annual | Living one year or less. | |
biennial | Living two years, usually flowering second year. | |
perennial herb | A usually low, soft, or coarse plant with annual aboveground stems. | |
shrub | A much-branched woody perennial plant usually without a single trunk. | |
tree | A tall, woody perennial plant usually with a single trunk. | |
vine or liana | An elongate, weak-stemmed, often climbing annual or perennial plant, with herbaceous or woody texture. |  |