| 1 | Acidophiles | Grow well under acidic conditions |
| 2 | Amphiphytes | Grow in land & water |
| 3 | Basophiles | Prefer alkaline soils |
| 4 | Bryophytes | Non-vascular plants |
| 5 | Calcifuges | Calcium-sensitive plants |
| 6 | Calciphytes | Require high calcium |
| 7 | Chamaephytes | Cold climate plants |
| 8 | Chasmophytes | Grow in rock fissures |
| 9 | Chrysophytes | Golden algae in freshwater |
| 10 | Epiphytes | Grow on other plants |
| 11 | Gypsophytes | Gypsum-loving plants |
| 12 | Halophytes | Saline soil plants |
| 13 | Heliophytes | Light-loving plants |
| 14 | Hemicryptophytes | Grassland plants |
| 15 | Hydrophytes | Water plants |
| 16 | Lithophytes | Grow on rocks |
| 17 | Oxylophytes | Tolerate acidic soils |
| 18 | Petrophytes | Rock growing plants |
| 19 | Phanerophytes | Warm moist climate plants |
| 20 | Phreatophytes | Grow near groundwater |
| 21 | Psammophytes | Sandy soil plants |
| 22 | Pteridophytes | Seedless vascular plants |
| 23 | Sciophytes | Shade-loving plants |
| 24 | Therophytes | Hot dry climate plants |
| 25 | Xerophytes | Desert plants |
| 26 | Mesophytes | Moderate moisture plants |
| 27 | Tropophytes | Alternate wet-dry plants |
| 28 | Psychrophytes | Cold-loving plants |
| 29 | Thermophytes | Heat-loving plants |
| 30 | Hydro-halophytes | Saline water plants |
| 31 | Endophytes | Live inside plants |
| 32 | Helophytes | Marsh plants |
| 33 | Oxyphytes | Oxygen rich soil plants |
| 34 | Neutrophytes | Neutral soil plants |
| 35 | Aerophytes | Grow in air moisture |
| 36 | Paludophytes | Swamp plants |
| 37 | Succulents | Water storing plants |
| 38 | Viviparous Plants | Germinate on mother plant |
| 39 | Climbers | Climbing plants |
| 40 | Parasites | Depend on host plants |
| 41 | Saprophytes | Grow on dead matter |
| 42 | Carnivorous Plants | Insect eating plants |
| 43 | Floating Plants | Float on water |
| 44 | Submerged Plants | Grow underwater |
| 45 | Emergent Plants | Water rooted plants |
| 46 | Alkalophytes | Alkaline soil plants |
| 47 | Glycophytes | Salt-sensitive plants |
| 48 | Mycorrhizal Plants | Fungus-associated plants |
| 49 | Hydromorphic Plants | Wetland adapted plants |
| 50 | Calcicolous Plants | Lime-loving plants |
| 51 | Acrocarpous | Upright moss plants |
| 52 | Pleurocarpous | Creeping moss plants |
| 53 | Perennials | Live multiple years |
| 54 | Annuals | Live one season |
| 55 | Biennials | Live two seasons |
| 56 | Root Parasites | Attach to roots |
| 57 | Stem Parasites | Attach to stem |
| 58 | Shade Tolerant Plants | Low light plants |
| 59 | Drought Resistant Plants | Low water plants |
| 60 | Flood Resistant Plants | Waterlogging tolerant |
