Cacti and Succulents: These are plants that have thick, fleshy s
tems or leaves, and which store considerable amounts of water in those stems and leaves. The plants generally are green everywhere and often have spines or thorns.
Trees: Perennial plants with upright woody stems which, in their normal adult form, have a trunk or multiple trunks of at least 2" (50cm) in diameter, and which grow to heights of at least 8' (2.4M).
Shrubs and Groundcovers: Perennial plants with woody stems which, in their normal adult form, have a trunk or multiple trunks of less than 2" (50cm) in diameter, and which normally do not grow over 8' (2.4M) high.
Vines: Weak-stemmed plants that derive its support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface.