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Later authors have combined these or other types of unidimensional life-form schemes into more complex schemes, in which life-forms are defined as combinations of states of several characters. Examples are the schemes proposed by
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4. Land-plants with long erect long-lived shoots (cushion-plants, under-shrubs, soft-stemmed plants, succulent-stemmed plants, woody plants with long-lived, lignified stems, the last group divided into canopy-trees, shrubs, a
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26, p. XIV. Also as Ch. 1: Biological types with reference to the adaption of plants to survive the unfavourable season, in: The Life Forms of Plants and Statistical Plant Geography. Oxford University Press, Oxford; p.
350:(1931) reviewed the previous life-form schemes in 1931 and strongly criticized the attempt to include "epharmonic" characters, i.e., those that can change in response to the environment (see 289:. Warming continued working on plant life-forms and intended to develop his system further. However, due to high age and illness, he was able to publish a draft of his last system only 193:, 1806) did classify species according to physiognomy, but were explicit about the entities being merely practical classes without any relation to plant function. A marked exception was 122:
are essentially synonymous concepts, despite attempts to restrict the meaning of growth-form to types differing in shoot architecture. Most life form schemes are concerned with
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Raven, J.A. (1986) Evolution of plant life forms. Pages 421-492 in T.J. Givnish (ed.) On the economy of plant form and function. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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4. Bud height life-forms: based upon the height above (or below) the ground-level of the uppermost buds perduring the most unfavourable seasons (e.g., Raunkiær, 1904);
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Warming developed his life-form scheme further in his "On the life forms in the vegetable kingdom". He presented a hierarchic scheme, first dividing plants into
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Halloy, S. 1990. A morphological classification of plants, with special reference to the New Zealand alpine flora. Journal of Vegetation Science 1 (3): 291-304.
197:(1818) attempt to construct a natural system of botanical classification. His system was based on the height of the lignified stem and on plant longevity. 100:
While taxonomic classification is concerned with the production of natural classifications (being natural understood either in philosophical basis for
1949:(1895) Plantesamfund - Grundtræk af den økologiske Plantegeografi. P.G. Philipsens Forlag, Kjøbenhavn; Chapter 2 "Livsform (Vegetationsform)" p. 3-6. 2047:
paa hans 70 Aars Fødselsdag den 3. Nov. 1911. Kjøbenhavn.Also as Ch. 7 in Raunkiær (1934): The Arctic and Antarctic chamaephyte climate, p. 283-302.
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and that the same function or "adaptedness" to the environment may be achieved in a number of ways, i.e. plant species that are closely related
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Pillar, V.D. & L. Orlóci. 2004. Character-Based Community Analysis: The Theory and an Application Program. Electronic Edition available at
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1. Renascent (redivivus) herbs (multicipital rhizomes, mat-geophytes, and rhizome-geophytes, each of them with several subordinate groups).
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Eb Plants that germinate and root on other plants (these include dead standing plants, telegraph poles and wires, stumps and such like)
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A. Woody plants or Holoxyles ("ligneous plants", "lignose" of many earlier authors, "Ligniden" Du Rietz 1921, "Xyloids" Warming 1923).
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Following, other morphological, ecological, physiological or economic categorizations of plants. According to the general appearance (
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Raunkiær, C. (1914) Sur la végétation des alluvions méditerranéennes françaises. Mindeskrift i Anledning af Hundredeaaret for
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Based on the place of the plant's growth-point (bud) during seasons with adverse conditions (cold seasons, dry seasons):
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1. Main life-forms ("Grundformen"): based upon the general plant physiognomy (e.g., Theophrastus, 350 BC, Humboldt, 1806;
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6. Leaf life-forms: based on the character (form, size, duration, structure, etc.) of the leaves (e.g., Raunkiær, 1916).
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Raunkiær, C. (1904) Om biologiske Typer, med Hensyn til Planternes Tilpasninger til at overleve ugunstige Aarstider.
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2. Rosette-plants (besides the ordinary rosette-herbs and rosette-grasses also the Musa-form and the tuft-trees).
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Alienígenas na sala: o que fazer com espécies exóticas em trabalhos de taxonomia, florística e fitossociologia?
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Ellenberg. H. & D. Mueller-Dombios (1967). A key to Raunkiaer plant life-forms with revised subdivisions.
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Dansereau, P. (1951) Description and recording of vegetation upon a structural basis. Ecology 32 (2): 172-229
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Alien plants in checklists and floras: towards better communication between taxonomists and ecologists.
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5. Bud-type life-forms: based upon the structure of the buds perduring the most unfavourable seasons;
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Raunkiær, C. (1911) Det arktiske og antarktiske Chamæfyteklima. In: Biologiske Arbejder tilegnede
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schemes constitute a way of classifying plants alternatively to the ordinary species-genus-family
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IV. Lichenoid plants (lichens, and perhaps some vascular plants like Tillandsia nsneoides).
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One of the earliest attempts to classify the life-forms of plants and animals was made by
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Raunkiær, C. (1918) Über das biologische Normalspektrum. Biologiske Meddelelser /
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Db Perennial (including biennial) herbaceous plants with periodic shoot reduction
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Warming, E. (1923) Økologiens Grundformer – Udkast til en systematisk Ordning .
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Skrifter - Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling, 8. Rk., vol. 4: 120-187.
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B. Half-shrubs, or Hemixyles (semi-woody plants, "Semiligniden" Rübel 1930).
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The term life-form was first coined by Warming ("livsform") in his 1895 book
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According to leaf hardness, size and orientation in relation to sunlight:
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3. Periodicity life-forms: based upon the seasonal physiognomic variation;
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Views of nature: or Contemplations on the sublime phenomena of creation
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b. Growth-forms on the basis of stem-types and stem-type combinations.
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III. Parasitic on trunks or branches of trees, shrubs, or dwarf-shrubs.
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type of shoots, mode of wintering, and degree and mode of branching of
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Based upon the duration of life and the height of the ligneous stem:
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and all other autonomous land plants, which again were divided into
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The Biota of North America Program North American Vascular Flora
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According to the loss of leaves (in vegetation classification):
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Niklas, K.J. 2008. Life Forms, Plants. In: Jørgensen SV (ed.).
