herbaceous plant
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If the wasps had been nectaring on flowers like sumac or goldenrod, their most-visited woody and herbaceous plant choices, they would have paid us no mind, Holm is quick to point out.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022
Hence it will be seen how large a number of fungi may attach themselves to one herbaceous plant, sometimes whilst living, but most extensively when dead.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
This pretty herbaceous plant is sometimes said to be a British species; its specific name, however, somewhat forbids that opinion.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
“There again!” said he, pointing to a gigantic herbaceous plant, “rhubarb, you see!”
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Reid, Mayne
It is classed as an herbaceous plant, but it is shrubby, and on old specimens there is more wood than on many dwarf shrubs.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
