plant
living thing in the kingdom of photosynthetic eukaryotes
tracheophyte
division of plants
Camellia japonica
species of plant
sugar plant
plant grown to produce sugar
Calcicole
Clade of plants
hygrophytes
plant living in a humid or aquatic environment
alpine plant
plants that grow at high elevation
polycarpic
Plants that flower and set seeds many times before dying
mesotrophic plant
plant that needs a moderate amount of nutrients, including mineral nutrients, in the soil or some other substrate; an intermediate position between eutrophic plants and oligotrophic plants
ecological group of plants
set of plant species with a similar relationship to environmental conditions
pollenizer
plant that provides pollen
subshrub
short woody plant
creeping plant
plants with runners
perennial plant
plant that lives for more than two years
indicator plant
plant that is indicator species
herb
plant part used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume
dye plant
plant from which a dye can be extracted
phanerogams
plants with seeds
carrion flower
flowers which emit an odor that smells like rotting flesh
native plant
plant indigenous to an area
C4 plant
plant that uses C4 carbon fixation
carnivorous plant
plant that traps and consumes animals or protozoans
seed plant
division of plants
common sunflower
species of flowering plant in the family of Asteraceae
biennial plant
flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle. In the first year, the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots (vegetative structures), then it enters a period of dormancy over the colder months
xerophyte
species of plant adapted to survive in environments with little liquid water
energy crop
Crops grown solely for energy production by combustion
semi-deciduous plant
plant that sheds leaves in cooler months but may retain them in milder/warmer months or that loses its foliage for only a short period of time before regrowth, or loses its foliage just as new growth emerges
cherry blossom
blossom of the cherry tree
Calcifuge
plant that doesn't tolerate alkaline soil
Dwarfing
induction of a significant reduction of size or stature in biological organisms
reed
type of grassy plant
invasive plant
plant species that is not native to a specific location that has a tendency to spread to a degree that causes damage
psychoactive plant
plant that induces psychotropic effects upon ingestion
forb
herbaceous, broad-leaved flowering plant, with non-parallel growth, which is not a graminoid such as grass, sedge or rushes, belonging to the dicotyledonous leaf group
useful plant
plant that has been or can be co-opted by humans to fulfill a particular need
plant in space
overview about plants in space
heterotrophic plant
plant that feeds on organic material
Campanula
genus of plants
solitary plant
in dendrology and horticulture, a term denoting a tree or shrub growing singly in an open area, especially exposed
nectar source
a flowering plant that produces nectar as part of its strategy