Herbaceous plant.

Hemp belongs to the herbaceous plants, it is not the name of a plant, but a general term for a class of plants, including flax, jute, hemp, sisal, plantain, ramie, abutilon, green hemp, hibiscus and so on.

Which flax is an annual herbaceous plant, can be divided into fiber with flax, oil with flax and oil and fiber with three types of flax. Like warm, humid climate, cold, fear of high temperature.

Herbaceous plants:

Herbaceous plant (herbaceous plant) refers to the stem within the xylem is not developed, containing few lignified cells, weak support plants. Herbaceous plants are generally small, short-lived, with weak stems, and most die at the end of the growing season, either above ground or as whole plants.

Based on the length of time it takes to complete its entire life history, it is categorized as an annual, biennial or perennial herb.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Herbaceous Plants