For example, a rosebush is a shrub. A vine is a small plant that depends on an erect substrate to grow, meaning that they need another plant to attach to. For example, a grape is a vine, and must be grown with an arbor to cling to. Plant Types Deciduous plants have large, flat, broad leaves. In the winter they lose their leaves.
Coniferous plants have sharp needles or scales.
Coniferous plants are evergreen, meaning they don't lose their leaves in the winter. Tropical plants have large, flat, broad leaves, but do not lose their leaves because they live in the tropics and the winters are not severe. The southeastern U.S. has none of these naturally.