![]() Woody vines are defined as perennial, woody or semi-woody twining, climbing, or trailing plants with relatively long stems. This includes the bamboo members of the grass family (which may be taller), yuccas, the highbush members of the genus Rubus (blackberries and raspberries), prickly-pear cacti, and dwarf palmettos. Shrubs are defined as perennial, often multi-stemmed woody or semi-woody plants usually less than five meters (sixteen feet) in height at maturity. Trees are defined as perennial, often single- or relatively few–stemmed woody plants typically greater than five meters (sixteen feet) in height at maturity. For the purposes of this entry, however, each category is defined as follows: In some cases, it is difficult to draw a hard line between these categories, and various reference works differ in their criteria for each. ![]() Of these, 185 can be considered trees, 189 are best described as shrubs, and sixty-two are woody vines. In 2016, a total of 436 kinds of woody plants were known to occur in the wild in Arkansas, comprising 419 species plus another seventeen varieties and subspecies. ![]()
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