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Ill. Muscoid plants (bryophytes, and perhaps Hymenophyllaceae).
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Following Warming's line of emphasizing functional characters,
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Die Systematische und Geographische Anordnung der Phanerogamen
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I. Heterotrophic plants (holosaprophytes and holoparasites).
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and Stephan Halloy. These schemes approach the concept of
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Cb Plants that grow by supporting themselves on others
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Fc Free-moving autotrophic thallophytes (= errants)
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Da Woody plants, or herbaceous evergreen perennials
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3. Biennial-perennial (dicyclic, pleiocyclic) herbs.
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are from the same family, but the former is a small
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Bohn, 8: 1057:Bb Thallophytes (= non-vascular cryptogams) 311: 297: 204: 130:may be used in a broader sense to encompass 2795: 2781: 2773: 2307: 2293: 2285: 1824:Life-forms of terrestrial flowering plants 206:Om Skudbygning, Overvintring og Foryngelse 1060:Fa Plants attached to the ground surface 1991:Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs 1867:Ideen zu einer Physiognomik der Gewächse 1551:According to short-term fluctuations in 1258:Glossary of plant morphology#Plant habit 1047:Cc Free-moving water plants (= errants) 912:a. Main stem-types in flowering-plants. 855:Main life-forms ("Grundformen") system: 2075:Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab 1812: 1750:According to importance to humans (see 1697:According to establishment time in an 974:Ellenberg & Mueller-Dombois (1967) 716:A. Hapaxanthic (or monocarpic) herbs. 439:Humboldt described 19 (originally 16) 165:, whose writings are lost. His pupil, 1850:. Amsterdam: Elsevier, p. 2160–2167, 730:B. Pollacanthic (polycarpic) plants. 614:Raunkiær (1904–1907) plant life-forms 7: 2060:Fødsel (eds H.F. E. Jungersen & 1489:According to the mode of nutrition: 365:: based upon the shoot architecture; 333:'s classification (1904) recognized 1532:According to the capacity to avoid 985:Ba Kormophytes (= vascular plants) 1026:Ea Plants that root in the ground 962:I. True Half-shrubs (suffrutices). 402:Following, some relevant schemes. 296:devised a life-form scheme in his 149:A popular life-form scheme is the 25: 1874:Ideas for a physiognomy of plants 978:Main groups of plant life forms: 2751: 2742: 2741: 2384: 2262: 1721:According to human cultivation: 1435:(in vegetation classification): 1400:(in vegetation classification): 1274:Orthophyll or hyptiophyll leaves 1084:Fb Fb Plants attached to others 965:II. Cane Half-shrubs (virgulta). 2276:http://ecoqua.ecologia.ufrgs.br 2013:by Arno Press, New York, 1977. 313:Deutschlands Pflanzengeographie 3059:Orthophyll, hyptiophyll leaves 1032:Hemi-epiphytes (Pseudo-lianas) 390:, which has recently replaced 41:, plants may be classified as 1: 3067:Aciculifolious, needle-leaved 893:I. Chtonophytic, non-lianoid. 