Page 1 - 2. Lesson Notes - Classification of plants

SAI International School
Subject - Biology, class-VI
Topic- The Plant world
Subtopic- Classification of plants
Module- 15
Lesson Notes

Classification of plants:

Comparison between herbs, shrubs and trees:

Characteristics Herbs Shrubs Trees

Size Short plant. Medium sized Height more than
Height less than plant(height 1- 3-4 m
1 m 3m)
Nature of stem Few branches, Hard and woody Thick, hard stem
green & tender stem known as trunk
stem
Type of branches None or sparse Branches arise Branches arise
from the base of from the upper
the stem giving it part of the stem
a bushy (a little distance
appearance above the
ground)
Examples Mint, coriander Rose, lemon etc Neem, mango,
etc banyan