Editing Deciduous (section)

==== Deciduous woody plants ====

The deciduous characteristic has developed repeatedly among woody plants. Trees include [[maple]], many [[oak]]s and [[nothofagus]], [[elm]], [[beech]], [[aspen]], and [[birch]], among others, as well as a number of [[conifer]]ous [[genus|genera]], such as [[larch]] and ''[[Metasequoia]]''. Deciduous shrubs include [[honeysuckle]], [[viburnum]], and many others. Most temperate woody vines are also deciduous, including [[Vitis|grape]]s, [[poison ivy]], [[Virginia creeper]], [[wisteria]], etc. The characteristic is useful in plant identification; for instance in parts of [[Southern California]] and the [[American Southeast]], deciduous and [[evergreen oak]] species may grow side by side.{{cn|date=November 2023}}

Periods of leaf fall often coincide with seasons: winter in the case of cool-climate plants or the dry-season in the case of tropical plants,<ref>{{cite book |last= Cundall |first= Peter |year= 2005 |title= Flora: The Gardener's Bible: Over 20,000 Plants |location= Ultimo, NSW, Australia |publisher= ABC Publishing |isbn= 0-7333-1094-X }}</ref> however there are no deciduous species among tree-like [[monocotyledonous]] plants, e.g. [[Arecaceae|palms]], [[yucca]]s, and [[Dracaena (plant)|dracaenas]]. The [[hydrangea hirta]] is a deciduous woody shrub found in [[Japan]].{{cn|date=November 2023}}