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An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies. Globally, 6% of all plant species and 15% of herbaceous plants (excluding trees and shrubs) are annuals. [1] The annual life cycle has independently emerged in over 120 different plant families ...
In horticulture, the term (per- + -ennial, "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than two years. [1] [2][failed verification] The term is also loosely used to distinguish plants with little or no woody growth (secondary growth in girth ...
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌændʒiəˈspərmiː /). [5][6] The term 'angiosperm' is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον / angeion ('container, vessel') and σπέρμα / sperma ('seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit.
Discover the pros, cons, and key differences between annual vs. perennial flowers and learn which to choose to make your garden vibrant in 2024.
The annual vs. perennial trait has been empirically associated with differing subsequent rates of molecular evolution within multiple plant lineages. The perennial trait is generally associated with a slower rate of evolution than annual species when looking at both non-coding [33][34][35] and coding DNA. [36]
Geranium is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills.They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, with the greatest diversity in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region.
Helianthus (/ ˌhiːliˈænθəs /) [3] is a genus comprising around 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae commonly known as sunflowers. [4][5] Except for three South American species, the species of Helianthus are native to North America and Central America.
Verbena is an herbaceous flowering plant, belonging to the Verbenaceae family, and may be annual or perennial depending on the species. The leaves are usually opposite, simple, and in many species hairy, often densely so. The flowers are small, with five petals, and borne in dense spikes. Typically some shade of blue, they may also be white ...