602:Planta caulocarpica arbuscula 590:Planta caulocarpica suffrutex 493:die Pothosgewächse (Arumform) 257:, the latter group then into 176: 2724:Standard anatomical position 2649:Glossary of plant morphology 2644:Glossary of dinosaur anatomy 2639:Anatomical terms of location 766:III. Herbaceous perennials. 189:Some earlier authors (e.g., 1684:According to invasiveness: 1514:According to soil factors: 1123:Ab Semi-autotrophic plants 1050:Errant vascular Hydrophytes 572:Planta monocarpica perennis 215:Copenhagen Botanical Garden 186:: trees, shrubs and herbs. 3195: 2896:Scarcely vegetated areas, 2184:Du Rietz (1931), p. 52-83. 2175:Du Rietz (1931), p. 47-52. 2166:Du Rietz (1931), p. 45-47. 2157:Du Rietz (1931), p. 40-41. 1566:According to the range of 988:Ca Self-supporting plants 722:2. Hibernal annual plants. 719:1. Aestival annual plants. 617: 596:Planta caulocarpica frutex 566:Planta monocarpica biennis 2808:Vegetation classification 2762:Index of anatomy articles 2737: 2382: 2011:History of Ecology Series 1872:. English translation as 1609:According to the type of 1485:Sciophytes (embryophytes) 1098:Errant thallo-hydrophytes 954:IV. Woody Cushion-plants. 871:IV. Woody cushion-plants. 608:Planta caulocarpica arbor 35:scientific classification 27:Way of classifying plants 2411:morphological plasticity 2401:Bacterial cell structure 1650:or subspontaneous plants 1144:Ac Heterotrophic plants 1008:Geophytes (Cryptophytes) 932:II. Ligneous aerocorrns. 929:I. Herbaceous aërocorms. 620:Raunkiær plant life-form 560:Planta monocarpica annua 406:Theophrastus (c. 350 BC) 128:Plant construction types 2148:Du Rietz (1931), p. 29. 2139:Du Rietz (1931), p. 15. 2086:Du Rietz (1931), p. 44. 1897:Kerner von Marilaun, A. 1848:Encyclopedia of ecology 1822:Du Rietz, G. E. (1931) 1129:Vascular Semi-parasites 1069:Thallo-hemicryptophytes 483:die Form der Casuarinen 265:, the land plants into 221:, duration of tillers, 3090:Terrestrial vegetation 2867:Herbaceous communities 2729:Transcendental anatomy 2634:Anatomical terminology 2130:Du Rietz (1931), p. 2. 2121:Du Rietz (1931), p. 1. 982:Aa Autotrophic plants 902:IV. Herbaceous lianes. 885:II. Dwarf half-shrubs. 795:IV. Woody perennials. 398:Classification systems 312: 298: 219:vegetative propagation 205: 2406:cellular morphologies 1699:ecological succession 1633:According to origin: 1240:and nonwoody vines), 1173:Other categorizations 1137:Thallo-semi-parasites 1109:Hb Chemosynthesizers 1095:Ha Photosynthesizers 388:plant functional type 352:phenotypic plasticity 3128:Biogeographic realms 2677:Anatomical variation 2360:Microscopic anatomy 2271:at Wikimedia Commons 1541:Poikilohydric plants 1153:Vascular Saprophytes 908:Growth-form system: 882:I. Tall half-shrubs. 463:die Form der Mimosen 435:Humboldt (1806–1808) 331:Christen C. Raunkiær 95:convergent evolution 85:and the latter is a 3039:, semicaducifolious 2692:Form classification 2560:Neanderthal anatomy 2418:Colonial morphology 2356:Comparative anatomy 2339:Superficial anatomy 2058:Japetus Steenstrups 2031:Botanisk Tidsskrift 1869:. Tübingen: Cotta, 1726:Domesticated plants 1546:Homoiohydric plants 1468:(semicaducifolious) 1066:Thallo-chamaephytes 739:3. Creeping plants. 701:II. Aquatic plants. 584:Planta caulocarpica 578:Planta rhizocarpica 394:in a narrow sense. 72:Adoxa moschatellina 3138:Floristic kingdoms 3095:Aquatic vegetation 2707:History of anatomy 2394:Bacteria and fungi 2249:Moro, M. F. et al. 2245:2013-10-14 at the 1966:Oecology of Plants 1578:Stenohydric plants 1562:Hydrostable plants 1559:Hydrolabile plants 1504:Carnivorous plants 1287:Terrestrial plants 1256:-like plants (see 1164:Thallo-saprophytes 1150:Vascular Parasites 1112:Chemo-edaphophytes 1077:Thallo-therophytes 1029:Lianas (Eu-lianas) 951:III. Dwarf-shrubs. 