Forb definition

Forb means any herbaceous plant species other than the members of the grass (Poaceae [Gramineae]), sedge (Cyperaceae) or rush (Juncaceae) plant families.
Forb means any herbaceous plant species other than the members of the
Forb means an herbaceous flowering plant other than a tree, shrub, grass or grass-like species.

Examples of Forb in a sentence

  • Sagebrush Canopy Cover 10 – 25% Non-sagebrush Canopy Cover 5 – 15% Total Shrub Canopy Cover 15 – 40% Sagebrush Height 25 – 50 cm (9.8 – 19.7 in) Grass Cover 10 – 40% Forb Cover 5 – 40% Grass Height 10 – 15 cm (3.9 – 5.9 in) Forb Height 5 – 15 cm (2.0 – 5.9 in)  PCE3: Summer-late fall habitat o Composed of sagebrush plant communities with structural characteristics within ranges described in Table 2, below.

  • Native Forb Development for Wildland Restoration: Research Update from the Great Basin Research Center.

  • Sagebrush Canopy Cover 5 – 20% Non-sagebrush Canopy Cover 5 – 15% Total Shrub Canopy Cover 10 – 35% Sagebrush Height 25 – 50 cm (9.8 – 19.7 in) Grass Cover 10 – 35% Forb Cover 5 – 35% Grass Height 10 – 15 cm (3.9 – 5.9 in) Forb Height 3 – 10 cm (1.2 – 3.9 in)  PCE4: Winter habitat o Composed of sagebrush plant communities with sagebrush canopy cover between 30-40% and sagebrush height 40-55cm.

  • Origin N = Native E = Exotic Life History Longevity: A = Annual B = Biennial P = Perennial AP = Annual or Perennial/Biennial Growth Form F = Forb G = Grass HS = Halfshrub S = Shrub V = Vine T = Tree TS = Tree/Shrub VF = Vine/Forb VS = Vine/Shrub Listed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2014 Species listed in the 2014 version of the Checklist of the Vascular Plants of San Diego County (Y/N); (includes primary listing under a synonym).


More Definitions of Forb

Forb means an herb, other than grass.
Forb means any herb that is not grass or grass-like.