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
Solanace�, an herbaceous plant, from 1 foot to 18 inches high, with large white or purplish flowers.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
“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 a hardy herbaceous plant, a native of Switzerland, Siberia, and other parts of Europe, and flowers in July.
From The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 3 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed by Curtis, William
Tansy is a hardy, perennial, herbaceous plant, naturalized from Europe, and abundant by roadsides and in waste places.
From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing