very small plants.
They are about 3 feet in height.
They have soft and green stem.
Examples - all vegetables, grasses and many flowering plants.
Shrubs -
Medium sized plants.
Having height of 3-7 feet.
They are bushy and have hardy stem.
Examples - rose, bougainvillea, cotton plants.
Answer:
1. Herbs are non- woody, seed producing plants while shrubs are woody plants which contains many main stems arising near the ground. Trees are perennials which are woody in nature, having a single trunk growing into a considerable height.
2. Herbs have soft stems which are non-woody while shrubs have thick stems which are not too hard. Trees always have thick and woody stems.
3. In herbs, stems don’t have branches while shrubs had branches arising from their base. Trees have branches arising from a single stem.
4. Herbs are shorter in size than shrubs while trees are the tallest among all.