Phytography

(Activity 2)

Plant habit

Herb
Shrub
Vine
Liana
tree

Duration
Annuals
plants that germinate, flower, and die within
one growing season
e.g. many food plants such as grains, corns,
peas, ornamentals such as impatiens, wax
begonia, coleus, petunia
Biennials
takes two years to complete its biological
lifecycle
Carrot, celery, parsley, onion, sweet william,
foxgloves
Perennials
Tomato, sweet potato and bell pepper are
tender perennials usually grown as annuals
Shrubs and trees

Root types

Aerial roots

Prop Roots

Modified Roots

Modified Roots (storage roots)

Modified Roots (Root tubers)

e.g., Cassava, sweet potato, yam

Modified Roots
(pneumatophores)

Modified roots (Long adventitious roots)

of fig trees (e.g., balete)

of Pandanus sp.

Stem types

Modified Stems (grow above ground)

Stolons or runners

Modified Stems (grow above ground)

Tendrils and twining shoots

Modified Stems (grow above ground)

thorns

Modified Stems (grow above ground)

Succulent stems

Modified Stems (grow below ground)

bulbs

Modified Stems (grow below ground)

Rhizomes
(ex. Ginger)

Modified Stems (grow

below ground)

Corms
(ex. Taro)

Modified Stems (grow below ground)

Potato tuber

tubers

Tiller

Types of flower
As to essential parts
Perfect flower
Both stamen and pistil

Imperfect flower
Staminate
pistillate

As to floral parts
(Flower cycly)
Complete flower
4 floral parts

Incomplete flower

Types of flower (As to number of flower in

a stalk
solitary

composite
Disc flowers
Ray flowers

As to floral symmetry
regular

irregular

Types of flower (As to position of the

ovary)
perigynous

epigynous

hypogynous