woody plant

Woody plants are solid plants whose roots and stems form a large number of xylem due to thickening growth, and whose cell walls are mostly lignified. The xylem of the plant body is developed, and the stem is hard and perennial. Compared with herbaceous plants, people often call the former trees and the latter grass. Woody plants are the source of wood and are perennial plants. In addition, all gymnosperms belong to woody plants except the class Gnetum. Woody plants have different plant height and branch position, and most of the cell walls are lignified with cambium. The aboveground part is perennial trees and shrubs. The corresponding is herbaceous plants.