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What are the different categories into which plants can be classified on the basis of size ? |
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Answer» On the basis of size, plants can be classified into three categories : 1. Herb 2. Shrub 3. Tree 1. Herb : Herbs are plants of short height, Basil (tulsi) plant found in our houses and turmeric, used as medicine for many diseases are herbs. These plants have very short height (less than 1 meter). Their stems are also green in colour. These short sized plants are extremely soft and can be easily bent. For example : Wheat, rice, basil, turmeric, chilli, tomato etc. 2. Shrub : Shrubs are small and medium sized woody plants and their height is nearly less than 6 meter. Their stem is usually brown in colour. Their main stem branches out near the base. Their stem is often hard. For example : henna, rose, plum etc. 3. Tree : Some plants are very tall and have hard stem with bark. The stems have branches in the upper part, much above the ground, like, mango, Azadirachta indica (neem), banyan and sacred fig (peepal) etc. |
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