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Table 2 The number of traditional medicinal plant species in each growth habit

From: Ethnomedicinal plants used to treat human ailments in the prehistoric place of Harla and Dengego valleys, eastern Ethiopia

Growth form

No. of species

Percentage

Shrub

29

34.9

Herb/annual

28

33.7

Tree

11

13.3

Herb/perennial

7

8.4

Creeper/herbaceous

3

3.6

Climber/annual

2

2.4

Climber/perennial

2

2.4

Epiphyte

1

1.2