difference between herbs,shrubs and trees? (5 points)
Answers
1)
Herbs are very small non-bushy plants.
Shrubs are usually medium sized plants and bushy but bigger than herbs.
Trees are very big plants with thick, hard and brown stem.
2)
Herbs have very soft and weak stem.
Shrubs have hard stems in comparison to the herbs and bear many branches.
Trees have single woody stem with many branches attached to it.
3)
Example of herbs - Basil, Coriander etc
Example of shrubs - Rose, Lemon plant etc
Example of trees - Mango tree, Banyan tree etc
Answer:
(1)Herbs are seed-producing, non-woody plants. Herbs die at the end of one growing season.
•Herbs have only an unbranched stem.
•There are three types of herbs based on the lifecycle.
•Biennial herbs take two years, perennial herbs live more than two years and annual herbs complete the cycle in a year.
•Example- grass
(2)Shrubs are woody plants having many stems arising near the ground.
•They are bushy.
•Shrubs are taller than herbs and shorter than a trees.
•Example- rose plant
(3) Trees are woody, perennials with a single trunk.
•They grow to a considerable height.
•The height of a tree is atleast 13 feet.
•Life span of trees is very large as compared to herbs and shrubs.
•Example - Mango tree.
Hence, herbs, shrubs and trees are differentiated on the basis of size, type and lifespan.
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