3. Herbaceous stem: The herbaceous stem that I took a picture of belonged to a red flowered plant growing outside my hotel. Herbaceous stems are usually flexible stems lacking woody tissue. Most herbaceous stemmed plants are annual, biennial, or perennial and their stem grows as cells divide by mitosis in the apical meristem. A herbaceous stem also typically dies down to soil level as their growing seasons come to an end. Flowers, ferns, and most ground-planted vegetables are examples of plants with herbaceous stems.