| Trees
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natural=tree |
An individual tree, if it is significant.
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natural=tree_row |
A tree row, often between fields or along rivers and roads
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natural=wood |
An area of trees, forest or woodland
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leaf_type=* and leaf_cycle=* for additional properties.
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landuse=forest |
An area of trees, forest or woodland, sometimes considered to be restricted to managed woodlands or tree plantations.
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leaf_type=* and leaf_cycle=* for additional properties.
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landuse=orchard |
Trees or shrubs planted for food production.
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wetland=swamp |
Forested wetland area. Requires natural=wetland.
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wetland=mangrove |
Coastal wetland with salt-tolerant trees and shrubs in brackish to saline tidal waters. Requires natural=wetland.
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| Scrub - bushes and shrubs
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natural=heath |
Uncultivated area with dwarf shrubs and bushes - shorter than scrub.
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natural=scrub |
Uncultivated area with shrubs, bushes or stunted trees - taller than heath.
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natural=shrubbery
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An area of shrubbery that is actively maintained or pruned by humans. A slightly wilder look is also possible.
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landuse=vineyard |
Vines for grape production.
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barrier=hedge |
Shrubs arranged in a dense line to form an impassable hedge.
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wetland=mangrove |
Coastal wetland with salt-tolerant trees and shrubs in brackish to saline tidal waters. Requires natural=wetland.
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| Grasses and similar herbaceous (non-woody) vegetation
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natural=wetland |
Waterlogged area:
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wetland=marsh, wetland=saltmarsh - herbaceous (non-woody) vegetation adapted to wet soil conditions
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wetland=wet_meadow - A semi-wetland meadow which is saturated with water throughout much of the year
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wetland=reedbed - Inundated area dominated by tall non-woody plants (reeds, bulrushes)
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natural=grassland |
Natural areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae) and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants.
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landuse=grass |
Grass, usually mowed and managed. See also surface=grass
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landuse=meadow |
An area of meadow or pasture, primarily vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants.
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| Treeless areas with mixed vegetation or sometimes no vegetation
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natural=fell |
Elevated areas naturally free of trees due to climate. Not necessarily vegetated. Often includes dwarf shrubs (heath), grasses, bog, and unvegetated areas.
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natural=tundra |
High latitude and high elevation areas naturally free of trees due to climate. Not necessarily vegetated. Dwarf shrubs, grasses, bog, as well as unvegetated areas.
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landuse=greenfield |
An undeveloped area on which construction is planned - often grass or other natural vegetation.
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landuse=recreation_ground |
An open area used for general recreation, often covered in grass, but sometimes with artificial surfaces or unvegetated.
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| Mixed and other
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wetland=bog
wetland=string_bog
wetland=fen |
- peatforming wetlands covered by mosses, often with grasses, reeds, and other non-woody plants.
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leisure=garden |
Place where flowers and other plants are grown in a decorative and structured manner or for scientific purposes.
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leisure=park |
Open, green area for recreation, usually municipal, often includes grass, flowers, shrubs and trees.
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landuse=village_green |
A distinctive area of common land in the centre of a village. Often covered in grasses, may also include herbs, flowers, shrubs and small trees. Not a generic tag for urban greenery.
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landuse=greenery |
Used for any area covered with landscaping or decorative greenery, regardless of it being on a roundabout, along a street or in a park/garden.
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surface=* |
Used to specify vegetated surface (like surface=grass) for features with otherwise unspecified surface (like roads, parking lots, sporting pitches).
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obstacle=* |
obstacle=vegetation for vegetation obstacles on highway=path and other ways.
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Feature: Vegetation
