Jesse Thomas-
Evergreen
Keep leaves all year long
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Deciduous
Bare leaves with lifespan of 1 year, drop prior to new leaves
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Semi-deciduous
Loose there leaves about the time new ones are immerging, never leafless
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ephemeral, caducous, fugacious
leaves short lived, dies and falls off
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marcescent
leaves die but does not fall off
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annual
grows and completes entire life in single year
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summer annual
Germinates in early spring, sets seed by fall
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winter annual
Germinates in fall, grows through winter, sets seed in spring
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Biennial
Two year lifecycle
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Perennial
continues to grow and blume every year
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man changes the growth habits from one type to another
biennial or perennials are grown as annuals such as carrots
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monocarpic
flowers once then dies
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polycarpic
flowers multiple times
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vernal, aestival, autumnal, hibernal
spring, summer, fall, winter