921:II. Orthooeocorms. 918:I. Plagiogeocorms. 868:III. Dwarf-shrubs. 756:Vegetation-forms: 710:V. Lianoid plants. 554:Planta monocarpica 544:De Candolle (1818) 533:die Melastomenform 528:die Myrtengewächse 518:die Liliengewächse 287:Oecology of Plants 243:Oecology of Plants 172:Historia Plantarum 144:terrestrial plants 3161: 3160: 2906:Barren vegetation 2898:desert vegetation 2770: 2769: 2603:Amphibian anatomy 2595:Other vertebrates 2537:Arthropod cuticle 2515:Insect morphology 2510:Gastropod anatomy 2423:Lichen morphology 2349:brain morphometry 2267:Media related to 1932:De Candolle, A.P. 1876:, pp. 210-352 in 1769:Ornamental plants 1693:Noninvasive plant 1581:Euryhydric plants 1366:classification): 1333:Moisture plants ( 1278:According to the 1221:Herbaceous plants 896:II. Epiphytoidic. 784:8. Rosette-herbs. 778:6. Cushion-herbs. 772:4. Bunch-grasses. 763:II. 2. Biennials. 321:Frederic Clements 211:See line drawings 195:A. P. de Candolle 39:colloquial speech 16:(Redirected from 3186: 3174:Plant life-forms 3148:Plant life-forms 3045:, perennifolious 2860:, dwarf-scrubs, 2797: 2790: 2783: 2774: 2755: 2745: 2744: 2682:Anatomical plane 2580:Elephant anatomy 2477:Plant morphology 2388: 2309: 2302: 2295: 2286: 2266: 2250: 2237: 2231: 2225: 2219: 2218: 2207: 2201: 2191: 2185: 2182: 2176: 2173: 2167: 2164: 2158: 2155: 2149: 2146: 2140: 2137: 2131: 2128: 2122: 2119: 2110: 2105: 2099: 2093: 2087: 2084: 2078: 2071: 2065: 2054: 2048: 2041: 2035: 2027: 2021: 2000: 1994: 1987: 1981: 1975: 1969: 1959: 1950: 1944: 1935: 1929: 1923: 1917: 1911: 1894: 1888: 1863:Humboldt, A. von 1860: 1854: 1844: 1838: 1833: 1827: 1820: 1801:Succulent plants 1789:Poisonous plants 1779:Indicator plants 1764:Medicinal plants 1604:Perennial plants 1474:(perennifolious) 1340:Drought plants ( 1319:Aquatic plants ( 1161:Thallo-parasites 1158:Kb Thallophytes 1134:Ib Thallophytes 1087:Thallo-epiphytes 1005:Hemicryptophytes 874:V. Woody lianas. 787:9. Carpet-herbs. 639:Hemicryptophytes 513:die Farenkräuter 503:die Aloegewächse 468:die Heidekräuter 384:Pierre Dansereau 361:2. Growth-forms 349: 315: 301: 208: 201:Eugenius Warming 181: 178: 106:phylogenetically 102:pre-evolutionary 83:herbaceous plant 67:phylogenetically 21: 3194: 3193: 3189: 3188: 3187: 3185: 3184: 3183: 3164: 3163: 3162: 3157: 3116: 3078: 3033:, caducifolious 3027:Loss of leaves 3016: 2985: 2953: 2947: 2911: 2854:Dwarf-shrubland 2810: 2801: 2771: 2766: 2733: 2660: 2654:leaf morphology 2622: 2589: 2585:Giraffe anatomy 2541: 2505:Decapod anatomy 2493: 2489:Soil morphology 2472:Plant life-form 2443: 2427: 2389: 2380: 2322: 2313: 2269:Plant life-form 2259: 2254: 2253: 2247:Wayback Machine 2238: 2234: 2226: 2222: 2209: 2208: 2204: 2192: 2188: 2183: 2179: 2174: 2170: 2165: 2161: 2156: 2152: 2147: 2143: 2138: 2134: 2129: 2125: 2120: 2113: 2106: 2102: 2094: 2090: 2085: 2081: 2072: 2068: 2055: 2051: 2042: 2038: 2028: 2024: 2001: 1997: 1988: 1984: 1976: 1972: 1960: 1953: 1945: 1938: 1930: 1926: 1918: 1914: 1895: 1891: 1861: 1857: 1845: 1841: 1834: 1830: 1821: 1814: 1809: 1797: 1599:Biennial plants 1494:Parasite plants 1462:(caducifolious) 1302:Aerial plants ( 1175: 1147:Ka Kormophytes 1126:Ia Kormophytes 976: 853: 851:Du Rietz (1931) 819: 804:13. Succulents. 798:11. Halfshrubs. 790:10. Succulents. 769:3. Sod-grasses. 