Perennial Plant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020522",
  "term": "Perennial Plant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A plant which lives for more than two years.\n\n2. A plant that has a life span of 3 or more years\n\n3. (A plant that is) living more than two years or growing seasons.\n\n4. A plant that continues to live indefinitely after flowering.\n\n5. Plants that live for more than two growing seasons. Perennial plants either die back after each season (herbaceous plants) or grow continuously (shrubs).",
  "subject": "Sustainability and green living",
  "references": [
    "Natural Landscaping Glossary",
    "DOI Bureau of Land Management Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health: Glossary at http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/1734-6.pdf quoting (USDA 1997).",
    "Adapted from DOI Bureau of Land Management Eagle Lake Field Office Glossary of Plant Terms",
    "USGS Coastal Prairie Region Glossary of Terms",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/perennial-plant/"
}