Question

what are plants with green tender stems called?

Answer 1

Plants with green tender stems are called herbs.

They are grown either to be eaten or to be used as a medicine.

These are perennial plants whose top part dies every year with the roots remaining alive to grow into plants the next year again.

They are characterized by soft and succulent tissues.

E.g.: tomato, basil etc.

Answer 2

They are herbaceous. There are probably other categories these types of plants may fit into, for example, they could be herbaceous annuals, biannual or perennials. They could be herbs, but they could also be bulbs, tubers, grasses and ferns. Not included in the category of “herbaceous” are woody shrubs, trees and most vines.