Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Forb
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==In informal classification== In addition to its use in ecology, the term "forb" may be used for subdividing popular guides to [[wildflower]]s,<ref>{{Cite web| title=Wildflower seeds and forbs | url=https://graniteseed.com/seed/wildflowers-forbs/|access-date=2021-05-02|website=graniteseed.com}}</ref> distinguishing them from other categories such as grasses, sedges, [[shrub]]s, and [[tree]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-05-28|title=Describe the major differences between the plant families used as forages.|url=https://forages.oregonstate.edu/nfgc/eo/onlineforagecurriculum/instructormaterials/availabletopics/plantid/differences|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Forage Information System|language=en}}</ref> Some examples of forbs are [[clover]]s, [[sunflower]]s, [[daylily|daylilies]], and [[Asclepias|milkweed]]. '''Forb Adaptation Zones:''' Kale and turnip are examples of forb adaptations distributed over much of Europe, southern Oceania, northern Asia, and northern North America. In cooler climates, these crops are grown year-round, while in warmer climates, they are used as winter forage.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)