Here are our different types of plants,
as they are sorted on Discover Plants. You may notice
some categories are not actually scientific, or botanical,
classifications.
For example, the term 'vegetables' is only a culinary
term, not an actual plant type. Same for 'fruits', but
to a lesser extent. We have separated our types of plants
by how people commonly refer to them.
Cactus plants are well adapted to
hot and dry weather by storing water in their succulent
stems. They are also known for their spines, for which
they are famous.
Flowers are the reproductive part of angiosperms,
also known as flowering plants. Look through our
Flower information for details about specific flowers.
Herbs are used for culinary, medicinal and spiritual
uses. In cuisine, the leaves of the herb
are normally the only part used. All parts of herbs
are used in various medical or spiritual practices.
Usually under 6 m tall, shrubs and bushes
are categorized as woody plants. Shrubs have multiple
stems and many are covered with flowers of all shapes
and sizes.
Trees are everywhere in the world.
Trees are tall, large and some are very old. Trees are
important in fighting soil erosion and responsible for
the clean oxygen we breathe.
The term 'vegetable' is not actually
a scientific classification of a plant, but rather strictly
a culinary term. Vegetables are parts of plants (flower
buds, seeds, stems, fruits, etc) that are edible and
used in culinary dishes.
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