STUDY OF ANGIOSPERMS WITH RESPECT TO HABIT

INTRODUCTION: -The general appearance, growth form, or architecture of a plant is known

as a habit,

HERB- Plant with no persistent part above ground, as a distinct from shrubsand trees, e.g.,
Ranunculus of Ranunculaceae.

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LORAL cIAaRAM

E.g. Ranunculus

SHRUB- Perennial woody plant, typically with several stems arising from or near the ground
e.g., Capparis of Capparidaceae.

EETA

STEM

TIG

E.g. Capparis Spinosa

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TREE- Aperennial woody plant with a single trunk, e.g., Azadirachta of Meliaceae.

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Eg. Azadirach ta

ANNUAL- Plant that completes its lifecycle, from seed germination to seed
followed by death within a single season, e.g, Brassica of Cruciferae
production,

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PREDATOR
ATTRACTION
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HOVIPOSITING
LADYeRD

LADYVBIRD LARVAE

E.g. Brassica

BIENNIAL- Plant that continues its growth from year to year. In

parts die away in autumn , replaced by new shoots in the herbaceous perennials serial
following
structure, e.g., Delphinium; in woody perennials, permanent woodyyear from underground
stems above ground
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from starting point for each new year's growth, a characteristic that enables some of them
to reach a large size, e.g., shrubs and trees.

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FLORAL OIAGAM

E.g. Delphinium

PARASITE- Plant living in or on another plant (it's host) from which it obtains foods, e.g.,
Cuscuta of Convolvulaceae.

Host plant
Flawer bud

Haustorium
Phloem
Xylem
Paras1le
plunt

E.g. Cuscuta
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EPIPHYTE- Plant attached to another plant, not growing parasitically upon it but merely
using it for support, e.g., Vanda (an orchid) of Ochidaceae.

EPIPHYTE

SPACE HOST
CUNGING

DEBIS

AKSORBING
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EPPHYTIC
(AN GING)
ROOTS

E.g. Vanda
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HERB SHRUB TAEE

Host plant
Ficaer bud

Phloem
Xyfem
Patas:te
plat

Parasite

Leaves

Supporting
plant

Clinging
root

Epiphyte