Before revision: Live oak, holly, and "ancient" gymnosperms such as cycads Many woody plants from frost-free climates Rainforest trees All Eucalypts Clubmosses and relatives Most Bamboos The Latin binomial term , meaning "always green", refers to the evergreen nature of the plant, for instance: Cupressus sempervirens (a cypress) Lonicera sempervirens (a honeysuckle) Sequoia sempervirens (a sequoia) The longevity of individual leaves in evergreen plants varies from a few months to several decades (over 30 years in the Great Basin bristlecone pineEwers, F. W. & Schmid, R. (1981).
After revision: Live oak, holly, and "ancient" gymnosperms such as cycads Many woody plants from frost-free climates Rainforest trees All eucalypts Clubmosses and relatives Most bamboos The Latin binomial term , meaning "always green", refers to the evergreen nature of the plant, for instance: Cupressus sempervirens (a cypress) Lonicera sempervirens (a honeysuckle) Sequoia sempervirens (a sequoia) The longevity of individual leaves in evergreen plants varies from a few months to several decades (over 30 years in the Great Basin bristlecone pineEwers, F. W. & Schmid, R. (1981).