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Shrubs
perennial woody plants that branch near the ground (in contrast to trees) and have no main trunk in the adult stage. A shrub is one of the principal plant forms. Only young plants have a main trunk; eventually other branches the same size or larger than the trunk arise from underground or aboveground dormant buds at the base of the maternal and subsequent shoots. Shrubs have a life-span of 10–20 years (rarely, 40–50 years) and a height of 0.8–6.0 m. They are distributed in all vegetation zones but are most varied in dry, continental conditions and in subtropical and subalpine mountain zones. In forests of the temperate zone, shrubs usually form the undergrowth. During the evolution of the plant world, many shrubs probably arose from trees as a result of adaptation to such unfavorable conditions as drought and low temperature, giving rise in turn to subshrubs and perennial herbaceous plants. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Whether it were a group of shrubs or an alleyway or a vista of water that we were passing, you would halt before me, and stand gazing at my face as though you were showing me possessions of your own. An opportune belt of shrubs that ran from the gate adjoining the road to a point not far from the house gave him just the cover he needed. After two hours the guide stopped the elephant, and gave him an hour for rest, during which Kiouni, after quenching his thirst at a neighbouring spring, set to devouring the branches and shrubs round about him. |
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