754: 752:Clements (1920) 695: 622: 616: 546: 538:die Lorbeerform 488:die Nadelhölzer 453:die Bananenform 437: 408: 400: 343: 179: 159: 151:Raunkiær system 124:vascular plants 31:Plant life-form 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3192: 3190: 3182: 3181: 3176: 3166: 3165: 3159: 3158: 3156: 3155: 3150: 3145: 3140: 3135: 3130: 3124: 3122: 3118: 3117: 3115: 3114: 3113: 3112: 3107: 3102: 3092: 3086: 3084: 3080: 3079: 3077: 3076: 3075: 3074: 3068: 3062: 3061: 3060: 3057: 3056:, stiff leaves 3050:Leaf hardness 3048: 3047: 3046: 3040: 3037:Semi-deciduous 3034: 3024: 3022: 3018: 3017: 3015: 3014: 3009: 3004: 2999: 2993: 2991: 2987: 2986: 2984: 2983: 2978: 2973: 2968: 2967:, ombrophilous 2957: 2955: 2949: 2948: 2946: 2945: 2940: 2935: 2930: 2925: 2919: 2917: 2913: 2912: 2910: 2909: 2894: 2885: 2864: 2851: 2834: 2818: 2816: 2812: 2811: 2804:Phytogeography 2802: 2800: 2799: 2792: 2785: 2777: 2768: 2767: 2765: 2764: 2759: 2749: 2738: 2735: 2734: 2732: 2731: 2726: 2721: 2716: 2715: 2714: 2704: 2699: 2694: 2689: 2684: 2679: 2674: 2668: 2666: 2665:Related topics 2662: 2661: 2659: 2658: 2657: 2656: 2646: 2641: 2636: 2630: 2628: 2624: 2623: 2621: 2620: 2615: 2610: 2605: 2599: 2597: 2591: 2590: 2588: 2587: 2582: 2577: 2572: 2567: 2562: 2557: 2551: 2549: 2543: 2542: 2540: 2539: 2534: 2532:Spider anatomy 2529: 2528: 2527: 2522: 2512: 2507: 2501: 2499: 2495: 2494: 2492: 2491: 2486: 2485: 2484: 2474: 2469: 2464: 2463: 2462: 2451: 2449: 2445: 2444: 2442: 2441: 2435: 2433: 2429: 2428: 2426: 2425: 2420: 2415: 2414: 2413: 2408: 2397: 2395: 2391: 2390: 2383: 2381: 2379: 2378: 2373: 2372: 2371: 2366: 2358: 2353: 2352: 2351: 2341: 2336: 2330: 2328: 2324: 2323: 2314: 2312: 2311: 2304: 2297: 2289: 2283: 2282: 2272: 2258: 2257:External links 2255: 2252: 2251: 2232: 2220: 2202: 2186: 2177: 2168: 2159: 2150: 2141: 2132: 2123: 2111: 2100: 2088: 2079: 2066: 2049: 2036: 2022: 2007:Clements, F.E. 1995: 1982: 1970: 1951: 1936: 1924: 1912: 1889: 1855: 1839: 1828: 1811: 1810: 1808: 1805: 1804: 1803: 1796: 1793: 1792: 1791: 1786: 1781: 1776: 1771: 1766: 1761: 1748: 1747: 1740: 1739: 1738: 1737: 1729: 1728: 1719: 1718: 1712: 1710:ruderal plants 1695: 1694: 1691: 1689:Invasive plant 1682: 1681: 1675: 1669: 1652: 1651: 1645: 1640: 1631: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1611:photosynthesis 1607: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1583: 1582: 1579: 1564: 1563: 1560: 1549: 1548: 1543: 1530: 1529: 1526: 1521: 1512: 1511: 1506: 1501: 1496: 1487: 1486: 1483: 1476: 1475: 1469: 1466:Semi-deciduous 1463: 1453: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1429: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1407:(ombrophilous) 1394: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1356: 1355: 1350: 1345: 1338: 1331: 1326:Marsh plants ( 1324: 1313: 1312: 1307: 1300: 1289: 1276: 1275: 1272: 1262: 1261: 1242:cushion plants 1230: 1229: 1228: 1217: 1216: 1215: 1214: 1209: 1208: 1207: 1197: 1189: 1188: 1174: 1171: 1170: 1169: 1168: 1167: 1166: 1165: 1162: 1156: 1155: 1154: 1151: 1142: 1141: 1140: 1139: 1138: 1132: 1131: 1130: 1121: 1120: 1119: 1118: 1117: 1116: 1115: 1114: 1113: 1107: 1106: 1105: 1102: 1099: 1090: 1089: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1080: 1079: 1078: 1072: 1071: 1070: 1067: 1063:Ga Perennials 1055: 1054: 1053: 1052: 1051: 1045: 1044: 1043: 1042: 1041: 1035: 1034: 1033: 1030: 1021: 1020: 1019: 1018: 1017: 1011: 1010: 1009: 1006: 1000: 999: 998: 995: 975: 972: 971: 970: 969: 968: 967: 966: 963: 959:B. Hemixyles. 