| Phase number | Description |
| 00 | Dry seed |
| 01 | Beginning of seed imbibition |
| 03 | Seed imbibition complete |
| 05 | Radicle (root) emerged from seed |
| 06 | Elongation of radicle, formation of root hairs and /or lateral roots |
| 07 | Hypocotyl with cotyledons or shoot breaking through seed coat |
| 08 | Hypocotyl with cotyledons growing towards soil surface |
| 09 | Emergence: Cotyledons break through soil surface (except hypogeal germination) |
| 10 | Cotyledons completely unfolded |
| 11 | First true leaf, leaf pair or whorl unfolded |
| 12 | 2 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 13 | 3 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 14 | 4 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 15 | 5 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 16 | 6 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 17 | 7 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 18 | 8 true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 19 | 9 or more true leaves, leaf pairs or whorls unfolded |
| 21 | First side shoot visible |
| 22 | 2 side shoots visible |
| 23 | 3 side shoots visible |
| 24 | 4 side shoots visible |
| 25 | 5 side shoots visible |
| 26 | 6 side shoots visible |
| 27 | 7 side shoots visible |
| 28 | 8 side shoots visible |
| 29 | 9 or more side shoots visible |
| 31 | Stem (rosette) 10% of final length (diameter) |
| 32 | Stem (rosette) 20% of final length (diameter) |
| 33 | Stem (rosette) 30% of final length (diameter) |
| 34 | Stem (rosette) 40% of final length (diameter) |
| 35 | Stem (rosette) 50% of final length (diameter) |
| 36 | Stem (rosette) 60% of final length (diameter) |
| 37 | Stem (rosette) 70% of final length (diameter) |
| 38 | Stem (rosette) 80% of final length (diameter) |
| 39 | Maximum stem length or rosette diameter reached |
| 40 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs begin to develop |
| 43 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 30% of final size |
| 45 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 50% of final size |
| 47 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached 70% of final size |
| 49 | Harvestable vegetative plant parts or vegetatively propagated organs have reached final size |
| 51 | Inflorescence or flower buds visible |
| 55 | First individual flowers visible (still closed) |
| 59 | First flower petals visible (in petalled forms) |
| 60 | First flowers open (sporadically) |
| 61 | Beginning of flowering: 10% of flowers open |
| 62 | 20% of flowers open |
| 63 | 30% of flowers open |
| 64 | 40% of flowers open |
| 65 | Full flowering: 50% of flowers open, first petals may be fallen |
| 67 | Flowering finishing: majority of petals fallen or dry |
| 69 | End of flowering: fruit set visible |
| 71 | 10% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 10% of final size |
| 72 | 20% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 20% of final size |
| 73 | 30% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 30% of final size |
| 74 | 40% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 40% of final size |
| 75 | 50% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 50% of final size |
| 76 | 60% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 60% of final size |
| 77 | 70% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 70% of final size |
| 78 | 80% of fruits have reached final size or fruit has reached 80% of final size |
| 79 | Nearly all fruits have reached final size |
| 81 | Beginning of ripening or fruit colouration |
| 85 | Advanced ripening or fruit colouration |
| 87 | Fruit begins to soften (species with fleshy fruit) |
| 89 | Fully ripe: fruit shows fully-ripe colour, beginning of fruit abscission |
| 93 | Beginning of leaf-fall |
| 95 | 50% of leaves fallen |
| 97 | End of leaf fall, plants or above ground parts dead or dormant |
| 99 | Harvested product |