Corm
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Corm or bulbo-tuber is a short, vertical, swollen, underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ that some plants use to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and h
Taro corms for sale in a Réunion market
Crocosmia corm with the tunic partly stripped to show its origin at the nodes on the corm cortex.
Crocosmia corm anatomy, showing tunic, cortex of storage tissue, central medulla, and emergence of a new corm from a bud near the top.
Crocosmia corm with stolons emerging through the tunic. The stolons originate at the axillary buds of the corm scales, and generally produce new corms at their tips
Crocosmia
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Crocosmia, also known as montbretia, is a small genus of flowering plants in the iris family, Iridaceae. It is native to the grasslands of southern and eastern Africa, ranging from South Africa to Sud
Corm
…Cyperaceae Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge) Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese water chestnut) Iridaceae Crocosmia (Montbretia) Crocuses, including the saffron crocus (Crocus spp.) Dierama Freesia Gladiolus Some species of irises (Iris spp.) Romulea Liliaceae…
Iridaceae Crocosmia aurea 1
Naturalized montbretia (escaped from its original garden location)
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora corms in winter
Close-up of Crocosmia 'Lucifer' in bloom