957: 956: 955: 952: 949: 946: 937: 936: 935: 934: 933: 930: 926:B. Aërocorms. 924: 923: 922: 919: 906: 905: 904: 903: 900: 897: 894: 888: 887: 886: 883: 877: 876: 875: 872: 869: 866: 863: 852: 849: 848: 847: 844: 841: 838: 835: 832: 829: 826: 823: 818: 815: 814: 813: 812: 811: 808: 805: 802: 799: 793: 792: 791: 788: 785: 782: 779: 776: 775:5. Bush-herbs. 773: 770: 764: 761: 760:I. 1. Annuals. 753: 750: 749: 748: 747: 746: 745: 744: 743:dwarf-shrubs). 740: 737: 734: 728: 727: 726: 723: 720: 711: 708: 705: 702: 699: 694: 693:Warming (1909) 691: 690: 689: 684: 679: 668: 667: 666: 665: 660: 655: 647: 646: 641: 636: 631: 618:Main article: 615: 612: 611: 610: 604: 598: 592: 586: 580: 574: 568: 562: 556: 545: 542: 541: 540: 535: 530: 525: 523:die Weidenform 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 473:die Cactusform 470: 465: 460: 458:die Malvenform 455: 450: 436: 433: 432: 431: 426: 421: 407: 404: 399: 396: 379: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 359: 158: 155: 78:Sambucus nigra 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3191: 3180: 3177: 3175: 3172: 3171: 3169: 3154: 3151: 3149: 3146: 3144: 3141: 3139: 3136: 3134: 3131: 3129: 3126: 3125: 3123: 3119: 3111: 3108: 3106: 3103: 3101: 3098: 3097: 3096: 3093: 3091: 3088: 3087: 3085: 3081: 3073: 3070:Latifolious, 3069: 3066: 3065: 3063: 3058: 3055: 3052: 3051: 3049: 3044: 3041: 3038: 3035: 3032: 3029: 3028: 3026: 3025: 3023: 3019: 3013: 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1588: 1585:According to 1580: 1577: 1576: 1575: 1573: 1569: 1561: 1558: 1557: 1556: 1554: 1553:water balance 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1538: 1537: 1535: 1527: 1525: 1522: 1520: 1519:Metallophytes 1517: 1516: 1515: 1510: 1507: 1505: 1502: 1500: 1499:Hemiparasites 1497: 1495: 1492: 1491: 1490: 1484: 1481: 1480: 1479: 1473: 1470: 1467: 1464: 1461: 1458: 1457: 1456: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1437: 1436: 1434: 1431:According to 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1406: 1403: 1402: 1401: 1399: 1396:According to 1392: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1372: 1369: 1368: 1367: 1365: 1361: 1358:According to 1354: 1353:Phreatophytes 1351: 1349: 1346: 1343: 1339: 1336: 1332: 1329: 1325: 1322: 1318: 1317: 1316: 1311: 1308: 1305: 1301: 1298: 1294: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1284: 1283: 1281: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1266: 1265: 1259: 1255: 1251: 1247: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1231: 1227: 1224: 1223: 1222: 1219: 1218: 1213: 1210: 1206: 1203: 1202: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1192: 1191: 1190: 1187: 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Holoxyles 941: 940: 938: 931: 928: 927: 925: 920: 917: 916: 915:A. Geocorms. 914: 913: 911: 910: 909: 901: 898: 895: 892: 891: 889: 884: 881: 880: 878: 873: 870: 867: 864: 861: 860: 858: 857: 856: 850: 845: 842: 839: 836: 833: 830: 827: 825:Parviligniden 824: 822:Magniligniden 821: 820: 816: 809: 806: 803: 800: 797: 796: 794: 789: 786: 783: 781:7. Mat-herbs. 