Re: Perennial vs. woody vs. shrub
- To: perennials@lorien.mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Perennial vs. woody vs. shrub
- From: "* P* L* <lindsey@lorien.mallorn.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 12:48:18 -0500 (CDT)
> Hi everyone,
>
> What is the difference between a perennial, a "woody", and a shrub??
>
> Sue P.
>
> (still learning!)
From the information file for this list:
Woody plants are defined as species that have some plant portion that
will lignify -- that is, "become wood or woody by chemical and physical
changes in the cell walls that convert some or all of the constituents
into lignin or lignocellulose." This generally covers trees, shrubs, and
vines.
Perennials are plants that come back year after year, although the scope
of this list is non-woody perennials (herbaceous).
So, shrubs are a subset of woody plants which are a subset of perennials..
Chris
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