closed List of Values: |
Value | Description | Sorting |
Trees
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larger woody plants, mostly well above 5 m tall
|
10
|
Needle-leaved tree
|
mainly conifers - pine, spruce, larch, redwood, etc.
|
20
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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
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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
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