780: 777: 774: 771: 768: 767: 765: 762: 759: 758: 757: 751: 741: 738: 735: 732: 731: 729: 724: 721: 718: 717: 715: 714: 712: 709: 706: 703: 700: 697: 696: 692: 688: 685: 683: 680: 677: 676:annual plants 673: 670: 669: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 650: 649: 648: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 629:Phanerophytes 627: 626: 625: 621: 613: 609: 605: 603: 599: 597: 593: 591: 587: 585: 581: 579: 575: 573: 569: 567: 563: 561: 557: 555: 551: 550: 549: 543: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 478:die Orchideen 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 445: 444: 442: 434: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 416: 415: 413: 405: 403: 397: 395: 393: 389: 385: 376: 373: 370: 367: 364: 363:sensu stricto 360: 357: 356: 355: 353: 347: 342: 341:G.E. 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Connard 1892: 1877: 1873: 1866: 1858: 1847: 1842: 1831: 1774:Timber trees 1749: 1720: 1696: 1683: 1672:Cosmopolitan 1659:distribution 1653: 1632: 1608: 1584: 1565: 1550: 1531: 1513: 1488: 1477: 1454: 1430: 1421:Cloud forest 1395: 1357: 1314: 1277: 1263: 1186:Woody plants 1176: 1104:Edaphophytes 997:Chamaephytes 977: 907: 854: 828:Semiligniden 817:Rübel (1930) 755: 634:Chamaephytes 623: 607: 601: 595: 589: 583: 577: 571: 565: 559: 553: 547: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 512: 508:die Grasform 507: 502: 497: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 440: 438: 409: 401: 391: 380: 362: 339: 329: 325:Roscoe Pound 291: 286: 274: 270: 266: 248: 241: 235: 199: 188: 171: 167:Theophrastus 160: 148: 136:benthophytes 135: 131: 127: 119: 115: 114: 110:polyphyletic 99: 76: 70: 30: 29: 3054:Sclerophyll 2928:Subtropical 2815:Physiognomy 2719:Physiognomy 2570:Dog anatomy 2565:Cat anatomy 2467:Plant habit 1978:Warming, E. 1962:Warming, E. 1947:Warming, E. 1752:ethnobotany 1648:Naturalised 1574:tolerance: 1534:dehydration 1528:Glycophytes 1482:Heliophytes 1376:Subtropical 1335:hygrophytes 1321:hydrophytes 1310:Lithophytes 1297:macrophytes 1293:hydrophytes 1269:Sclerophyll 1074:Gb Annuals 1016:Therophytes 1013:Dc Annuals 948:II. Shrubs. 865:II. Shrubs. 831:Sukkulenten 807:14. Shrubs. 801:12. Bushes. 672:Therophytes 663:Hydrophytes 644:Cryptophyte 441:Hauptformen 412:plant habit 344: [ 294:Oscar Drude 263:terrestrial 255:autotrophic 120:growth-form 18:Growth form 3168:Categories 3153:Vegetation 3064:Leaf form 3002:Submontane 2871:grasslands 2849:fruticetum 2843:, scrubs, 2837:Shrublands 2627:Glossaries 2439:Structures 2320:morphology 2278:. 213 p., 2197:37:56-73, 2062:E. Warming 1807:References 1708:plants or 1628:CAM plants 1524:Halophytes 1509:Mycotrophs 1445:Submontane 1426:Rainforest 1364:vegetation 1348:Mesophytes 1342:xerophytes 1328:helophytes 1226:graminoids 1101:Kryophytes 846:Errantiden 810:15. Trees. 682:Aerophytes 658:Helophytes 498:die Lianen 448:die Palmen 335:life-forms 318:ecologists 283:polycarpic 279:monocarpic 59:graminoids 3083:Substrate 3043:Evergreen 3031:Deciduous 2933:Temperate 2892:parklands 2831:arboretum 2826:woodlands 2697:Gracility 2687:Body plan 2672:Allometry 2369:molecular 2364:histology 2003:Pound, R. 1882:E.C. Otté 1735:Cultigens 1623:C4 plants 1618:C3 plants 1587:longevity 1472:Evergreen 1460:Deciduous 1381:Temperate 1304:epiphytes 1291:Aquatic ( 1205:subshrubs 1040:Epiphytes 945:I. Trees. 862:I. 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Index

Growth form
scientific classification
colloquial speech
trees
shrubs
herbs
forbs
graminoids
ecosystem
phylogenetically
Adoxa moschatellina
Sambucus nigra
herbaceous plant
shrub
tree
convergent evolution
pre-evolutionary
phylogenetically
polyphyletic
vascular plants
algae
terrestrial plants
Raunkiær system
Aristotle
Theophrastus
Historia Plantarum
habits
Humboldt
A. P. de Candolle
Eugenius Warming

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