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Table (DB Name)observation
TableObservation
Field Growthform1 Type
DB Field Name growthform1Type
Req'd? no
Data Type varchar (40)
Misc Flag n/a
References n/a
List? closed
Notes closed list
Definition The predominant growth form?
closed List of Values:
Value Description Sorting
Trees larger woody plants, mostly well above 5 m tall 10
Needle-leaved tree mainly conifers - pine, spruce, larch, redwood, etc. 20
Broad-leaved deciduous tree leaves shed in the temperate zone winter, or in the tropical dry season 30
Broad-leaved evergreen tree many tropical and subtropical trees, mostly with medium-sized leaves 40
Thorn tree armed with spines, in many cases with compound, deciduous leaves, often reduced in size 50
Evergreen sclerophyllous tree with smaller, tough, evergreen leaves 60
Succulent tree primarily cacti and succulent euphorbs 70
Palm tree rosette trees, unbranched with a crown of large leaves 80
Tree fern rosette trees, unbranched with a crown of large leaves 90
Bamboo arborescent grasses with woody-like stems 100
Other tree other type of tree not on the list 110
Shrubs smaller woody plants, mostly below 5 m tall 120
Needle-leaved shrub mainly conifers - juniper, yew, etc. 130
Broad-leaved deciduous shrub leaves shed in the temperate zone winter, or in the tropical dry season 140
Broad-leaved evergreen shrub many tropical and temperate shrubs, mostly with medium to small-sized leaves 150
Thorn shrub armed with spines, in many cases with compound, deciduous leaves, often reduced in size 160
Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub with smaller, tough, evergreen leaves 170
Palm shrub rosette shrubs, unbranched with a short crown of leaves 180
Dwarf-shrub low shrubs spreading near the ground surface, less than 50 cm high 190
Semi-shrub suffrutescent, i.e., with the upper parts of the stems and branches dying back in unfavorable seasons 200
Succulent shrub cacti, certain euphorbias, etc. 210
Other shrub other type of shrub not on the list 220
Herbs plants without perennial aboveground woody stems 230
Forb herbs other than ferns and graminoids 240
Graminoid grasses, sedges, and other grass like plants 250
Fern and fern allies pteridophytes -ferns, clubmosses, horsetails, etc 260
Succulent forb   270
Aquatic herb floating and submergent 280
Other herbaceous other type of herbaceous species not on the list 290
Moss   300
Liverwort/hornwort   310
Lichen   320
Alga   330
Epiphyte plants growing wholly above the ground surface on other plants 340
Vine/liana woody climbers or vines 350
Other/unknown other type of species not on the list 360
Not assessed   370